PUEBLO, Colo. — Westminster volleyball pushed Pueblo to extra points in the third set Friday night at Massari Arena, falling 0-3 (16-25, 19-25, 26-28) in an RMAC match, with the Griffins holding three set points in a back-and-forth finish. The match featured 14 ties and five lead changes.
GAME BREAKDOWN
Set One
Jocelyn Grieser got Westminster rolling with four kills on .375 hitting, a perfect 9-for-9 in serve receive, a perfect 2-for-2 from the service line and four digs for 4.0 points. Clara Philipsson added two kills and a block, and Elsa Gilmore chipped in three kills. Katelyn Eichert had four assists and four digs, and Ava Livolsi added three assists and three digs. Alie Coleman and Isabella Deantoni each went a perfect 4-for-4 from the service line, with Coleman also adding a block. The Griffins served at a .941 clip in the set.
Set Two
Westminster ripped off five straight points to take a 7-6 lead, and the set featured four ties and two lead changes. Elsa Gilmore was outstanding with five kills on .500 hitting, and Kyra Mahler added three kills on .600 hitting with two block assists. Claire Cook had four kills and a block assist for 4.5 points. Ava Livolsi was perfect in serve receive (10-for-10) and led the team with seven digs, and Jocelyn Grieser added a perfect 7-for-7 passing night and a block assist. Katelyn Eichert dished seven assists while going a perfect 6-for-6 from the service line, and the Griffins served at a .947 clip.
Set Three
Everything came together in the third. Westminster put together a six-point run to tie the set at 21-21, powered by a Kyra Mahler kill, a Livolsi ace, two combined blocks from Gilmore and Coleman and two Grieser kills. A Tiia Heikkinen ace then put the Griffins ahead 23-22, and Westminster held set points at 24-23, 25-24 and 26-25 in an extra-point finish with 10 ties in the set. Grieser had four kills on .571 hitting and was perfect both serving (2-for-2) and passing (5-for-5). Livolsi, Heikkinen, Apiline White and Isabella Deantoni each served an ace, and Deantoni also went a perfect 4-for-4 on her serves and added four digs. White passed a perfect 7-for-7, Livolsi added six digs, and Eichert had six assists and a perfect 3-for-3 from the service line. Coleman added a block and two block assists, and Gilmore had two block assists.
GRIFFIN PERFORMANCES
Elsa Gilmore led Westminster with nine kills and 10.0 points. Jocelyn Grieser was a standout across the match with eight kills, eight digs and 8.5 points, and she was a perfect 21-for-21 in serve receive and 6-for-6 from the service line. Claire Cook added seven kills and 7.5 points. Alie Coleman had four kills, two solo blocks and two block assists. Kyra Mahler posted five kills and two block assists, and Clara Philipsson had three kills and a block.
Katelyn Eichert ran the offense with 17 assists, seven digs and a perfect 10-for-10 from the service line, and Tiia Heikkinen added eight assists and an ace. Libero Ava Livolsi had a match-high 16 digs, four assists and an ace, passing at a .962 clip. Isabella Deantoni added eight digs, an ace and a perfect 5-for-5 in serve receive. Apiline White, who played one set, had an ace and a perfect 7-for-7 in serve receive, and Nora Elliot added a kill, two assists and three digs.
UP NEXT
Westminster is back on the road tomorrow at Colorado Christian University (CCU) at 3 p.m.
