Park University Women's Volleyball bounced back in a big way against Graceland University, sweeping the Yellow Jackets in a quick match Friday night (25-17, 25-14, 25-13). Nearly everyone on Park's roster got into the match, mostly in the third set. Isadroa Dias led Park in kills for the second straight match with nine, and eight other Pirates recorded at least one kill. Park led Gracerland 38-14 in kills and had 12 blocks in three sets.
Silvia Albani had 20 assists in the win, and Park held Graceland to a -.054 hitting percentage, the lowest total of an opponent since Nov. 09, 2021, vs. Clarke in the Heart of America Conference tournament.
How it happened
The Yellow Jackets held strong at the beginning of set one and even had a 9-8 lead early after a Park service error. That's when the Pirates woke up, following the lead of
Trinity Iverson's two kills, and won 10 of the next 12 points to take a commanding lead. Isadroa Dias found the hardwood to end the set, despite having a season-high seven service errors in the first set.
Again, it was Graceland who stayed right with Park until later in set two, with the Yellow Jackets capitalizing on some mistakes by Park. However, a six-point run started with back-to-back kills from
Isadora Dias, gave Park a 22-12 lead, and closed out the set a few points later (25-14).
Park and
Teodora Tasic jumped out early in set three, with the outside hitter from Belgrade, Serbia, collecting three kills in the first eight points to sail out with a 6-2 lead. From there, Park never led by less than four and cruised to a 25-13 win in set three, and sent Graceland back home in three sets.
Park lost the previous three conference matches, but bounced back against Graceland and will look to continue that run vs. Peru State.
