DECORAH, Iowa- The Luther Norse defeated the Faith Baptist Bible College Eagles tonight in a 4 set battle 3-1 (25-22, 25-17, 23-25, 25-23). The Norse closed out the match hitting a 0.351 hitting percentage in the fourth set.
The Luther volleyball team battled consistently and executed tonight on the Birkestrand Family Court hitting a match average 0.285 hitting percentage and recording 4 blocks and didn't allow the Eagles to record any blocks. The team recorded a total of 12 aces on the match along with 49 total kills and 60 digs.
Leading the offense to victory tonight was Kylie Zeigler with 15 kills followed by Ruby Gerhard with 14 and Liv Glumack with 9. Zeigler hit 0.333 on the night, Gerhard hit 0.467, closed out with Glumack's 0.375 percentage. The pin hitters were hot tonight with the help of Iris Elias with her 37 assists. Also at the net Avery Amsden, Gerhard, and Zeigler each had a pair of blocks on the night. The Norse were dominant behind the service line with their 12 total aces, Ella Goodnight and Abi Houston each recorded 4, and Sophia Morken had 2.
The win tonight against the Eagles advanced the Norse volleyball record to 3-12 overall this season as they shift into conference play in the Midwest Conference at the end of this week. This will be the first time Luther has faced these opponents in conference play with the recent conference shift from the American Rivers Conference.
The Luther Norse will play again on Friday Oct. 2nd where they will taking on the Knox College Prairie Fire in Galesburg, Ill. starting at 7 p.m..
