GRANITE FALLS -- Macy McKay had 10 kills and Courtney Knudson piled up 35 assists and five ace serves Thursday to help Yellow Medicine East sweep Morris 25-19, 25-18, 27-25 in the West Central South Conference.
The unbeaten Sting (3-0, 4-0) also got nine kills from Livi Jeseritz and Anne Jepson and seven more from Stina Leiseth.
Breenna Harris and Sara Beyer had six kills each for Morris.
YME 3, Morris 0
Morris (1-2, 1-2) 19 18 25
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YME (3-0, 4-0) 25 25 27
Morris
Serving: Heather Gagner 13-14-2, Kelsey Amundson 13-13-0, Kaley Taffe 8-8-0, Adrian Gahm 6-6-0, Mary Rentz 7-8-0, Katie VanKempen 9-10-0 ... Setting: Taffe 59-62-12 ... Hitting: Alisha Roske 12-15-3, Breenna Harris 10-14-6, Sara Beyer 10-11-6, Rentz 15-21-4 ... Blocking (aces): Harris 2, Beyer 1, Roske 1 ... Digs: Taffe 6, Amundson 5, VanKempen 8, Roske 4, Gagner 5, Rentz 4
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Courtney Knudson 13-14-5, Anne Jepson 12-14-2, Darcie Listul 5-5-1, Macy McKay 10-12-1, Whitney Swenson 4-5-0, Jamie Baker 3-4-0, Stina Leiseth 7-8-0 ... Setting: Knudson 83-86-35, Swenson 2-2-2 ... Hitting: McKay 23-25-10, Livi Jeseritz 12-16-9, Jepson 16-20-9, Leitseth 18-21-7, Baker 9-12-5, Swenson 3-3-1 ... Blocking (aces): Leiseth 2, Swenson 1, Jepson 2, Jeseritz 1, Baker 1 ... Digs: McKay 6, Listul 6, Aimee Johnson 5, Swenson 4, Knudson 4, Leiseth 4, Jepson 2
Benson 3, LQPV 1
Courtney Frank pounded down a match-high 15 kills and Taylor Semmler and Anne Bausman combined for 46 assists as Benson (2-1, 2-1) rallied after losing the opening game.
Andrea Rheingans and Alyse Molden both had seven kills to lead a balanced attack for LQPV (1-2).
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Benson 23 25 25 25
LQPV 25 8 17 23
Benson
Serving: Holly Erickson 18-18-0, Carli Collins 16-19-3, Taylor Semmler 14-15-1 ... Setting: Semmler 56-57-28, Anne Bausman 28-29-18 ... Hitting: Courtney Frank 32-39-15, Keri Mikkelson 14-19-6, Jenny Bouta 11-11-5, Erickson 10-13-6 ... Blocking (aces): Kayla Hampton 3, Bouta 2, Frank 2 ... Digs: not available
Lac qui Parle Valley
Serving: Melissa Carruth 20-20-2, Miranda Bonk 13-14-2, Lindsey Knudson 10-10-1 ... Setting: Lauren Struxness 42-51-9, Tiffany Volk 31-40-7, Bonk 17-20-4 ... Hitting: Andrea Rheingans 18-28-7, Alyse Molden 24-33-7, Calista Bergeson 12-16-4, Volk 13-14-2 ... Blocking (aces): Rheingans 1, Kayla Henneberg 1, Micaela Erickson 1, P.J. Thole 1 ... Digs: Rheingans 18, Carruth 11, Knudson 8
ACGC 3, Minnewaska 0
The Falcons uncorked 13 ace serves and had 11 ace blocks to sweep the Lakers.
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Heather Wall notched five ace serves and Lauren Kinzler and Stephanie Nelson had three each for ACGC. Bethany Nelson led in kills with nine and also had two ace blocks. Miranda Hopp had five ace blocks.
