By Jeff Meder Journal Sports Writer NEW ULM - Wednesday's volleyball match between New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye St. Mary's resembled a world championship contest. The Greyhounds defeated the Knights 12-25, 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13 in Tomahawk Conference action. In the fifth set, Cathedral led 7-3 early on. It appeared as if the Greyhounds would establish some momentum and pull away. St. Mary's took advantage of some Cathedral mistakes getting as close as 13-12 late in the set. Both teams had a long volley with Cathedral getting the point. A Knight player kept the match alive with a soft tip over the net. A Greyhound made solid contact with the volleyball for a strong kill to seal the win. St. Mary's won the fourth set by taking advantage of some Cathedral mistakes. There were eight ties during the set with the Knights earning the set on two out-of-bounds hits by a Greyhound. The third set was mostly even with neither squad leading by more than 4 points. Cathedral was able to take the set when a Greyhound blocked the ball at the net. Cathedral bounced back in the second set as it was able to regain some momentum and win it when a St. Mary's player hit the ball out of bounds. Things looked look for St. Mary's in the first set with the Knights jumping out to an early 15-5 advantage. The Knights were able to win when a Cathedral player knocked the ball into the net, a Greyhound miscue and a kill by a St. Mary's player earned the winning point in the set. Jeremy: Someone from Cathedral caught up with me as I was leaving the building. They said they would send in stats for the match to you at the Journal. Jeff Meder Sent from Mail for Windows 10 By Jeff Meder Journal Sports Writer NEW ULM - Wednesday's volleyball match between New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye St. Mary's resembled a world championship contest. The Greyhounds defeated the Knights 12-25, 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13 in Tomahawk Conference action. In the fifth set, Cathedral led 7-3 early on. It appeared as if the Greyhounds would establish some momentum and pull away. St. Mary's took advantage of some Cathedral mistakes getting as close as 13-12 late in the set. Both teams had a long volley with Cathedral getting the point. A Knight player kept the match alive with a soft tip over the net. A Greyhound made solid contact with the volleyball for a strong kill to seal the win. St. Mary's won the fourth set by taking advantage of some Cathedral mistakes. There were eight ties during the set with the Knights earning the set on two out-of-bounds hits by a Greyhound. The third set was mostly even with neither squad leading by more than 4 points. Cathedral was able to take the set when a Greyhound blocked the ball at the net. Cathedral bounced back in the second set as it was able to regain some momentum and win it when a St. Mary's player hit the ball out of bounds. Things looked look for St. Mary's in the first set with the Knights jumping out to an early 15-5 advantage. The Knights were able to win when a Cathedral player knocked the ball into the net, a Greyhound miscue and a kill by a St. Mary's player earned the winning point in the set. Jeremy: Someone from Cathedral caught up with me as I was leaving the building. They said they would send in stats for the match to you at the Journal. Jeff Meder Sent from Mail for Windows 10 Staff photo by Steve Muscatello New Ulm Cathedral's Sydnee Helget (2) tries to spike the ball past Trista Ibberson(10) and Emily Weiss (7) of Sleepy Eye St. Mary's Wednesday at CHS.

NEW ULM — Wednesday’s volleyball match between New Ulm Cathedral and Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s resembled a world championship contest. The Greyhounds defeated the Knights 12-25, 25-20, 25-22, 20-25, 15-13 in Tomahawk Conference action.

In the fifth set, Cathedral led 7-3 early on. It appeared as if the Greyhounds would establish some momentum and pull away. St. Mary’s took advantage of some Cathedral mistakes getting as close as 13-12 late in the set. Both teams had a long volley with Cathedral getting the point. A Knight player kept the match alive with a soft tip over the net. A Greyhound made solid contact with the volleyball for a strong kill to seal the win.

St. Mary’s won the fourth set by taking advantage of some Cathedral mistakes. There were eight ties during the set with the Knights earning the set on two out-of-bounds hits by a Greyhound.

The third set was mostly even with neither squad leading by more than 4 points. Cathedral was able to take the set when a Greyhound blocked the ball at the net.

Cathedral bounced back in the second set as it was able to regain some momentum and win it when a St. Mary’s player hit the ball out of bounds.

Things looked good for St. Mary’s in the first set with the Knights jumping out to an early 15-5 advantage. The Knights were able to win when a Cathedral player knocked the ball into the net, a Greyhound miscue and a kill by a St. Mary’s player earned the winning point in the set.

Sydnee Helget had 21 kills and 2.5 ace blocks for the Greyhounds. Emily Schommer finished with 39 set assists and Lily Franta had 10 kills and 30 digs. Megan Haala had 10 kills and 15 digs.