The Ionia 8th Grade Volleyball Teams traveled to Lakewood tonight for their season opener. The A team started out a little slow in the first set with some missed serves and balls sent into the net. Ionia fell short to the Vikings 15-25. The Dawgs quickly regrouped and came together as a team to pull off a second set nail-biting victory over Lakewood taking the match 26-24. It all came down to the final set to 15. Knowing that they couldn't give up a large point deficit, the Bulldogs came out hungry with strong serves and aggressive play at the net. It came down to the wire, but in the end, the ladies pulled out another clutch victory defeating the Vikings 16-14. Amaya Frias served up 5 aces, put down 5 kills, and showed excellent leadership on the court. Miah Wittenbach and Ava Bowen each had 7 great assists and passed the ball well. Gena Rogers added another 2 kills to the team total and Erin Steffen added 2 aces. 

Ionia A team is 1-0 so far this year. Join us on Monday as we travel to Lansing Catholic for another on the road battle. Let's go Bulldogs!