Ottawa-Glandorf Comes Back From Two Sets Down to Beat Bellevue

Volleyball | Ohio | 2026-10-29 | Final: Ottawa-Glandorf 3, Bellevue 2

Illustrative archival photograph of high school volleyball; not the game described
Illustrative archival photo — 2017 Hudson Explorers volleyball match in Ohio; not from this game. Photo: K.M. Klemencic / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0).

OTTAWA, Ohio — Ottawa-Glandorf turned a two-set deficit into a five-set playoff victory over Bellevue on October 29. After dropping the first two sets 19-25 and 20-25, the Titans won the next three 25-12, 25-18 and 15-12.

The comeback required Ottawa-Glandorf to reverse the momentum after Bellevue was one set from advancing. The Titans responded by winning the third set by 13 points, taking the fourth by seven and holding on in a closer deciding set.

According to MaxPreps, A. Kuhlman led Ottawa-Glandorf with 21 kills, while M. McKee contributed 13 kills and seven total blocks. Bellevue’s F. Lapata recorded 22 kills and four blocks. Ottawa-Glandorf finished with 62 team kills to Bellevue’s 52.

The victory improved the Titans to 21-3 and set up a November 5 matchup with Lake. For Bellevue, which entered the contest 19-6, the defeat ended a match it had controlled through the first two sets.

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