Photo gallery: QND volleyball team outlasts Hannibal in five-set affair

September 25, 2024 | By Muddy River Sports

QND’s Tristan Pieper (15) hits the ball during the Raiders game against the Hannibal Pirates Tuesday in Hannibal. Mathew Kirby (Herald WhigCourier Post)

Quincy Notre Dame's Tristan Pieper goes up for a shot during Tuesday's match against Hannibal at Korf Gym in Hannibal, Mo. | Mathew Kirby photo

HANNIBAL, Mo. — It took longer than the Quincy Notre Dame volleyball team is accustomed to, but thee Raiders finished exactly the way they are used to.

With a victory.

The Raiders crossed the Mississippi River on Tuesday night for a showdown with Hannibal at Korf Gym, and the Pirates made it a five-set affair. The nip-and-tuck match ended with QND winning 24-26, 26-24, 25-11, 23-25, 15-5 as the Raiders scored the first six points of the fifth set to finally take control.

The Raiders improved to 21-2 ahead of Thursday’s matchup at The Pit with Illini West, while the Pirates fell to 10-1 ahead of Thursday’s North Central Missouri Conference matchup with Kirksville.