LITCHFIELD -- Hutchinson rallied from an 0-2 hole to stun Litchfield 19-25, 22-25, 25-9, 25-23, 15-9 in a non-conference match Tuesday.
Litchfield (9-5) made only eight errors in 134 attacks, but the Dragons piled up only 30 kills -- led by Megan Lambertson's 11 -- as Hutchinson's defense stifled its neighbor to the north.
Dani Heuer trailed Lambertson with nine kills and Jamie Wollin piled up 20 digs.
Hutchinson 3, Litchfield 2
Hutchinson (17-2) 19 22 25 25 15
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Litchfield (9-5) 25 25 9 23 9
Hutchinson
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Litchfield
Serving: Brittany Euerle 16-16-0, Lisa Werner 3-4-1, Ali Kraft 12-12-0, Jamie Wollin 30-34-0, Christie Triche 8-9-0, Kaitlyn Kiehn 13-14-0, Kirsten Rosenow 8-8-0 ... Setting: Kraft 63-66-10, Kiehn 38-41-8, Euerle 7-7-3, Megan Terning 8-8-2 ... Hitting: Euerle 34-37-4, Terning 7-7-0, Kraft 1-1-0, Wollin 15-16-5, Megan Lambertson 35-37-11, Rosenow 2-2-0, Jackie Johnson 5-5-1, Dani Heuer 27-29-9 .... Blocking (aces): Euerle 2, Lambertson 1, Heuer 1 ... Digs: Euerle 1, Lisa Warner 4, Terning 2, Kraft 14, Wollin 20, Lambertson 2, Triche 3, Kiehn 4, Rosenow 9, Heuer 5
CMCS 3, Worthington 0
Central Minnesota Christian played three steady games without a letdown to swamp Worthington 3-0.
The Bluejays missed just two serves.
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Cassie Ulferts, who has been nursing a sore ankle, returned to full-time duty for the first time in nearly three weeks and responded with six set assists, five digs and seven kills.
Jump serving, Kresson Vreeman went 22-for-22 with six aces and also posted posted 19 assists, 10 digs and six kills.
Worthington 16 15 11
CMCS (10-5) 25 25 25
Worthington
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Central Minnesota Christian
Serving: Kresson Vreeman 22-22-6, Abby Tebben 13-14-2, Tara Frikke 9-9-0, Cassie Ulferts 11-11-1, Jennifer Blom 8-9-3, Moriah Gulbrandson 5-5-0, Lacey Tebben 2-2-1 .... Setting: Vreeman 42-42-19, Ulferts 22-23-6 ... Hitting: Vreeman 11-12-6, A. Tebben 12-14-5, Frikke 9-10-3, Ulferts 14-14-7, Blom 14-15-3, Kari Mulder 8-10-2 .... Blocking (aces): Vreeman 1, Frikke 1, Ulferts 2, Mulder 2 ... Digs: Vreeman 10, A. Tebben 7, Frikke 7, Ulferts 5, Blom 8, Gulbrandson 7, Kate Link 6, Rachelle Marcus 3
