RICHLAND — The Niles volleyball team lost to Hudsonville (2-0), split with Kalamazoo Christian (1-1) and lost to St. Joseph (2-0) at the Gull Lake Mini Tuesday night.

Hudsonville defeated the Vikings 25-22 and 25-14. Niles split with the Comets 25-16 and 24-26 before falling to the Bears 25-18 and 25-14.

“We started out a little slow tonight,” Niles coach Jenny Nate said. “I felt like we were one step behind the first couple of sets. We came on strong against Kalamazoo Christian and took the first set, but just couldn’t close the second.

“We fought hard against St. Joe, but we need to work hard on capitalizing every point, minimizing errors and strengthening our mental toughness.”

 

Leading scorers

Kierra Fillwock 16 points, 1 ace

Courtney Nixon 12 points, 3 aces

Maggie Hoff 10 points, 1 ace

Lashonda Greene 9 points, 1 ace

Kelsey Barton 8 points, 2 aces

Olivia Jordan 8 points, 1 ace

 

Kills

Greene 17

Lexi Smith 13

Jazmin Brann 10
Fillwock 9

Megan Kohler 3

Barton 3

 

Blocks

Brann 5

Barton 5

Megan Kohler 2

Greene 2

 

Assists

Barton 52

 

Digs

Hoff 59

Jordan 31

Nixon 27

Barton 17

Greene 10

Fillwock 9

Kohler 5

Smith 2