Viking netters nab win over Ancilla

After Marian University's Ancilla College won the first set 25-18, the Glen Oaks volleyball team took the next three, 25-22, 26-24, 25-14, Thursday at home to claim its first MCCAA victory of the season. 

The Vikings trailed 20-9 in the opening game but made things interesting late, providing some momentum the rest of the way. The Chargers got out to a 9-2 lead in the second set but GOCC pulled ahead, 11-10, and would stay ahead until Ancilla tied the set at 18-all. After a long rally, the Chargers held a 19-18 advantage but committed a hitting error to make it a tie contest again. Two consecutive points, including a kill by Bekah Beachey, gave the Vikings a 21-19 lead. There would be two more ties before Glen Oaks got an ace from Jaelyn Sundberg and a point from a point from DeRyke to close out the game. 

Ancilla led 12-8 in the third set but the Vikings battled back to make it 14-14. The Chargers surged to a 22-18 advantage before a Beachey kill and an Abner ace stopped the bleeding to make it a two-point defecit. A Charger tip made it a 23-20 affair, but a clever dump by Maddie Osburn found the floor, as did her deep, two-handed shot on the next point, cutting Ancilla's lead down to 23-22. A Beachey kill tied the game and an error by Ancilla put the Vikings ahead 24-23. An attack that went long for GOCC tied the game but Osburn found the back left corner again to make it a 25-24 lead. An errant attack by Ancilla sealed the Game 3 win for Glen Oaks. 

The Vikings jumped out to an 8-3 lead in the fourth game and cruised from there to close out the match. 

Osburn notched 20 kills on the night, followed by Beachey with 14. Sundberg totaled 25 assists, while Osburn finished with 14. Sundberg also served up four aces to go with nine digs. Beachey led the team with 16 digs, Kylie Quist had 12 and Sundberg was next in line with nine.