By John RittenhouseThe Luverne volleyball team turned in an eye-opening performance to begin the 2004 campaign in Edgerton Thursday.After being outscored 50-35 in two losses to start the match against Southwest Christian, the Cardinals rallied to secure three straight wins and pull out a 3-2 victory over the E-Gals.According to LHS coach Lori Oechsle, a subtle change in positioning on the floor made a difference in the final three games."We tweaked our lineup a little bit," she said. "We made a few minor adjustments in the third game, and it worked out for us. Thank God."The moves LHS made included moving Cassi Pap from the left-side to the right-side hitting positions, and putting Jessa Dahl on the floor as a middle hitter. Both players made impacts at their respective positions, and SWC did nothing to stop the momentum Luverne gained as the match progressed.Game 3 was tied at four when Luverne went on a 6-1 spurt to take a 10-5 advantage when Maggie Kuhlman recorded one of her team-high 12 kills. The Cards led 17-12 before closing the match with an 8-1 run that gave the visitors a 25-13 victory.Luverne took a two-point lead early in the fourth game and led by four (6-2) when Kimberly Xaisongkham served a point as the game progressed. The Cards extended their lead to seven points (16-9) with an ace serve from Brittney Williams. They still led by seven (21-14) before using a 4-2 spurt capped by a kill from Kuhlman to knot the match at two games each with a 25-16 win.SWC scored the first two points of Game 5 and led 7-6 when the Cards put together an 8-1 run that ended with a kill from Kuhlman to gain a 14-8 cushion. SWC scored the next three points, but another kill from Kuhlman iced a 15-11 victory for LHS.Luverne, which scored the first two points of Game 1, found itself in a deadlock at eight with SWC moments later. The E-Gals then opened a 22-13 lead with a 14-5 surge before the Cards trimmed the difference to five points (24-19) when Pap served a point late in the game. SWC scored the final point to prevail 25-19.The E-Gals led 6-1 early in Game 2 before Luverne closed the gap to three points (10-7) when Birdie Xaphakdy served a point to cap a 6-4 spurt. SWC still led by three points (18-15) when it closed the game with a 7-1 run to notch a 25-16 win.Chelsea Park and Williams charted 12 set assists each for the winners, and Park chipped in five kills. Ashley Heitkamp, Dahl and Pap contributed four, three and two blocks respectively to the cause. Heitkamp was 20 of 22 serving with five aces and 15 points. Xaphakdy, who had five digs,was 18 of 20 serving with one ace and 12 points. Xaisongkham led the Cards with seven digs.