By Jeff Meder

Journal Sports Writer

NEW ULM — Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s defeated New Ulm Cathedral 25-17, 25-16, 20-25, 25-13 on Monday in a nonconference volleyball match.

The two foes had squared off on Oct. 3 at St. Mary’s High School, the place Cathedral received the primary assembly. It was the common season finale for each groups.

St. Mary’s led for all the first set. Late within the set, Cathedral’s Shay Wilfahrt’s tip on the internet made it 21-13 for St. Mary’s. Reese Hoffmann answered for St. Mary’s with a kill. Madelyn Haala arrange Kiah Helget for a tip (22-14 St. Mary’s). A St. Mary’s participant tapped the ball which slipped over the web for the set level.

One of the keys for the Knights’ victory was their good protection — which included good blocking on the internet — and good offense. The Greyhounds had too many miscues on the flawed time, which meant they might not acquire a lot traction throughout the match.

St. Mary’s led by as many as 9 factors within the second set. Cathedral mounted a powerful comeback effort when it lower the deficit to 4 factors (18-14) on set by Jenna Hotovec. Haala bumped the ball to Ava Krueger, whose spike earned the purpose.

St. Mary’s answered when Adelinde Hoffmann arrange Josie Helget. Helget acquired the ball to Kailey Nelson for a kill. On the following play, Hoffmann’s ace introduced St. Mary’s nearer to taking the set. Cathedral tried to return the ball, however a participant hit the ceiling with the ball and it dropped in between two Cathedral defenders which gave St. Mary’s the set.

Cathedral earned its first lead early within the third set. St. Mary’s saved battling again, but it surely made errors at inopportune instances. The Greyhounds have been caught on 24 for some time. Hotovec’s tip settled the matter and Cathedral took the set.

The fourth set was a battle with each groups preventing for management. Cathedral wished it to go to a fifth set whereas St. Mary’s wished to finish it right here and now. As the set unfolded, St. Mary’s asserted itself and it pulled away for the win. Cathedral tied it early on (3-3). Cathedral was capable of get inside 1 level at 10-9. Both sides went forwards and backwards for a time. Cathedral had a number of unforced errors and back-to-back out-of-bounds returns which gave St. Mary’s the set and the match.

Reese Hoffmann led St. Mary’s with 15 kills, whereas Helget had 35 set assists and 11 digs. Also for St. Mary’s, Schwartz had 4 blocks and 4 kills, Jenica Schroepfer had six kills and 10 digs, Adelinde Hoffmann had 9 digs, Natalie Fischer had 9 digs and Nelson had six kills.

Wilfahrt had 13 kills, 4 aces and 25 digs for Cathedral, whereas Hotovec had 9 kills.

Both groups will play their subsequent matches within the Section 2A Tournament. No. 6 Cathedral will at No. 3 Cleveland within the North Subsection. St. Mary’s is the No. 1 seed and it’ll host the winner of Mankato Loyola versus Nicollet in a South Subsection match.