BENSON -- Down 2-0, Benson rallied to win Game 3 29-27 and went on sink Yellow Medicine East 16-25, 21-25, 29-27, 25-18 and 15-12 in West Central South volleyball on Thursday.
Benson fought off two match points in Game 3 to remain two matches behind BOLD for the conference lead.
For Benson, Emily Auch supplied 13 kills and also had a team-high 12 digs. Samantha Goff blocked six shots for points. Rachel Bausman hit for 15 kills.
YME's Angie Scheffler served five aces in 22 attempts. She also had 13 kills followed by Emily Baker with 12. Mariah Skjefte, Baker and Scheffler each came up with 11 digs. Ashley Landmark keyed the offense with 16 set assists.
Benson 3, YME 2
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YME 5-4, 7-10) 25 25 27 18 12
Benson (7-2, 13-9) 16 21 29 25 15
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Angie Scheffler 20-22-5, Courtney Hinz 19-20-0, Emily Baker 13-14-2, Jennessa Hoffman 14-18-2, Mariah Skjefte 18-19-2, Ashly Sneller 14-16-0 ... Setting: Scheffler 3-3-0, Hinz 98-100-21, Baker 3-3-1, Sneller 2-2-0, Chandler Rodriguez 6-6-3... Hitting: Scheffler 23-33-13, Hinz 4-4-3, Baker 27-33-12, Skjefte 29-30-7, Sneller 31-42-8, Rodriguez 9-12-1 ... Blocking (aces): Scheffler 3, Hinz 3, Baker 5, Skjefte 1, Rodriguez 1 ... Digs: Scheffler 11, Hines 8, Baker 11, Hoffman 7, Skjefte 11, Sneller 4, Rodriguez 7
Benson
Serving: Emily Auch 16-16-0, Monica Lindblad 11-16-3, Ashley Landmark 7-10-0, Brennan Hagen 3-4-0, Natalie Mikkelson 15-16-0, Emma Peterson 20-25-5, Rachel Bausman 14-15-2 ... Setting: Auch 8-8-0, Lindblad 40-40-10, Mackenzie Jensen 4-4-0, Landmark 82-83-16, Mikkelson 40-40-7, Peterson 7-7-0, Bausman 9-9-0, Samantha Goff 5-5-0, Ellen Reuss 9-9-1 ... Hitting: Auch 26-31-13, Lindblad 18-20-6, Landmark 4-4-1, Mikkelson 1-1-1, Peterson 35-37-4, Bausman 39-43-15, Reuss 3-5-0 ... Blocking (aces): Auch 1, Lindblad 1, Peterson 2, S. Goff 6, Reuss 5 ... Digs: Auch 12, Lindblad 8, Jensen 4, Landmark 6, Mikkelson 5, Peterson 10, Bausman 11, Reuss 2
ACGC 3, LQPV 0
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The Falcons remained in a tie for second place in the conference with Benson with the sweep and their fourth straight win.
Katie Knisley paced ACGC (7-2, 11-5) with nine kills and two ace blocks. Chastity Pautzke delivered seven kills and Sydney Larson six kills and two ace blocks. Breckette Rogers had three ace serves and Paige Wilner finished with 21 assists.
Amanda Broin led the Eagles (3-6, 3-11) with five kills.
