UNDERWOOD -- Behind 37 kills and 38 digs from Kelsey Jeseritz and 13 ace blocks from Stephanie Stassen, Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg placed third at the Underwood Invitational Thursday.
KMS (18-7) went 2-1 in pool play before upending Underwood 25-20, 22-25, 15-12 in the third-place match.
Stassen also had 21 kills while Amy Neal served a team-high eight aces and Sarah Carlson (44 assists) and Amber Johnson (34 assists) directed the offense.
Team scores
Pool Play
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KMS def. Wheaton 20-25, 25-22, 15-9
Barnesville def. KMS 25-22, 25-23
KMS def. Rothsay 25-17, 25-17
Third Place
KMS def. Underwood 25-20, 22-25, 15-12
KMS composite statistics
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Serving: Kristi Steinhaus 44-47-5, Kelsey Jeseritz 22-28-5, Amber Johnson 8-9-0, Demi Young 15-17-1, Stephanie Stassen 15-18-4, Patina Queenan 31-35-3, Sarah Carlson 12-14-0, Amy Neal 21-24-8, Nikki Pedersen 26-27-0 ... Setting: Johnson 78-79-34, Carlson 110-111-44 ... Hitting: Steinhaus 46-51-15, Jeseritz 67-77-37, Stassen 49-56-21, Queenan 14-16-7, Carlson 19-25-8, Pedersen 26-30-8 ... Blocking (aces): Stassen 13, Jeseritz 7, Steinhaus 5, Pedersen 3, Carlson 2, Queenan 1 ... Digs: Jeseritz 38, Steinhaus 20, Johnson 11, Young 3, Stassen 6, Queenan 9, Carlson 20, Sarah Laughlin 10, Pedersen 6
