ST. CLOUD - Dani Rosen supplied 15 kills and 7 ace blocks on the front line and McKenzie Hastad returned from injury to spark Willmar’s 19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-19 win at St. Cloud Apollo on Tuesday.
The win snapped a six-match losing streak in Central Lakes Conference matches after a 4-1 start.
Coach Tracy Grussing brought in Hastad midway through the first game.
“She really played well; it was nice to have her back,” said the coach.
Hastad’s contributions included 3 aces serves and 16 defensive digs.
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Asked about the Cardinals’ slump, Grussing replied “Halfway through the season the girls quit playing as a team. They were frustrated with themselves over mistakes. But mistakes are part of the game. You can’t let it get you down.
“They’re starting to comeback but they’re still up and down. They play really well and then a mistake affects them mentally.”
Section seeding is today. The team travels to the Moorhead Invite Friday for a two-day tournament.
Cami Sletta added 10 kills, Leah Ruter 7, plus 17 digs. Allie Roehl didn’t miss on 24 serves.
Willmar finished 5-7 in the CLC and is 12-12-1 overall; Apollo fell to 3-19 overall and 1-11 conference.
Willmar 3, SC Apollo 1
Willmar (5-7, 12-12-1) 19 25 25 25
SC Apollo (1-11, 3-19) 25 22 22 19
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(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Willmar
Serving: Addie Erickson 8-8-0, Allie Roehl 24-24-1, Ashlie Skonard 13-14-1, Jamie Reyes 9-9-0, Leah Ruter 11-12-2, McKenzie Hastad 18-18-3, Riley Grussing 7-10-2 … Set assists: Grussing 43 … Hitting: Cami Sletta 17-20-10, Dani Rosen 17-22-15, Jennie Magnuson 15-19-7, Leah Ruter 36-43-7, Hastad 20-25-2, Grussing 2-2-1, Sarah Smith 1-2-1 … Blocking (aces): Sletta 2, Rosen 7, Magnuson 3, Ruter 3, Hastad 1, Grussing 2, Smith 1 … Digs (5 or more): Roehl 17, Skonard 8, Ruter 17, Hastad 16, Grussing 5
Wright County
Waconia 3, NLS 0
One of the Wright County Conference’s top teams didn’t falter on the road as Waconia defeated New London-Spicer in three games.
Waconia won 25-23, 25-11 and 25-15.
NLS’ Sydney Stone had a good night, making just four hitting errors in 40 attempts and racking up 11 kills.
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Petra Lothert finished with 4 kills and Kelsie Rustad had 19 set assists and 7 digs.
Waconia (9-1, 21-7) 25 25 25
NL-Spicer (5-5, 15-11-2) 23 11 15
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Waconia
Statistics not available
New London-Spicer
Serving: Megan Thorson 2-3-0, Kelsie Rustad 13-13-0, Petra Lothert 9-9-1, Sydney Stone 1-1-0, Bri Fredrick 10-10-3, Lindsay Vagle 6-6-0 … Set assists: Rustad 19 … Hitting: Thorson 4-11-2, Lothert 14-21-4, Stone 36-40-11, Vagle 12-14-1, Kabrie Weber 6-7-1 … Blocking (aces): Thorson 1, Stone 1 … Digs (5 or more): Rustad 7, Stone 6, Fredrick 5, Bergh 5
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Litchfield 3,
Mound Westonka 0
The Dragons took care of Mound Westonka in short order on Tuesday, winning 25-17, 25-22 and 25-15.
Natasha Stubeda had 12 kills and also served 4 aces. Teegan Wyffels and Brynne Wahl combined on 23 set assists.
MW (0-10, 2-18-3) 17 22 15
Litchfield (3-7, 14-13) 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Mound-Westonka
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Statistics not available
Litchfield
Serving: Kyndra Beavers 15-16-0, Brynne Wahl 7-7-0, Teegan Wyffels 13-13-2, Natasha Stubeda 11-12-4, Meghan Nelson 14-17-2, Breanna Sittig 6-7-0 … Set assists: Wyffels 12, Wahl 11 … Hitting: Wyfells 13-14-6, Stubeda 24-28-12, 16-22-4, Hannah Norlin 9-12-3, Nelson 11-11-3 … Blocking (aces): Norlin 2, Nelson 2, Lexi Barron 1 … Digs (5 or more): Beavers 5, Wahl 7, Wyffels 11, Stubeda 10, Sittig 10
Central Minn.
BBE 3, EV-Watkins 0
The No. 6-ranked team in Class A had no trouble taking care of business on Tuesday night in Eden Valley.
BBE improved to 6-1 in the Central Minnesota Conference with a 25-17, 25-8, 25-15 victory over Eden Valley-Watkins.
