AUSTIN - Ridgewater took care of business Wednesday by sweeping Riverland 25-15 25-18 25-15 in a MCAC Southern Division match.
The No. 3-ranked Warriors improved to 8-1 in the division and 13-6. The South’s second-place team now plays bottom dweller Western Wisconsin Tech (0-8, 2-12) today at La Crosse, Wis., at 6:30 p.m.
Hailey Osland and Brenna Olsen had seven kills each to pace a balanced attack for the Warriors. Jen Puncochar and Tracy Braaten followed with five apiece as nine players notched a kill for Ridgewater.
Puncochar also served up a team-high four aces, while Kaitlyn Sterner had 19 assists and Mikayla Jacobson eight digs.
“It was great to start off our road trip with a divisional win,” said Ridgewater coach Joe Sussenguth. “We made too many unforced errors, though, which I hope we can clean up by tomorrow’s match.”
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Following today’s match in La Crosse, Ridgewater will head south to Rockford, Ill., to play in the two-day Kiswaukee Tournament starting Friday. The Warriors’ next home match is next Wednesday against Minnesota West.
Ridgewater 3, Riverland 0
Ridgewater (8-1, 13-6) 25 25 25
Riverland (1-6, 3-20) 15 18 15
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Ridgewater
Serving: Jen Puncochar 12-15-4, Mary Kate Treinen 1-2-0, Ariana Hasti 9-10-1, Kaitlyn Sterner 6-8-0, Alexis Peters 3-4-0, Hailey Osland 2-4-1, Amy Bolin 2-2-0, Tracy Braaten 9-10-1, Catie Sherman 6-7-0, Brenna Olsen 3-4-0, Catie Kluver 5-5-1, Mikayla Jacobson 0-1-0 … Set assists: Sterner 19, Sherman 4, Osland 1 … Hitting: Puncochar 12-15-5, Treinen 1-1-1, Amber Skelton 0-1-0, Hasti 7-8-4, Sterner 6-6-2, Alexis Peters 0-1-0, Osland 18-19-7, Bolin 3-4-1, Braaten 12-12-5, Olsen 14-14-7, Kluver 6-6-2 … Blocking (aces): Olsen 2, Braaten 1 … Digs (5 or more): Puncochar 6, Olsen 5, Jacobson 8
Riverland
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