LQPV (3-6, 3-11) 10 13 21
ACGC (7-2, 11-5) 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Lac qui Parle Valley
Serving: Hayley Wittnebel 8-8-2, Rachel Schlieman 7-7-0, Brooke Rheingans 8-8-1, Amanda Broin 8-9-1, Kacey Struxness 8-8-0, Rachel Streich 5-6-1 ... Setting: Struxness 25-25-6, Schlieman 27-33-5 ... Hitting: Streich 15-19-3, Struxness 9-15-3, Broin 6-8-5, Rheingans 6-9-3, Tara Zupan 10-15-0, Katie Deyo 4-10-1, Morgan Munsterman 2-3-2 ... Blocking (aces): Streich 1, Struxness 1, Deyo 1 ... Digs: Wittnebel 4, Struxness 6, Broin 8, Streich 7, Rheingans 6, Schlieman 3
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Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Serving: Sydney Larson 6-7-0, Paige Wilner 18-19-0, Katie Knisley 6-7-1, Brecekette Rogers 16-18-3, Chastity Pautzke 7-8-1, Jessica Gilbert 7-7-2, Chelsea Jans 1-1-0, Kayla Johnson 3-3-1 ... Setting: Wilner 64-68-21, Rogers 1-1-1, Pautzke 2-3-1, Gilbert 3-3-1 ... Hitting: Larson 16-21-6, Wilner 4-4-0, Knisley 17-20-9, Rogers 11-13-3, Pautzke 19-21-7, Gilbert 8-10-4, Jans 1-2-0, Johnson 1-2-0, Shelby Schroeder 1-1-0 ... Blocking (aces): Larson 2, Knisley 2, Rogers 1, Gilbert 1 ... Digs: Larson 5, Wilner 1, Knisley 3, rogers 3, Pautzke 3, Gilbert 1, Jans 1
Minnewaska 3, Montevideo 1
Minnewaska (2-7, 9-14) ended a seven-match losing streak, getting 13 kills and three ace blocks from Kaylee Jacobs.
The Lakers served nine aces with Sarah Aaberg leading the way with three. Chelsea Geiser added eight kills and Shayla Paulzine had 12 digs.
Montevideo's Devon Payne had 10 kills, Kayla Aanerud had five kills and three ace serves and Elissa Christensen was credited with 10 digs.
Montevideo (1-8, 4-17) 16 22 25 23
Minnewaska (2-7, 9-14) 25 25 21 25
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(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Montevideo
Serving: Kendyl Anderson 1-1-0, Nichole Strei 12-14-4, Alyssa Doty 1-1-0, Devon Payne 1-1-0, Elissa Christensen 16-16-2, Kelsey Amborn 12-14-0, Hayley Kubista 14-14-1, Olivia Bisel 1-1-0, Kayla Aanerud 10-10-3, Bri Grussing 9-10-1 ... Setting: Anderson 3-3-0, Strei 53-59-12, Doty 1-1-0, Payne 1-3-1, Christensen 7-7-2, Amborn 1-1-0, Kubista 53-55-13, Dani Emkes 5-6-0, Nettie Duvall 3-4-1 ... Hitting: Anderson 14-16-5, Doty 14-18-3, Payne 18-22-10, Christensen 21-24-1, Amborn 4-5-1, Kubista 1-1-0, Emkes 9-10-5, Grussing 1-2-0, Duvall 8-10-1 ... Blocking (aces): Anderson 2, Payne 1, Emkes 1 ... Digs: Anderson 2, Streich 2, Payne 1, Christensen 10, Amborn 1, Aanerud 2, Grussing 2
Minnewaska
Serving: Callie Bergsrud 3-5-1, Brooke Winter 5-7-0, Lindsay Braaten 16-18-2, Chelsea Geiser 14-17-2, Sydney Joos 8-11-1, Kaylee Jacobs 1-1-0, Lexi Amundson 11-12-0, Sarah Aaberg 20-22-3 ... Setting: Braaten 42-43-13, Geiser 3-3-2, Joos 1-1-0, Jacobs 3-3-0, Amundson 1-1-1, JoElle Johnsrud 6-7-0, Alexia Guggisberg 15-15-3, Aaberg 35-35-7, Paulzine 2-2-0 ... Hitting: Bergsrud 18-20-5, Braaten 2-2-1, Geiser 20-25-8, Jacobs 28-31-13, Amundson 11-12-4, Johnsrud 10-10-2, Guggisberg 11-13-2, Aaberg 5-5-1, Shayla Paulzine 1-1-0 ... Blocking (aces): Bergsrud 4, Geiser 1, Jacobs 3, Guggisberg 1 ... Digs: Bergsrud 3, Winter 3. Braaten 2, Geiser 1, Joos 7, Jacobs 1, Amundson 5, Johnsrud 1, Guggisberg 3, Aaberg 3, Paulzine 12
Morris/Chok. Alberta 3, Paynesville 0
Morris/Chokio-Alberta (6-3, 14-7) won 25-21, 25-16, 25-15.
Paynesville fell to 1-8, 2-17.
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