Chix Volleyball beats Holland Christian 3-1 at Zeeland East

By ZESPN Student Journalists Aidan Spagnuolo and Isa Valenzuela

In a four-set match, Zeeland East Girls' Volleyball earned a huge 3-1 win over Holland Christian yesterday, September 17. 

Jr. Jordan Inosencio scored the winning point in the fourth set with a monster serve that never made it back to East’s side. After the match, she stated “I just wanted to win for my team, and we worked so hard in the first two sets. It motivated me to not give up, and I wanted to keep fighting for my team.”

After the big win for the Chix, coach Sara Mulder stated, “I really think that it came down to mental toughness at the end. The girls hung in there and I think that they accepted the challenge. They knew that they could do it. They stayed composed at the end, and that allowed us to play our game. Overall I’m just really proud of the girls and how they came together and stayed mentally tough.”

East had won the first set 25-20, and the second set 25-22. Holland Christian won the third set 16-25 but the Chix were able to close out the match with a final set 27-25 victory. 

Stats on the night:

Kills:
Paityn Burke- 12
Lizzie Risdon- 11
Mirra Fenlon- 7
Caroline Baker- 6
Savannah Byker- 5

Aces:
Mahalia Vis- 4
Jordan Inosencio- 3
Kiersten Kuiper- 2
Lizzie Risdon- 2

Assists: 
Elyse Smith- 34

Digs:
Lizzie Risdon- 21
Jordan Inosencio- 20
Mahalia Vis- 10
Elyse Smith- 8
Kiersten Kuiper- 8

Blocks:
Mirra Fenlon- 2
Savannah Byker- 1
Paityn Burke- 1
Caroline Baker- 1
Paityn Burke- 1

The Chix continue conference play on Thursday at Holland. FIRE UP CHIX!