GLENWOOD -- Laura Tvrdik piled up 13 kills and eight ace blocks Tuesday to help Minnewaska post a 25-27, 25-21, 25-19, 25-10 win over Paynesville in the West Central North Conference finales for both squads.
Tvrdik was one of six players that were credited with accumulating a total of 24 ace blocks for the Lakers. Shannon Bosek followed with five and Andrea Kuseske and four.
Kristin Lang and Chelsey Kalkbrenner both had seven kills and Kelli Flannigan had 29 digs for Paynesville.
Minnewaska 3, Paynesville 1
Paynesville (0-14, 0-17) 27 21 19 10
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Minnewaska (4-10, 6-19) 25 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Paynesville
Serving: Kelli Flannigan 15-16-3, Kristin Lang 13-14-2, Amanda Lieser 12-13-2 ... Setting: Chelsey Hanson 133-140-27 ... Hitting: Lang 29-34-7, Chelsey Kalkbrenner 20-27-7, Laura Schaefer 26-37-6 ... Blocking (aces): Kalkbrenner 2 ... Digs: Flannigan 29, Schaefer 25, Hansen 20
Minnewaska
Serving: Holly Mikkelson 7-7-0, Nicholee Lange 14-15-0, Allie Ostrander 20-20-1, Amie Chan 16-16-0, Shannon Bosek 19-20-0, Laura Tvrdik 11-14-0, Andrea Kuseske 1-2-0, Emily Toop 4-4-0 ... Setting: Lange 2-2-0, Rachel Gandrud 2-2-0, Ostrander 97-97-22, Chan 5-5-0, Bosek 2-2-1, Tvrdik 10-10-1, Kuseske 3-3-0, Jacque Danielson 1-1-0 ... Hitting: Mikkelson 1-1-0, Lange 15-23-4, Gandrud 4-6-0. Ostrander 2-2-1, Chan 10-13-4, Bosek 16-20-6, Tvrdik 21-27-13, Danielson 1-1-0 ... Blocking (aces): Lange 2, Gandrud 3, Chan 2, Bosek 5, Tvrdik 8, Kuseske 4 ... Digs: Mikkelson 3, Lange 9, Gandrud 1, Ostrander 10, Chan 25, Bosek 5, Tvrdik 18, Kuseske 4, Danielson 9
New London-Spicer 3, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 1
The Wildcats (5-9, 8-18) dominated the net, recording 24 ace blocks, led by Brianna Jacobson's 14. Cassie Ziemer added six.
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Taylor Thompsen pounded down 12 kills and had 27 digs for NLS. Justine Dammermann recorded 27 assists.
LPGE (5-9, 6-11) 9 22 25 21
NL-Spicer (5-9, 8-18) 25 25 17 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Long Prairie-Grey Eagle
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New London-Spicer
Serving: Justine Dammermann 15-15-3, Jenna Moritz 17-17-1, Taylor Thompsen 10-10-1, Cassie Ziemer 7-10-0, Brianna Jacobson 1-1-0, Whitney Herman 7-9-0, Hannah Setterberg 4-5-1. Allie Stulen 10-13-3 ... Setting: Dammermann 107-112-27, Moritz 7-8-0, Thompsen 1-1-0, Ziemer 6-6-2, Herman 9-9-2 ... Hitting: Dammermann 13-14-2, Moritz 21-22-4, Karli Wendlandt 1-1-0, Thompsen 33-39-12, Ziemer 20-24-5, Jacobson 26-29-5, Herman 19-22-7 ... Blocking (aces): Dammermann 1, Moritz 1, Thompsen 1, Ziemer 6, Jacobson 14, Herman 1 ... Digs: Dammermann 13, Moritz 26, Thompsen 27, Ziemer 14, Herman 14
