Volleyball roundup: BBE earns a hard-earned win at MACCRAY

Aug. 31—CLARA CITY — The Fischer sisters helped Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa sneak past MACCRAY in a non-conference matchup on Thursday at Clara City.

Kacey and Brooklyn Fischer accounted for 34 of BBE's 50 kills in its four-set win. The Jaguars won 25-22, 24-26, 25-22, 27-25, improving to 2-0. MACCRAY falls to 1-1.

Kacey Fischer, a 5-foot-9-inch outside hitter, had team-bests of 21 kills and five ace serves, adding seven digs, one set assist and a solo block.

Brooklyn Fischer, a 5-10 middle hitter, recorded 13 kills. She also had six set assists, two digs, a pair of ace serves and a solo block.

It was BBE junior Kylie Weller who spread the ball around for the Fischer's and company. The 5-foot-5 setter tallied 32 set assists. She also had 10 digs, three kills and a team-high two solo blocks.

The sophomore duo of Brielle Janssen and Emma Thein paced MACCRAY.

Janssen, at 6-0, led the Wolverines with 16 kills and six solo blocks, adding five digs. Thein, at 6-0, had 15 kills and one ace serve and tied junior Lexi Nurmi for a team-high eight digs.

MACCRAY senior setter Annie Bourne dished out 36 set assists and had an ace serve. She was also sound defensively with seven digs and one solo block.

BBE is scheduled to host New London-Spicer at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in Brooten. MACCRAY plays Adrian/Ellsworth at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday in Clara City.

BBE (2-0) 25 24 25 27

MACCRAY (1-1) 22 26 22 25

BBE

Serving (aces): Kacey Fischer 5, Taylor Oeltjenbruns 3, Brooklyn Fischer 2, Anna Jaeger 1, Ava Deters 1 ... Set assists: Kylie Weller 32, B. Fischer 6, Deters 2, Jaeger 1, K. Fischer 1 ... Hitting (kills): K. Fischer 21, B. Fischer 13, Adley Hagen 6, Kadynce Haider 4, Weller 3, McKenna Lieser 3 ... Blocking (aces): Weller 2, K. Fischer 1, B. Fischer 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Deters 11, Weller 10, K. Fischer 7, Jaeger 5

MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Lexi Nurmi 2, Emma Thein 1, Kori Bristle 1, Annie Bourne 1 ... Set assists: Bourne 36 ... Hitting (kills): Brielle Janssen 16, Emma Thein 15, Nurmi 8, Bristle 1, Bourne 1 ... Blocking (aces): Janssen 6, Nurmi 4, Bourne 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Thein 8, Nurmi 8, Bourne 7, Bristle 5, Janssen 5, Addisyn Pederson 5

Emma Flanders had 11 kills, seven digs and three service aces to help lead Paynesville to the 25-12, 25-13, 25-14 victory over Dassel-Cokato at Paynesville.

Rayna Spanier added 22 set assists and Grace Roberg had 16 digs and two ace serves for the Bulldogs.

Paynesville next plays at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

Dassel-Cokato (0-2) 12-13-14

Paynesville (5-1) 25-25-25

Dassel-Cokato

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Paynesville

Serving (aces): Emma Flanders 3, Kaydence Roeske 1, Emma Kolstad 7, Grace Roberg 2, Rayna Spanier 2 ... Set assists: Kolstad 1, Kylie Pauls 1, Spanier 22 ... Hitting (kills): Flanders 11. Roeske 4, Kolstad 7, Maddie Frieler 1, Finley Anfinson 3, Spanier 1 ... Blocking (aces): Flanders 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Flanders 7, Roeske 6, Charlotte Hayden 5, Pauls 6, Roberg 16

Lac qui Parle Valley got nine kills each from Brandi Meyer and Jalyn Lee en route to a sweep of Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley at Madison.

Abbie Amland and Kaitlyn Kittelson dished out the set assists for the Eagles. Amland led with 16 and Kittelson added 11.

The Eagles had five players record at least seven digs. Claire Borstad led with 14, Meyer and Amland each had eight, Wollschlager added eight and Lee tacked on seven.

LQPV's next scheduled competition is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Lakeview Tournament in Cottonwood.

CGB (0-2) 10 20 21

LQPV (1-0) 25 25 25

CGB

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LQPV

Serving (aces): Abbie Amland 2, Claire Borstad 2, Lexi Wollschlager 1, Brandi Meyer 1, Jalyn Lee 1 ... Set assists: Amland 16, Kaitlyn Kittelson 11 ... Hitting (kills): Meyer 9, Lee 9, Wollschlager 3, Kittelson 3, Caleigh Conn 3 ... Blocking (aces): Lee 4, Wollschlager 1, Conn 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Borstad 14, Meyer 9, Amland 9, Wollschlager 8, Kittelson 7

Rachel Jakel had 13 kills and 17 digs and Johanna Braun contributed 32 set assists and five service aces to help Renville County West open the season with a victory over Red Rock Central at Lamberton.

RCW beat the Falcons 25-10, 25-10, 25-16.

The next match on RCW's schedule is 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg.

