Xavier ends Viking’s season

The Decorah volleyball team knew it would be an uphill battle against the returning state champion Xavier team Thursday in Cedar Rapids and it was right. The Viking finished the season 0-3 against the Saints in the Class 4A regional semifinal. Set scores were 11-25, 15-25 and 5-25.
Decorah ends the season 14-18 overall. No. 3 Xavier (23-6) will host Waverly-Shell Rock for the Region 5 final Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m.
“I was proud of the way our kids battled at Xavier the first two sets. They are a very good team and have some talented athletes. They also outsized us at the net. We did have a couple blocks and digs on Fandell in set one and two but after that she took control of the match,” said Coach Gina Holthaus. “I want to thank the four seniors for sticking with us as we knew we were going to be young and that there would be a lot of teaching that needed to be done. They were extremely patient and positive along the way.”
The Vikes had nine kills on 83 attack attempts. In addition, they served 29-for-32 with one ace, eight assists and 42 digs.
Providing six kills for Decorah was McKinley Massman to go with two digs and a 3-for-3 serving performance. Leah Holland hammered down the other three kills. Dishing out four assists apiece were Maddy Fromm and Dylin Thompson. M. Fromm also had seven digs and was 5-for-6 at the service line. Thompson provided six digs and served 5-for-6. Ellie Rolfs came away with 14 digs on the night and served 7-for-8 with the Vikes’ lone ace.
Decorah graduates four seniors — Olivia Christopher, Lydia Frank, Sydney Kipp and Maddy Frommn.

Stats vs. Xavier
Kills – McKinley Massman 6; Leah Holland 3
Assists – Dylin Thompson 4; Maddy Fromm 4
Digs – Ellie Rolfs 14; M. Fromm 7; Thompson 6; Lydia Frank 4; Sara Johanningmeier 4; Olivia Christopher 2; Massman 2; Kelby Kerndt 1; Brooklyn Fromm 1; Jasera Tweten 1
Serving (success/attempts) – Rolfs (7-8); Massman (3-3); Frank (2-2); Thompson (5-6); Johanningmeier (3-3); Tweten (4-4); M. Fromm (5-6)
Aces – Rolfs 1

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