International Falls at Virginia

Recap

In a match heard on K104 and rjbroadcasting.com, the International Falls volleyball team faced Virginia for possibly the last time as Virginia becomes Rock Ridge next year.  The 1^st set was a close one throughout before the Broncos found themselves with 2 set points leading 24-22.  Virginia would not go away and scored the next 4 points to take Set 1, 26-24.  The second set belonged to the Blue Devils as they won it 25-19.   The 3^rd set was nearly identical to the first except this time it was the Broncos who would rally to win the set, 26-24, after Virginia had 2 match points.  The Falls fell behind 9-1 and 10-3 in Set 4 before they went on the score 10 straight points and took a 13-10 lead.  From there, there would be 17 more ties and 7 more lead changes with Virginia finally prevailing 30-28.  The Broncos did have 4 set points but could not force a 5^th and deciding set.  After the match, captain Izzy Valenzuela said its Maddie Lowe who drives the team

Lowe had 8 kills in the match while Olivia Thostenson had 10 kills, 6 ace serves and 2 blocks.  The Broncos are now 5-5 on the season and will be off until Tuesday when they host Ely.