GRANITE FALLS -- Macy McKay, Stina Leiseth and Livi Jeseritz had six kills apiece to lead a balanced attack for Yellow Medicine East as the Sting swept Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 25-21, 25-19, 25-7 in a West Central South Conference match Thursday.
Jamie Baker followed with five kills for YME (1-0, 2-0). McKay also had a match-high three ace serves.
Anna Spenser paced ACGC (0-1, 0-1) with nine kills and four ace blocks, while Hailey Williams had six kills and Bethany Nelson five.
YME 3, ACGC 0
ACGC 21 19 7
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YME 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Serving: Lauren Kinzler 9-11-0, Miranda Hopp 7-9-0 ... Setting: Kinzler 24-26-7, Bethany Nelson 30-35-3 ... Hitting: Anna Spenser 20-25-9, Hailey Williams 18-21-6, Nelson 12-15-5 ... Blocking (aces): Spenser 4, Jenna Peterson 2, Williams 2, Hopp 1, Kinzler 1 ... Digs: not available
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Macy McKay 15-17-3, Aimee Johnson 12-14-2, Livi Jeseritz 9-10-2 ... Setting: Johnson 53-55-21 ... Hitting: McKay 19-19-6, Stina Leitseth 13-15-6, Jeseritz 16-21-6, Jamie Baker 15-19-5 ... Blocking (aces): Leiseth 4, McKay 4, Baker 3, Jeseritz 3, Courtney Knudson 2, Johnson 2 ... Digs: McKay 11, Jeseritz 9, Johnson 5, Knudson 5, Leiseth 7
Morris 3, Minnewaska 2
In a tight five-game match, Morris prevailed when Kelsey Amundson served an ace to win the tiebreaker 19-17.
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The match was scheduled as Minnewaska's home match but was moved to Morris because of work going on at the Lakers' high school.
When the teams meet a second time the match will be at Minnewaska.
Minnewaska (0-1, 1-4) 25 21 20 25 17
Morris (1-0, 1-0) 17 25 25 14 19
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Minnewaska
Serving: Allie Ostrander 23-28-7, Chelsey Geiser 16-21-2, Abby Kreitlow 12-14-1, Emily Toop 14-17-1, Callie Schiele 6-7-0 ... Setting: Ostrander 9-114-33, Emily Roering 15-17-4, Toop 11-15-0 ... Hitting: Robin Midthun 30-34-9, Geiser 27-29-11, Kaylee Jacobs 27-31-12, Morgan Olson 9-14-3, Ostrander 14-19-7, Emily Roering 9-11-3 ... Blocking (aces): Ostrander 1, Jacobs 1 ... Digs: Toop 12, Ostrander 9, Schiele 9, Trista Pahan 7, Kreitlow 7
Morris
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Serving: Mary Rentz 21-21-1, Brianna Neuman 12-16-7, Heather Gagner 12-12-0, Brooke Anderson 11-12-1, Kelsey Amundson 5-5-1 ... Setting: Brianna Neuman 70-71-23 ... Hitting: Rentz 15-20-5, Jenna Nelson 11-16-6, Erin Schieler 18-24-7, Dani Staples 17-20-5, Sara Beyer 8-15-7 ... Blocking (aces): none ... Digs: Rentz 10, Kelsey Amundson 31, Anderson 15
