The St. Vincent Lady Indians defeated the Perryville Lady Pirates 3-2 in volleyball on Oct. 15 at the Perry Park Center.
Enjoying their best record since 2015, the Lady Indians improved to 17-8-5 overall with the 25-20, 22-25, 22-25, 25-18, 15-8 come-from-behind win, defeating Perryville for just the second time in 12 faceoffs.
In the first set, Perryville held a slim 20-19 lead, but St. Vincent made a 6-0 run that was capped off with a kill by Kate Rubel, ending with a 25-20 win.
In the second set, St. Vincent kept Perryville out of the lead before the Lady Pirates climbed in front 9-8, forcing the Lady Indians to regroup by calling a timeout. The break did not nothing to stop Perryville’s momentum, as head coach the Lady Pirates spread the lead to five at 15-10 on a kill by Lydia Schlimpert. Tied at 22-22, Perryville ended with a 3-0 run that finished with an Allyson Burns kill to win the set 25-22.
In Set 3, both teams were deadlocked at 15-15 before Perryville pulled ahead 20-17, which forced Verseman to call a timeout. The Lady Indians shrunk the margin after tying things at 22-22 due to Perryville errors. However, Perryville went on a 3-0 run with an Ellie Gerler block and an Emma Blechle ace, giving the Lady Pirates another 25-22 win.
Neither team could maintain a lead over the other greater than two points in the fourth set. St. Vincent led by 10-8 before junior Brie Rubel shot a fastball past the Perryville frontline for a point, which resulted in the Lady Pirates taking a timeout. Perryville followed up with a 4-0 run, which cut the Lady Indians’ lead to 16-13. After trading points back and forth, St. Vincent junior middle hitter Alaina Cates scored the winning point with a kill off the center floor, resulting in a 25-18 win.
In the fifth and final set, St. Vincent moved into a 12-7 advantage. The team took advantage of a Perryville service error and a number of hitting miscues, which led to the Lady Indians finishing the set with a 15-8 win.
