KERKHOVEN -- Demi Young, Steph Stassen and Nikki Pedersen each pounded down seven kills to lead Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg to a 24-21, 25-19, 25-21 non-conference sweep of Hancock Tuesday night.
Britta Diem added four ace serves and Pedersen three for the Fighting Saints. Sarah Carlson chalked up 22 set assists.
No statistics were available for Hancock.
KMS 3, Hancock 0
Hancock 21 19 21
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KMS 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Hancock
Statistics not available
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Serving: Stephanie Stassen 8-11-0, Nikki Pedersen 13-16-3, Sarah Carlson 6-7-0, Amy Neal 5-8-1, Britta Diem 14-16-4, Kayla Mitteness 11-11-1 .... Setting: Carlson 73-77-22 .... Hitting: Demi Young 23-27-7, Stassen 16-19-7, Pedersen 17-19-7, Carlson 11-12-4, Neal 7-10-2, Diem 7-9-1... Blocking (aces): Pedersen 2 ... Digs: Sarah Laughlin 8, Neal 5, Carlson 5, Young 5
CMCS 3, McLeod West 0
A balanced attack and an outstanding serving performance from Abby Tebben gave CMCS the season-opening victory. It was also the first career win for new head coach Terrin DeBoer.
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The Bluejays had three players with five-or-more kills and Abby Tebben was a perfect 26-for-26 with 13 aces at the service line.
Tebben and Heather Blom had six kills each, followed by Lacey Tebben with five, plus she had four ace blocks.
CMCS 25 25 25
McLeod West 5 12 15
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Central Minnesota Christian
Serving: Cassie Ulferts 5-8-2, Kaitlyn Link 6-9-0, Paige Dobmeier 10-12-1, Heather Blom 14-15-1, Abby Tebben 26-26-13, Kristin Whittman 2-3-0 .... Setting: Ulferts 31-33-17, Blom 24-26-11 .... Hitting: A. Tebben 17-19-6, Blom 13-15-6, Dobmeier 9-12-4, Alli Slagter 7-7-2, Mariah Brouwer 3-3-3, Lacey Tebben 10-11-5 .... Blocking (aces): Ulferts 2, Dobmeier 1, Slagter 1, L. Tebben 4 ... Digs: Ulferts 7, Link 5, Blom 4, A. Tebben 11, Whittman 8, Brouwer 3
McLeod West
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No statistics available
Benson 3, Minnewaska 0
Holly Erickson, Courtney Frank and Keri Mikkelson had two kills each to lead Benson.
Nicholee Lange of Minnewaska recorded five kills and Amie Chan had 12 digs.
Benson 25 25 25
Minnewaska 10 23 19
Benson
Serving: Holly Erickson 1-4-1, Mallory Jensen 2-2-0, Anne Bausman 15-17-2, Carli Collins 7-9-1, Courtney Frank 3-6-2, Kim Wiebold 6-11-2, Taylor Semler 16-18-0 .... Setting: Bausman 38-42-7, Semler 35-36-8 .... Hitting: Erickson 8-14-2, Kayla Anderson 5-7-1, Courtney Frank 5-11-2, Keri Mikkelson 7-11-2 .... Blocking (aces): Anderson 1, Emily Ness 1, Carli Collins 1, Frank 2 ... Digs: Erickson 1, Michele Hanson 2, Anderson 1, Collins 3, Frank 2, Wiebold 5
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Minnewaska
Serving: Trista Pahan 6-6-0, Allie Ostrander 11-11-1, Rachel Gandrud 9-10-2, Shannon Bosek 12-12-1, Nicholee Lange 5-5-0, Amie Chan 7-7-0 .... Setting: Ostrander 44-46-12 .... Hitting: Holly Mikkelson 6-10-1, Gandrud 10-11-2, Bosek 8-8-3, Lange 16-19-5, Chan 8-8-3 .... Blocking (aces): Mikkelson 1, Gandrud 3, Bosek 1, Lange 1, Chan 3 ... Digs: Pahan 7, Ostrander 2, Gandrud 1, Bosek 4, Lange 7, Chan 12, Jacque Danielson 7