RCW (1-0) 25-25-25

RRC (0-2) 10-10-16

RCW

Serving (aces): Johanna Braun 5, Rachel Jakel 2, Emily Lippert 2, Holly Hinderks 4, Hannah Savig 1 ... Set assists: Braun 32, Lippert 1, Hinderks 1 ... Hitting (kills): Jakel 13, Lippert 5, Hinderks 8, Avery Roxberg 4, Coraley Bryan 4 ... Blocking (aces): Bryan 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Braun 6, Jakel 17, Lippert 7, Hinderks 13, Laila Ridler 8, Savig 6

RRC

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The Cardinals had eight players record at least one kill in their sweep of St. Cloud Apollo at Willmar.

Willmar won 25-8, 25-12, 25-12. The Cardinals are 2-0 in the Central Lakes Conference. Apollo is 0-2.

The Cardinals (2-2) had a leading attacking effort from Maddison Molacek, who led Willmar with eight kills. Gretchen Volk had seven and Ellery DeBoer added six.

DeBoer, a freshman setter at 5-feet-10-inches, dished out 21 assists. She also tacked on five of Willmar's 12 ace serves.

The Cardinals' next match is 7 p.m. Tuesday at Sartell.

St. Cloud Apollo (1-3) 8 12 12

Willmar (2-2) 25 25 25

St. Cloud Apollo

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Willmar

Serving (aces): Ellery DeBoer 5, Hannah Magnuson 3, Brianna Morrell 2, Lexi Owens 1, Lauren Hunt 1 ... Set assists: DeBoer 21, Magnuson 2, Owens 2, Gretchen Volk 1, Avery Olson 1, Isley Ripperger 1 ... Hitting (kills): Maddison Molacek 8, Volk 7, DeBoer 6, Olson 4, Ogdahl 3, Morrell 2, Nora Mitteness 2, Zoe Johnson 1 ... Blocking (aces): Olson 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Magnuson 7, Owens 7, Volk 7

Trailing 2-1, BOLD stormed back to take both the fourth and fifth sets by razor-thin margins to clinch a West Central Conference home win over Minnewaska at Olivia.

Dacia Fluery (16) and Dreya Barsness (11) each had double-digit kills for the Lakers. Haley Shea had 19 set assists, followed by 11 from Haillie Schultz.

Minnewaska's next match is 6 p.m. Tuesday vs. Montevideo in Glenwood.

Minnewaska (1-1) 25 19 25 23 14

BOLD (3-0) 23 25 22 25 16

Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Dreya Barsness 3, Emma Poegel 2, Avery Fier 1, Brooklyn Meyer 1, Brooklyn Noyes 1, Haillie Schultz 1, Haley Shea 1 ... Set assists: Shea 19, Schultz 11, Poegel 3, Fier 2, Noyes 1, Barsness 1, Emma Hellerman 1 ... Hitting (kills): Dacia Fluery 16, Barsness 11, Fier 7, Schultz 5, Hellerman 1 ... Blocking (aces): Fier 2, Addy Kath 1-1/2, Fleury 1, Barsness 1, Hellerman 3, Schultz 1/2 ... Digs (5 or more): Barsness 16, Shea 14, Fier 8, Schultz 8, Fleury 7, Noyes 6, Poegel 6

BOLD

Serving (aces): Alison Kadlec 1, Delaney Tersteeg 1, Layla Pfarr 1, Kenzie Visser 1 ... Set assists: Pfarr 48, D. Tersteeg 3, Visser 1, Grace Tersteeg 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ady Knake 27, G. Tersteeg 10, Visser 6 ... Blocking (aces): G. Tersteeg 7, Knake 5, Pfarr 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Visser 22, D. Tersteeg 20, Knake 14, Kadlec 12, Pfarr 11

Melrose earned the victory over Benson 25-12, 25-18, 25-20 at Melrose.

Kaylin Grube led Benson with 10 kills. Hailee Ellings had 12 digs. Mya McGeary had 10 set assists and Julia Claussen added three service aces.

Benson is host to BOLD at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Benson (0-2) 12-18-20

Melrose (4-2) 25-25-25

Benson

Serving (aces): Julia Claussen 3, Dakota Wrobleski 1 ... Set assists: Mya McGeary 10, Claussen 6 ... Hitting (kills): McGeary 1, Claussen 4, Gwen Wilcox 1, Presley Nygaard 2, Madison Osterbauer 3, Kaylin Grube 10 ... Blocking (aces): Wilcox 1, Nygaard 1, Wrobleski 2, Grube 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Hailee Ellings 12, Claussen 9, Nygaard 6

Melrose

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The Sauk Centre Mainstreeters improved its record to 4-2 with the 25-19, 25-8, 25-17 victory over Montevideo at Sauk Centre.

Addie Olson had 15 set assists and Emmie Koenen contributed four kills and two ace blocks for the Thunder Hawks. Avery Williams had three service aces, three kills and 10 digs for Montevideo.

Montevideo (0-3) 19-8-17

Sauk Centre (4-2) 25-25-25

MontevideoServing (aces): Taya Weber 2, Avery Williams 3 ... Set assists: Addie Olson 15 ... Hitting (kills): Maren Nelson 3, Williams 3, Aiyana Stenson 1, Jessa Norby 1, Emmie Koenen 4 ... Blocking (aces): Koenen 2 ... Digs (5 or more): Weber 6, Williams 10

Sauk Centre

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