The Jaguars hit .290 as a team, led by Becca Gruber, who was perfect on 21 hitting attempts and recorded 13 kills.
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Teammate Kinlee Swanson had 12 kills and Jamie Meyer and Megan Weller both had 6.
Hailey Braegelman had 16 set assists and Tessa Halvorson had 12.
BBE (6-1, 21-7-2) 25 25 25
EV-Watkins (2-5, 8-16) 17 8 15
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
BBE
Serving: Megan Weller 6-7-0, Kinlee Swanson 15-17-4, Becca Gruber 4-5-0, Haley VanBeck 3-5-0, Hailey Braegelman 10-12-1, Karlee Kern 9-9-1, Randi Gafkjen 7-8-4, Tessa Halvorson 10-11-1 … Set assists: Braegelman 16, Halvorson 12 … Hitting: Weller 12-12-6, Swanson 25-29-12, Gruber 21-21-13, Braegelman 10-13-3, Jamie Meyer 17-19-6 … Blocking (aces): Weller 1, Gruber 1 … Digs (5 or more): Swanson 13, VanBeck 6, Braegelman 6, Kern 16, Halvorson 7
Eden Valley-Watkins
Statistics not available
West Central
Melrose 3, Waska 0
The Dutch went to 10-3 in the West Central North with the home-court victory.
Alison Hoeper’s 9 kills led the Minnewaska offense. Ariel Ostrander and Hoeper each defended for 16 saves and Ashlyn Guggisberg another 13.
Minnewaska (3-10, 9-14) 9 21 21
Melrose (10-3, 15-7) 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Minnewaska
Serving: Ashlyn Guggisberg 9-9-0, Ariel Ostrander 7-7-0, Jordan Hill 9-9-1, Shaae Suchy 5-6-0, Taylor Amundson 9-10-1, Alison Hoeper 10-11-6 … Set assists: Ostrander 6, Amundson 12 … Hitting: Ostrander 14-16-3, Emma Middenforf 5-7-2, Amundson 6-6-1, Hoeper 30-32-9, Carley Stewart 8-9-0, Kaitlyn Lundebrek 9-13-3 … Blocking (aces): Ostrander 1, Middenforf 1 … Digs (5 or more): Guggisberg 13, Ostrander 16, Suchy 6, Amundson 5, Hoeper 16, Lundebrek 5
Benson 3, Paynesville 0
Ten ace serves, against only 4 errant deliveries, helped Benson sweep the the Bulldogs in the Braves gym.
Shaleah Schmidt was flawless on 15 strikes from the back line with two going for aces.
Krita Motzko had 9 kills in 27 attacks with 5 errors.
Hannah Ricard supplied 6 kills and 3 blocks.
Paynesvilles Lexi Skoglund was good on 20 of 22 hitting attempts and had 6 kills. Merisa Whitcomb and Kenzie Haines combined on 20 set assists.
Paynesville (4-9, 5-16-1) 20 15 21
Benson (6-7, 8-13-4) 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Paynesville
Serving: Merisa Whitcomb 10-10-1, Kenzie Haines 9-10-0, McKayla Quade 10-10-0, Lexi Skoglund 7-8-0, Sam Dahl 5-6-0, Allison Poepping 14-14-0 … Set assists: Whitcomb 11, Haines 9 … Hitting: Quade 4-6-1, Allie Stanger 19-22-4, Ella Johnson 17-19-4, Skoglund 20-22-6, Ashley Froelich 6-8-4, Dahl 1-2-1, Blaire Theilen 3-5-1 … Blocking (aces): Quade 1, Stanger 6, Johnson 1, Theilen 2 … Digs (5 or more): Haines 6, Quade 6, Johnson 10, Skoglund 16, Dahl 23
Benson
Serving: Hanna Lindblad 12-13-2, Laumeyer 13-15-3, Shyanne Himley 8-9-2, Schmidt 15-15-2, Krista Motzko 11-11-1, Mady Krienke 11-11-0 … Set assists: Lindblad 28 … Hitting: Lindblad 6-7-1, Laumeyer 8-11-0, Himley 12-13-4, Shaleah Schmidt 3-4-1, Motzko 22-27-9, Bethany Erhardt 18-21-6, Cyra Carlson 16-24-5, Hannah Ricard 13-15-6 … Blocking (aces): Ricard 3 … Digs (5 or more): Laumeyer 7, Schmidt 8, Krienke 11, Hannah Moline 5
YME 3, ACGC 2
The Falcons of Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City got off to a great start taking the first two games 25-19, 25-13 but their scoring fell off sharply the next three games.
ACGC’s Jacey Nelson had 11 kills, Kaitlyn Moore 10, Bailey Erickson 9 and Hannah Wilner 8. Payton Wilner hammered 5 serves for aces. Nelson’s 27 digs sparked the defense.
