Monte gets sweep over Paynesville

MONTEVIDEO -- Montevideo kept pace in the West Central South Conference volleyball race, sweeping Paynesville 25-11, 25-17, 25-17 on Tuesday night.

Seven players recorded a kill for the Thunder Hawks (5-2, 11-7), who have won or shared the conference title the last two years. YME is 1/2-match ahead of Benson and 11/2 ahead of Montevideo with five remaining.

Brooke Tastad had nine kills for Montevideo and Beka Schwendemann recorded eight. Whitney Johnson had 16 assists and 13 digs, while Jaci Clauson had three ace blocks and Kaylie Amborn had three ace serves. Kelsie Diggins led in digs with 14.

For Paynesville, Caitlyn Gottwald had four kills and Megan Wuertz notched seven digs.

Montevideo 3, Paynesville 0

Paynesville 11 17 17

Montevideo 25 25 25

(Key: good-attempts-aces)

Paynesville

Serving (aces): Megan Wuertz 1 .... Setting (assists): Caitlyn Gottwald 1, Taylor Haag 10, Kelli Flannigan 1 ... Hitting (kills): Gottwald 4, Keely Meagher 1, Anna Kotten 1, Erin Guzy 2, Flannigan 1 ... Blocking (aces): Gottwald 1, Kotten 1 ... Digs: Wuertz 7, Haag 4, K.Meagher 4, Kotten 5, Guzy 3, Flanigan 5

Montevideo

Serving: Elissa Christensen 12-14-2, Kaylie Amborn 13-14-3 Rachel Schwachtgen 7-8-2, Whitney Johnson 2-2-0, Beka Schwendemann 21-21-2, Kelsie Diggins 9-10-0 ... Setting: Amborn 2-2-1, Schwachtgen 1-1-0, Nichole Strei 8-8-2, Johnson 47-47-16, Carly Beals 1-1-0, Jaci Clauson 2-2-1, Schwendemann 2-2-0 ... Hitting: Amborn 3-3-1, Molli Bruns 3-3-1, Schwachtgen 3-3-1, Beals 5-6-1, Brooke Tastad 18-21-9, Clauson 4-4-1, Schwendemann 17-18-8 ... Blocking (aces): Bruns 1, Johnson 1, Tastad 2, Clauson 3, Schwendemann 1 ... Digs: Christensen 5, Amborn 8, Bruns 1, Schwachtgen 3, Johnson 13, Beals 2, Tastad 2, Schwendemann 10, Diggins 14