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Volleyball roundup: LQPV Eagles right the ship for a big 'W'

Joe Brown, Tom Elliott And Michael Lyne, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn.
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Sep. 26—GRANITE FALLS — After falling victim to a comeback in Set 1, Lac qui Parle Valley steadied itself the rest of the way Tuesday.

On the road for a Camden Conference volleyball match against Yellow Medicine East, the Eagles rebounded from a first-set loss to beat the Sting in four sets — 23-25, 25-20, 28-26, 25-18 — at Espeland Gymnasium at YME High School.

The Eagles boosted their efforts with a strong serving night. Brandi Meyer had a match-high eight ace serves. As a team, LQPV finished with 15 aces.

Meyer, a 5-foot-9 junior outside hitter, also had 12 kills, three blocks and 10 digs.

Kaitlyn Kittelson finished with 21 set assists for LQPV. Jaydah Kessler added 14 digs, six kills and a pair of ace serves.

The Eagles cruised early in the first set, building a 10-3 lead. YME clawed back and tied the set at 19-all. Tied at 23, back-to-back Eagle errors gave the Sting the opening set.

Riley Streich dished out 22 set assists and had two ace serves, two blocks and 24 digs for YME. Her top hitters were Alana Almich (seven kills) and Abbey Bones (six kills). Ella Cherveny controlled the back row with a match-best 26 digs.

LQPV is host to Renville County West at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Madison. YME will try to snap a four-game losing streak at 7 p.m. Thursday at Ortonville.

LQPV (5-9) 23 25 28 25

YME (1-10) 25 20 26 18

LQPV

Serving (aces): Brandi Meyer 8, Jalyn Lee 1, Claire Borstad 4, Jaydah Kessler 2 ... Set assists: Meyer 3, Abbie Amland 11, Kaitlyn Kittelson 21 ... Hitting (kills): Meyer 12, Lee 6, Kessler 6, Caleigh Conn 6 ... Blocking (aces): Meyer 3, Lee 4, Conn 3 ... Digs (5 or more): Meyer 10, Lee 12, Borstad 11, Kittelson 12, Kessler 14

YME

Serving (aces): Riley Streich 2, Kiara Sakry 2, Narria Leenerts 2, Alana Almich 2, Klaira Shackelford 1 ... Set assists: Streich 22 ... Hitting (kills): Almich 7, Abbey Bones 6, Sakry 5, Leenerts 2, Bayli Sneller 2 ... Blocking (aces): Almich 6, Streich 2, Sneller 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Ella Cherveny 26, Streich 24, Leenerts 19, Shackelford 18, Sakry 14, Sneller 8

Top-ranked (Class A) Minneota secured a home victory in straight sets over Central Minnesota Christian.

Carrie Mulder and Lauren Taatjes led the Bluejays' offense with five kills apiece. Anica Dahof finished with 19 digs, and Janessa Erickson had three blocks in the loss.

CMCS is host to Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Prinsburg.

CMCS (8-6) 17 15 18

Minneota (15-2) 25 25 25

CMCS

Serving (aces): Carrie Mulder 1, Emmi Braem 1 ... Set assists: Braem 9, Avery Duininck 6 ... Hitting (kills): Mulder 5, Lauren Taatjes 5, Janessa Erickson 4, Morgan Groen 3, Braem 3, Lilly Mellema 3 ... Blocking (aces): Erickson 3, Groen 1, Taatjes 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Anica Damhof 19, Duininck 15, Groen 14, Braem 13, Mellema 10, Maddy Vander Ark 10, Aurora Rosen 10

Minneota

Stats not available

Ortonville snuck past Dawson-Boyd in a fifth set at Ortonville.

Ayiana Hastad paced the Blackjacks with 21 kills, nine digs, one ace block, an ace serve and a set assist. Alli Estling added 23 digs and seven ace serves.

Dawson-Boyd plays host to MACCRAY at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Dawson.

D-B (3-7) 21 25 20 25 14

Ortonville (4-8) 25 13 25 17 16

D-B

Serving (aces): Alli Estling 7, Rachel Jorgens 3, Bailey Bothun 2, Kadyn Perkins 1, Ayiana Hastad 1, Reese Johnson 1 ... Set assists: Bothun 32, Hastad 1 ... Hitting (kills): Hastad 21, Johnson 17, Perkins 8 ... Blocking (aces): Hastad 1, Perkins 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Estliing 23, Bothun 13, Hastad 9, Addy Tufto 7, Jorgens 5

Ortonville

Stats not available

Brielle Janssen tallied 20 kills, nine digs and four ace blocks in MACCRAY's four-set loss against the Lancers at Canby.

