Vikings 1-0-2 at SMAC Mini
Published 7:01 am Thursday, September 18, 2014
PORTAGE — Niles volleyball went 1-0-2 at the SMAC Mini hosted by Portage Northern Wednesday.
The Vikings split with Gull Lake 25-20 and 20-25, defeated Battle Creek Lakeview 25-12 and 25-22 and split with Battle Creek Central 25-13 and 15-25.
“Overall, we played five great sets out of six,” Niles coach Jenny Nate said. “The final set of the day against Battle Creek, we went in overconfident, made various errors, dug ourselves a hole and then we weren’t able to dig ourselves out.
“We have to learn to work hard to keep our intensity and tempo the same no matter who we are facing. The rest of the week, we will hit the gym hard for some tough practices to prepare for Portage Northern on Saturday.”
SMAC Mini
At Portage Central
Niles statistics
Leading scorers
Bre Love 22 points, 3 aces
Holly Walker 19 points, 3 aces
Bella Rasler 11 points, 1 ace
Megan Kohler 10 points
Kelsey Barton 7 points
Kills
Rasler 15
Lexi Smith 14
Jazmin Brann 8
Barton 7
Kohler 4
Blocks
Brann 7
Kohler 7
Barton 5
Rasler 5
Digs
Love 19
Walker 19
Rasler 13
Barton 12
Courtney Nixon 7
Smith 7
Assists
Barton 49