Box Score

Harper Volleyball defeated #2 College of DuPage 12-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-12

At Harper College, Palatine, IL, October 13, 2022
 
In the first set Harper Volleyball quickly fell behind 0-5, and called a time out.  Harper continued to flounder to a 0-9 deficit.  Floundering continued until Harper fell behind 11-21 and lost 12-25.  At this point, it did not look good for the good guys!

In the second set…  There were ties at 3-3, 6-6, 7-7 and 10-10. Harper took a slim 13-10 lead, and Harper extended the lead to 17-12, 20-15.  College of DuPage closed the gap to 22-20, but Harper finished with a 25-22 win to tie the match at 1 set apiece.

In the third set, Harper staked a slim 7-4 lead, but COD closed to 7-7. Harper again extended the score to 11-7 and 15-10. COD closed the gap again to 17-17. There were more ties at 18-18, 19-19 and 20-20.  Then Harper took a 23-20 lead behind Cassie Schweikle's (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) serving until she missed at 24-20.  But Harper earned game point to win 25-22.

In the fourth set… There were ties at 1-1, 4-4, 5-5, and 6-6.  Harper took a healthy lead at 11-6, but COD closed to 11-10 and tied the score at 13-13 and 14-14. Harper took another lead to 19-15.  Then Harper missed a serve and three unforced hitting errors closed the score to 19-19.   There were more ties at 20-20 and 21-21 in this heavyweight battle.  Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) uncharacteristically blasted one attack out one way and then the other way to fall to 21-23.  Harper lost 23-25 to tie the match at 2 sets apiece.

In the fifth set…  there were ties at the start at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4.  Harper took a slim lead to 7-4 and kind of nursed the set and match to the end… 10-7, 11-9, 12-10, 13-10, 13-11, and 15-12.
 
There is a flurry of next matches.  Harper plays at Rock Valley tomorrow, Saturday, 10/14 against Bryant and Stratton of Wisconsin at 11:00 a.m., then D2 #10 Illinois Central at 3:00 p.m., and then a rematch against College of Lake County at 5:00 p.m..

On Saturday, 10/15, Harper travels to Lake Michigan for another pair of matches. First match is noon EASTERN time against a renewed (after 26 years off) volleyball program at Southwestern Michigan.  Harper Volleyball then plays a 4:00 p.m. match against host Lake Michigan College. 

Hopefully Harper Volleyball players will enjoy the playing time against very high quality opponents.