GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Parkside (15-10, 7-7 GLIAC) defeated Davenport (16-8, 8-6 GLIAC) 3-1 on Saturday. After dropping the first set, Parkside trailed 22-19 in the second before winning it 25-22 and taking the final two sets 25-17 and 25-18. The Rangers finished with a season-high 13 service aces.
Davenport opened the first set by building a 6-1 lead, but Parkside cut the margin to 7-5 after a
Sierra Kilbourn kill, a Davenport attack error and a
Dani Kopacz service ace. The Rangers kept closing the gap, getting a block from
Maia Olson and
Avary Polavin, an Olson ace, a Polavin kill and a
Monica Lukasiewicz-Polavin block to move within 13-12. Davenport answered with points from Amelia Werner and Jaide Wirth, later pushed the lead to 20-14, and after Parkside got back-to-back points on Davenport attack errors, the Panthers scored the final five points to take the set 25-16.
Davenport built a 12-6 lead in the second set before Parkside worked back with
Sierra Kilbourn's kill, consecutive
Dani Kopacz aces and later kills from
Emily Zaper and Kilbourn to cut the gap to 13-11. After Davenport moved back ahead 16-12,
Hailey Warfel and Polavin had kills during a five-point Parkside push that put the Rangers in front 17-16. Davenport answered to go back up 22-19, but Parkside scored the final six points, getting a Lukasiewicz kill, two Kopacz aces and another Lukasiewicz kill to finish the set 25-22.
After Mariya Montgomery opened the third set with a kill for Davenport, Parkside moved in front behind
Dani Kopacz's serve, getting two aces from Kopacz and a Lukasiewicz kill from
Lucy Russ during a surge to a 6-1 lead.
Emily Zaper's ace later put Parkside ahead 11-5, but Davenport scored four straight points, including a Keira Dommer ace and a Karley Pretzer kill, to trim the margin to 11-9. A service error stopped that stretch, and Parkside pushed the lead to 16-9 on a Lukasiewicz kill, a block involving Lukasiewicz and Warfel and consecutive Polavin kills before Davenport worked back to 20-14.
Samantha Molenhouse then served Parkside to set point at 24-14 with help from an ace and a Zaper kill, and after Davenport scored the next three points, Zaper finished the set with a kill from Warfel for a 25-17 win.
Parkside moved ahead 4-2 in the fourth set on kills by Kilbourn and Olson after Davenport had twice tied the score, and
Lauren Peters later served an ace for a 9-6 lead. Davenport kept cutting into the margin and pulled within 14-13, but
Dani Kopacz, Olson and Zaper supplied the next three Parkside points, with Zaper's ace making it 17-13. Warfel and Polavin added kills to push the lead to 19-14, and after a Davenport point and service error, Lukasiewicz and Polavin combined on a block before Polavin's kill made it 22-15. Davenport closed to 22-17, but Lukasiewicz and Polavin answered with another block, Kilbourn put down a kill to make it 24-17, and Lukasiewicz ended the set at 25-18 with a block.
Dani Kopacz recorded a season-high seven service aces, the most by any Parkside player in a single match this season. She also added five digs and eight points.
Lauren Peters led the Rangers defensively with a season-high 16 digs while adding five assists and one service ace.
Avary Polavin paced Parkside with 11 kills and 14 points while recording a season-high five blocks, including one solo.
Monica Lukasiewicz finished with nine kills on 15 attempts without an error for a .600 hitting percentage. She also added five blocks, including one solo, and 13 points.
Lucy Russ led the Rangers with 24 assists while contributing 13 digs.
Parkside is 15-10 overall and 7-7 in GLIAC play. Davenport is 16-8 overall and 8-6 in GLIAC play.
Up Next
Parkside volleyball team hosts Northern Michigan on Friday, Nov. 6, at 6 p.m. at De Simone Arena in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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