There were three Wolverines who reached the double digits in digs. Emma Thein led with 11, followed by 10 each from Annie Bourne and Kori Bristle.

MACCRAY plays Dawson-Boyd at 7:15 p.m. Thursday at Dawson.

MACCRAY (9-8) 19 14 28 23

Canby (13-5) 25 25 26 25

MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Kori Bristle 3 ... Set assists: Annie Bourne 35 ... Hitting (kills): Brielle Janssen 20, Emma Thein 12, Lexi Nurmi 3, Bristle 3, Bourne 3, Addisyn Pederson 2 ... Blocking (aces): Janssen 4, Nurmi 1, Thein 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Thein 11, Bourne 10, Bristle 10, Janssen 9, Nurmi 8, Pederson 5, Mia Post 5

Canby

Stats not available

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg got 23 set assists and 10 digs from Olivia Noble in its sweep of Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Tracy.

Eben Overcash led the Fighting Saints with eight kills. She added two digs and an ace serve.

KMS plays Central Minnesota Christian School at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Prinsburg.

KMS (4-8) 25 25 25

TMB (4-13) 17 23 15

KMS

Serving (aces): Annisa Demuth 2, Abby Holtkamp 1, Emily Wagner 1, Sophia Oerter 1, Eben Overcash 1 ... Set assists: Olivia Noble 23, Holtkamp 4 ... Hitting (kills): Overcash 8, Wagner 5, Savannah Petersen 5, Lily Winter 5, Oerter 4, Noble 3 ... Blocking (aces): Wagner 1, Petersen 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Holtkamp 11, Noble 10, Isabel Wirth 7, Morgan Anderson 7, Wagner 6

TMB

Stats not available

Renville County West improved to 14-1-1 with a victory over Lakeview at Renville.

Rachel Jakel posted 14 kills and nine digs for the Jaguars. Johanna Braun dished out 34 set assists and had 12 digs. Coraley Bruan had eight kills and five ace blocks.

RCW plays Lac qui Parle Valley at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Madison.

Lakeview (5-7) 22 7 24

RCW (14-1-1) 25 25 26

Lakeview

Stats not available

RCW

Serving (aces): Emily Lippert 4, Johanna Braun 2, Rachel Jakel 1, Holly Hinderks 1 ... Set assists: Braun 34, Hinderks 2, Lippert 1 ... Hitting (kills): Jakel 14, Coraley Bryan 8, Avery Roxberg 7, Lippert 5, Hinderks 3, Braun 1 ... Blocking (aces): Bryan 5, Roxberg 3, Hinderks 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Lippert 14, Braun 12, Hinderks 11, Jakel 9, Laila Ridler 8, Hannah Savig 7

Gretchen Volk paced the Cardinals to a sweep of St. Cloud Tech at Willmar.

The junior outside hitter had 12 kills, 11 digs, five ace serves and four set assists.

Willmar travels to Fergus Falls at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Tech (5-11) 20 15 14

Willmar (6-8) 25 25 25

TECH

Stats not available

WILLMAR

Serving (aces): Gretchen Volk 5, Ellery DeBoer 3, Hannah Magnuson 1, Avery Olson 1, Brielle Ogdahl 1 ... Set assists: DeBoer 31, Volk 4, Magnuson 2, Lexi Owens 2 ... Hitting (kills): Volk 12, Ogdahl 11, DeBoer 7, Nora Mitteness 6, Maddison Molacek 3, Olson 2 ... Blocking (aces): Mitteness 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Volk 11, Magnuson 6, Owens 5, Ogdahl 5

New London-Spicer suffered its third straight loss with a five-set defeat against Glencoe-Silver Lake at Glencoe.

Ava Carlson had a Wildcat-best nine kills. Dakota Rich had two ace serves and 14 set assists. Abby Knudsen scooped up 15 digs for NLS.

The Wildcats host Annandale at 7 p.m. Thursday.