ACGC (1-2, 1-2) 25 25 25
Minnewaska (0-3, 2-5) 13 21 17
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Serving: Lauren Kinzler 18-18-3, Miranda Hopp 5-6-1, Stephanie Nelson 10-14-3, Kathy Lamecker 12-12-0, Heather Wall 17-17-5, Bethany Nelson 4-5-1 ... Setting: Nelson 39-44-14, Lanecker 11-13-3, Kinzler 7-8-2, Nelson 5-6-2, Wall 4-4-1, Hopp 4-4-2, Hailey Williams 2-4-1 ... Hitting: Kinzler 12-12-4, Williams 3-4-2, Hopp 7-10-1, Lamecker 17-17-5, Wall 16-16-2, B.Nelson 16-20-9 ... Blocking (aces): Williams 2, Hopp 5, Wall 2, B.Nelson 2 ... Digs: Kinzler 11, Hopp 9, S.Nelson 6, Lamecker 6, Wall 1, B.Nelson 1
Minnewaska
Serving: Trista Pahan 6-7-0, Allie Ostrander 8-10-0, Rachel Gandrud 11-11-0, Shannon Bosek 5-5-1, Nicholee Lange 3-4-1, Amie Chan 10-11-0, Robyn Mithun 1-1-0 ... Setting: Holly Mikkelson 5-5-3, Ostrander 70-72-9, Bosek 3-3-0, Chan 4-4-0 ... Hitting: Mikkelson 9-13-3, Gandrud 5-10-2, Bosek 12-18-6, Lange 7-10-3, Chan 12-14-3 ... Blocking (aces): Mikkelson 2, Bosek 3 ... Digs: Mikkelson 6, Ostrander 5, Bosek 2, Lange 6, Chan 4, Jacque Danielson 2
Montevideo 3, BOLD 0
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The Thunder Hawks remained unbeaten at 3-0 in the conference and 4-0 overall behind 10 ace serves.
Karie Blommel and Brooke Tastad had seven kills apiece for Montevideo. Ashley Lenning led with three ace serves, while Brittney Kubista, Ashley Roder and Whitney Johnson had two each.
For BOLD (1-2, 1-2),
Carrie Hebrink and Courtney Ervin had five kills each.
BOLD (1-2, 1-2) 17 19 17
Montevideo (3-0, 4-0) 25 25 25
BOLD
Serving: Carrie Hebrink 9-9-1, Jaclyn Wertish 5-6-0, Sam Dooner 8-9-1, Sarah Howley 7-7-0, Alli Marcus 7-12-2 ... Setting: Hebrink 43-45-7, Howley 30-31-8 ... Hitting: Hebrink 10-10-5, Wertish 14-22-4, Dooner 11-17-4, Courtney Ervin 9-13-5, Gass 1-1-1, Anne Dooner 13-17-6, Holly Peterson 3-6-1... Blocking (aces): none ... Digs: Howly 6, Gass 10, Marcus 9
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Montevideo
Serving: Ashley Lenning 11-12-3, Brittney Kubista 7-8-2, Ashley Roder 15-17-2, Karie Blommel 6-7-0, Whitney Johnson 9-12-2, Callie Roggatz 11-11-0, Taylor Skoglund 4-4-1... Setting: Laura Moseng 1-1-0, Blommel 1-1-0, Johnson 19-19-8, Roggatz 37-37-16, Skoglund 1-1-0, Amanda Boike 5-5-0, Brooke Tastad 1-1-1, Beka Schwendemann 2-3-1 ... Hitting: Moseng 9-10-4, Roder 8-9-0, Blommel 17-18-7, Roggatz 2-2-1, Skoglund 8-12-5, Boike 4-5-2, Tastad 12-13-7, Schendmann 4-4-1 ... Blocking (aces): Roder 1, Skoglund 6, Boike 1, Schwendman 3 ... Digs: Lenning 5, Kubista 2, Moseng 2, Roder 11, Blommel 12, Johnson 3, Roggatz 8, Skoglund 5, Boike 3, Tostad 2, Schwendemann 1
