THIEF RIVER FALLS -- Ridgewater took third place in the MCCC State Tournament Sunday, despite finishing pool play with two losses.
The Lady Warriors lost to Mesabi Range and Itasca in back-to-back matches Saturday, but were tied with Mesabi Range for second in the pool. Ridgewater beat Mesabi in a play-in match, 26-30, 30-17, 15-11.
In the championship semifinals, the Lady Warriors lost to Central Lakes 30-23, 30-14, 25-30, 25-30, 15-13, but beat Hibbing 26-30, 30-14, 30-19, 16-30, 15-10 for third place.
Kristen Raitz, a sophomore from Buffalo Lake, led the team with 74 kills in six matches on 187-of-209 attacks, had 64 digs and was named to the all-tournament team. Sophomore Terra Billiet, from Madison, added 61 kills. Katie Johnson, a freshman from Grove City, recorded 11 ace blocks and served 16 aces. Kassi Maurice, a freshman from Danube, had 126 set assists and was also named to the all-tournament team.
Team scores
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Pool A
Itasca def. MSCTC-Fergus Falls 32-30, 30-27, 30-19
Mesabi Range def. Ridgewater 19-30, 30-25, 30-25
Itasca def. Ridgewater 30-24, 30-22, 30-20
Mesabi Range def. MSCTC-Fergus Falls 30-20, 30-20, 20-28
Ridgewater def. MSCTC-Fergus Falls 30-12, 30-22, 30-20
Itasca def. Mesabi Range 30-25, 30-19, 31-29
Play-in to championship round
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Ridgewater def. Mesabi Range 26-30, 30-17, 15-11
Pool B
Hibbing def. Minn. West 30-26, 30-28, 30-16
Central Lakes def. Rochester 30-23, 30-21, 30-16
Central Lakes def. Minn. West 30-16, 30-18, 30-19
Hibbing def. Rochester 30-23, 30-22, 30-24
Central Lakes def. Hibbing 28-30, 30-18, 30-24
Rochester def. Minn. West 30-27, 30-27, 36-34
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Consolation Semifinals
Minnesota West def. Mesabi Range 23-30, 27-30, 30-27, 30-28, 15-11
MSCTC-Fergus Falls def. Rochester 27-30, 29-31, 30-28, 30-19, 15-13
Semifinals
Itasca def. Hibbing 22-30, 30-22, 29-31, 30-23, 15-11
Central Lakes def. Ridgewater 30-23, 30-14, 25-30, 25-30, 15-13
Consolation Championship
MSCTC-Fergus Falls def. Minnesota West 30-24, 27-30, 30-14, 30-16
Third Place
Ridgewater def. Hibbing 26-30, 30-14, 30-19, 16-30, 15-10
Championship
Central Lakes def. Itasca 30-26, 30-22, 30-21
How Ridgewater fared
Serving: Cassie Blackwell 5-6-0, Kassi Maurice 91-95-7, Katie Johnson 55-68-16, Kristen Raitz 72-84-10, Ashley Olson 63-67-4, Melissa Sterkl 11-13-0, Sarah Primus 64-68-4, Laura Suter 95-102-13, Amy Ballard 8-8-0, Tracy Rettman 12-13-2 ... Setting: Maurice 347-347-126, Suter 252-252-68 ... Hitting: Blackwell 2-2-0, Maurice 2-3-1, K. Johnson 56-76-20, Raitz 187-209-74, Olson 99-121-34, Sterkl 11-17-4, Primus 56-60-19, Terra Billiet 101-115-61, Suter 6-7-5, Ballard 10-11-2, JoEllen Johnson 29-39-13, Cassy Boonstra 2-2-0, Brittany Haas 3-4-0, Kayla Powers 49-60-18, Rettman 2-2-0 ... Blocking (aces): Maurice 1, K. Johnson 11, Raitz 6, Olson 3, Sterkl 1, Primus 5, Billiet 1, J. Johnson 1, Powers 3 ... Digs: Blackwell 1, Maurice 38, K. Johnson 15, Raitz 64, Olson 42, Sterkl 7, Primus 14, Billiet 10, Suter 32, Ballard 3, Boonstra 30, Haas 37, Powers 3, Rettman 4