NLS (11-6) 25 23 25 19 11

GSL (9-2) 23 25 23 25 15

NLS

Serving (aces): Dakota Rich 2, Abby Knudsen 1, Katelyn Delzer 1, Kendra Gerhardson 1 ... Set assists: Rich 14, Gerhardson 12, Knudsen 1, Avery Newman 1, Ayla Caskey 1, Piper Barney 1 ... Hitting (kills): Ava Carlson 9, Emma Madison 7, Gerhardson 7, Caskey 6, Delzer 6, Barney 3 ... Blocking (aces): Carlson 1, Caskey 1, Madison 1, Delzer 1-1/2, Gerhardson 1-1/2, Barney 3 ... Digs (5 or more): Knudsen 15, Rich 11, Gerhardson 11, Delzer 7, Caskey 5, Grayce Reigstad 5

GSL

Stats not available

Litchfield now has a 2-12 overall record after falling to the Cardinals at Annandale.

The Dragons play Glencoe-Silver Lake at 7 p.m. Thursday at Glencoe.

Litchfield (2-12) 16 12 19

Annandale (10-4) 25 25 25

BOLD cruised to a sweep of Benson at Olivia.

Kenzie Visser and Ady Knake led the Warriors. Visser had 15 kills, 10 digs, three ace blocks and a set assist and Knake had 14 kills and three ace serves.

BOLD plays Minnewaska at 6 p.m. Thursday at Glenwood.

Benson (2-11) 5 21 10

BOLD (16-2) 25 25 25

Benson

Serving (aces): Gwen Wilcox 1 ... Set assists: Mya McGeary 5, Julia Claussen 4 ... Hitting (kills): Kaylin Grube 5, Claussen 2, Alexis Hoberg 1, Madison Osterbauer 1, Carly Tolifson 1 ... Blocking (aces): Osterbauer 2, Wilcox 1, Claussen 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Sophpie Krusemark 11, Presley Nygaard 7

BOLD

Serving (aces): Ady Knake 3, Delaney Tersteeg 2, Layla Pfarr 1 ... Set assists: Pfarr 36, D. Tersteeg 2, Kenzie Visser 1 ... Hitting (kills): Visser 15, Knake 14, Grace Tersteeg 5, Pfarr 5 ... Blocking (aces): Visser 3, Tavia Clanton 2, Peyton Sander 2, Pfarr 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Visser 10, Pfarr 9, D. Tersteeg 5

Haillie Schulz helped propel Minnewaska to a sweep of the Thunder Hawks at Montevideo.

The freshman right-side hitter/setter led the Lakers with 10 kills. She also had 13 set assists.

Minnewaska plays host to BOLD at 6 p.m. Thursday at Glenwood. Montevideo plays host to Sauk Centre at 2 p.m. Friday.

Minnewaska (7-4-2) 25 25 25

Montevideo (2-12) 6 9 12

Minnewaska

Serving (aces): Avery Fier 3, Berlynn Green 3, Dreya Barsness 3, Emma Poegel 1, Haley Shea 1 ... Set assists: Shea 19, Haillie Schulz 13, Poegel 3, Barsness 2, Dacia Fleury 1 ... Hitting (kills): Schulz 10, Fier 8, Barsness 7, Fleury 7, Addy Kath 3, Miaya Guggisberg 3 ... Blocking (aces): Barsness 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Poegel 14, Barsness 7, Fier 6

Montevideo

Stats not available

Lexi Nelson had 22 digs, 12 kills, nine serve aces, 1- 1/2 ace blocks in Community Christian School's sweep of Immanuel Lutheran at Willmar.

CCS plays Rochester Home School at 7:15 p.m. Friday at the National Volleyball Center in Rochester.

Immanuel Lutheran 14 8 14

CCS (7-0) 25 25 25

Immanuel Lutheran

Stats not available

CCS

Serving (aces): Lexi Nelson 9, Jennah Malako 2, Faith Westin 1, Margo Klaassen 1 ... Set assists: n/a ... Hitting (kills): Westin 3, Nelson 12, Klaassen 8, Grace Strom 3, Anna Lindgren 1, Kaiya Norbie 1... Blocking (aces): Westin 2-1/2, Nelson 1-1/2, Strom 1, Norbie 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Westin 9, Nelson 22, Klaassen 11, Lindgren 10, Malako 6