Area volleyball roundup: Ridgewater clinches tournament spot

La CROSSE, Wis. - The Ridgewater volleyball team locked up a Region 13A tournament spot with a three-set MCAC victory over Western Wisconsin Tech on Thursday.
The Warriors, ranked No. 3 in NJCAA Division III, play No. 4-ranked Harper Community College and NJCAA Division II team Moriane County at the Kishwaukee Tournament this weekend.
On Thursday, Jen Puncochar had 11 kills, Brenna Olsen had nine and Ariana Hasti finished with seven.
Kaitlyn Sterner had 20 set assists and a pair of ace serves.
“It was nice to head into the weekend with a convincing win,” said Warriors head coach Joe Sussenguth.
Ridgewater 3,
West. Wis. Tech 0
Ridgewater 25 25 25
West. Wis. Tech 17 9 10
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Ridgewater
Serving: Jen Puncochar 3-6-1, Ariana Hasti 10-10-2, Kaitlyn Sterner 10-11-2, Alexis Peters 4-4-1, Hailey Osland 5-7-1, Tracy Braaten 9-10-2, Catie Sherman 5-5-0, Brenna Olsen 9-9-1, Catie Kluver 3-3-0, Mikayla Jacobson 1-1-0 … Set assists: Sterner 20, Sherman 5 … Hitting: Puncochar 17-17-11, Mary Kate Treinen 1-1-0, Amber Skelton 1-1-0, Hasti 13-14-7, Sterner 3-4-1, Osland 1-4-0, Amy Bolin 3-3-1, Braaten 13-14-6, Olsen 15-15-9 … Blocking (aces): Hasti 2, Osland 2, Braaten 2, Olsen 1 … Digs: Puncochar 5, Treinen 2, Sterner 3, Peters 3, Osland 3, Braaten 4, Olsen 9, Jacobson 8
Western Wisconsin Tech
Statistics not available
Underwood Invite
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg lost one match but won three and the third-place trophy at the Underwood Invitational on Thurday.
Kalli Forsell had 34 kills and Kallee Anderson and Tori Everson both finished with 20.
Sam Gjerde had 94 set assists and missed just two of 206 sets.
Team scores
KMS: lost to Wheaton 20-25 19-25; defeated Verndale 25-20 25-20; defeated Menagha 25-10 26-24; defeated Underwood 25-18 25-22
How Area Teams Fared
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg
Serving: Sam Gjerde 22-30-1, Kalli Forsell 20-26-3, Kallee Anderson 28-31-4, Eden Norton 36-37-0, Libby Wilts 21-22-0, Sydney Walsh 3-3-1, Ali Krieger 27-28-3, Mallory Carlson 3-3-0 … Set assists: Gjerde 204-206-94, Wilts 10-10-4 … Hitting: Gjerde 13-15-8, Forsell 61-74-34, Anderson 47-50-20, Norton 4-6-2, Wilts 24-30-8, Walsh 23-29-10, Krieger 4-6-1, Tori Everson 43-59-20, Carlson 3-3-2 … Blocking (aces): Forsell 1, Anderson 2, Norton 1, Wilts 3, Walsh 1, Everson 2 … Digs: Gjerde 20, Forsell 21, Norton 29, Wilts 25, Krieger 43
Upsala Invite
Melrose won five matches and the championship at the Upsala Invitational on Friday in Upsala.
The Dutch defeated Bertha-Hewitt, Milaca, Royalton, Onamia and then the host school in the championship match.
Emily Goerdt had 43 kills, 44 set assists and 10 ace serves. Emily Tschida had 48 set assists and Justine Revermann had 23 kills.
Melrose improved to 23-5 overall.
Team scores
Melrose: defeated Bertha-Hewitt 25-19 25-23; defeated Milaca 25-10 25-10; defeated Royalton 25-27 25-11; defeated Onamia 25-12 25-15; defeated Upsala 25-16 25-12 (champions)
How Area Teams Fared
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Melrose
Serving: Emily Goerdt 10 aces, Emily Tschida 4, Justine Revermann 5, Mattie Meyer 8, Sandra Sprenger 2 … Set assists: Goerdt 44, Tschida 48, Sprenger 4 … Hitting: Goerdt 43 kills, Revermann 23, Meyer 18 … Blocking (aces): Goerdt 2, Revermann 1, Meyer 1 … Digs: Goerdt 10, Tschida 14, Revermann 15, Meyer 15, Sprenger 49