YME (3-10, 6-19) 19 23 24 25 15
ACGC (0-13, 0-19) 25 25 18 12 9
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Yellow Medicine East
Statistics not available
ACGC
Serving: Payton Wilner 19-21-5, Jacey Nelson 15-15-4, Katie Peterson 11-12-0, Bailey Erickson 7-8-1, Kaitlyn Moore 22-23-1, Hannah Wilner 11-12-0 … Set assists: P. Wilner 28 … Hitting: Mariah Remmel 2-2-1, P. Wilner 12-17-2, Nelson 41-53-11, Peterson 20-26-0, Erickson 18-22-9, Moore 35-41-10, H. Wilner 36-47-8 … Blocking (aces): Nelson 1 … Digs (5 or more): Remmel 10, P. Wilner 23, Nelson 27, Peterson 15, Erickson 6, Marce Lee 6, Moore 17, H. Wilner 18
Morris/CA 3,
Montevideo 0
The Tigers swept a West Central Conference match on the road on Tuesday.
Morris/Chokio-Alberta won 25-20, 25-18 and 25-23.
Terianne Itzen dominated at the net and wasn’t too shabby in the back row either. Itzen made just two hitting errors in 41 attempts and had 13 kills, and she was 9 of 10 serving and led the Tigers with 14 digs.
Paige Schieler had 5 kills and 3 solo blocks, and Chelsey Ehleringer had 13 set assists and Haley Erdahl had 10. Hunter Mundal served 4 aces and had 11 digs.
The Tigers completed their regular-season schedule while the Thunder Hawks have one match remaining against Lac qui Parle Valley at 7 p.m. Thurday in Montevideo.
Morris/CA (9-4, 16-5) 25 25 25
Montevideo (6-7, 7-11-1) 20 18 23
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Morris/Chokio-Alberta
Serving: Hunter Mundal 15-17-4, Beth Holland 10-12-0, Haley Erdahl 11-11-1, Terianne Itzen 9-10-0, Sydney Engebretson 13-13-0, Chelsey Ehleringer 10-10-0 … Set assists: Ehleringer 13, Erdahl 10 … Hitting: Nicole Strobel 6-6-3, Paige Schieler 14-16-5, Lacee Maanum 10-13-4, Itzen 39-41-13, Engebretson 10-12-1 … Blocking (aces): Schieler 3, Maanum 2, Strobel 1, Itzen 1, Engebretson 1 … Digs (5 or more): Mundal 11, Holland 10, Itzen 14, Engebretson 7, Ehleringer 10
Montevideo
Serving: Alexis Schmitz 4-5-1, Tori Kuhlmann 9-10-2, Jessie Janisch 6-7-0, Kayla Collins 8-9-2, Kiersti Grey 6-8-0, Abby Olson 13-16-5 … Set assists: Kuhlmann 23 … Hitting: Alyssa Stern 27-29-8, Schmitz 17-24-5, Erin Balken 7-11-4, Olson 20-29-7 … Blocking (aces): Schmitz 3 … Digs (5 or more): Janisch 19, Collins 10, Grey 10, Olson 10
BLHS 3, LPHT 2
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart wore down a game Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity team, rebounding from a 2-1 deficit and allowing just 22 points in the final two games to win a Tomahawk Conference match on Tuesday on the road.
BLHS won 24-26, 25-22, 21-25, 25-11, 15-11.
Hannah VanderVoort led the Mustangs with 17 kills and Carley Klabunde had 10 kills and 2 ace blocks.
Ashley Tintes had 22 set assists and Alesha Peterson had 11 assists.
BLHS (8-1, 14-8) 24 25 21 25 15
LP/HT (4-5, 9-15) 26 22 25 11 11
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart
Serving: Ashley Tintes 15-16-0, Hannah VanderVoort 22-24-1, Carley Klabunde 13-14-1, Kalley Wulkan 2-2-0, Maddie Ludowese 20-20-0, Kelsie Dascher 2-2-0, Alesha Paulson 1-2-0, Ashley Peterson 12-13-1, Kiana Johnson 12-12-0, Michaela Maiers 4-4-0 … Set assists: Tintes 22, Peterson 11 … Hitting: VanderVoort 37-41-17, Jacey Nelson 7-8-2, Klabunde 29-36-10, Becca Elbers 22-25-9, Ludowese 26-29-8, Peterson 3-5-2, Johnson 17-19-3 … Blocking (aces): Klabunde 2, Ludowese 2, Johnson 2 … Digs (5 or more): Tintes 12, VanderVoort 14, Mara Olinger 8, Ludowese 8, Peterson 6
Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity
Statistics not available
