NEW LONDON -- Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa came back from a 14-point loss in the fourth game to beat New London-Spicer 19-25, 25-20, 25-21, 11-25, 15-13 in a non-conference volleyball match between the area's only state-ranked teams Monday.
It was the first loss of the season for the Wildcats (9-1), who are ranked 10th in Class AA.
The Jaguars (13-2), ranked 10th in Class A, held a 2-1 lead entering the fourth game, but were held to just 11 points as the Wildcats came back to force a fifth game.
Rachel Anderson and Maggie Gruber provided most of the power for BBE. Anderson recorded 11 kills and six ace blocks and Gruber added 11 more kills.
Five of six servers had at least one ace for the Jaguars. Raeann Sorenson helped the defensive with 16 digs. Brittany Roelike and Julie Hieserich added 11 each.
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Karli Wendlandt led the Wildcats with 12 kills and added four ace blocks and 14 digs. Cassie Ziemer contributed 10 kills, four ace blocks and 14 digs, and Taylor Thompsen had nine kills and a team-high 19 digs.
BBE 3, NLS 2
BBE 19 25 25 11 15
NLS 25 20 21 25 13
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Serving: Shannon Gruber 15-16-0, Brittany Roelike 14-16-2, Maggie Gruber 8-11-1, Julie Hieserich 20-21-1, Anna Marthaler 14-15-1, Raeann Sorenson 12-14-1 ... Setting: Hieserich 99-102-17 ... Hitting: Rachel Anderson 34-38-11, S.Gruber 42-48-6, Roelike 11-13-1, M.Gruber 33-40-11, Hieserich 5-6-0, Kim Borgerding 9-13-3 ... Blocking (aces): Anderson 6, S.Gruber 1, M.Gruber 2, Borgerding 1 ... Digs: Anderson 1, S.Gruber 7, Roelike 11, M.Gruber 4, Hieserich 11, Marthaler 5, Sorenson 16
New London-Spicer
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Serving: Justine Dammermann 21-21-2, Taylor Thompsen 13-17-2, Cassie Ziemer 15-18-2, Karli Wendlandt 13-15-2, Jenna Moritz 18-19-1, Hannah Setterberg 9-10-0, Karsee Knutson 3-7-2 ... Setting: Dammermann 105-106-25, Knutson 9-9-2 ... Hitting: Dammermann 17-18-3, Thompsen 33-40-9, Ziemer 29-32-10, Wendlandt 44-49-12, Alanna Dietz 17-19-6, Knutson 23-25-5 ... Blocking (aces): Dammermann 2, Thompsen 1, Ziemer 4, Wendlandt 4, Dietz 1 ... Digs: Dammermann 8, Thompsen 19, Ziemer 14, Wendlandt 14, Moritz 11, Setterberg 6, Dietz 2, Knutson 2
Hancock 3, Dawson-Boyd 0
Kendra Schmidgall pounded 11 kills to lead Hancock (9-3) to victory. Bree Holleman served three aces, Aria Walstad had 18 assists and Lauren Nelson collected four ace blocks.
The Blackjacks (1-6) were led by four ace serves from McKenzie Franzky, five kills from Kristen Lee and 11 digs from Kelsi Schuelke.
Hancock 25 25 25
Dawson-Boyd 16 15 6
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Hancock
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Serving: Bree Holleman 27-27-3, Lindsie Cunningham 7-7-0, Kendra Schmidgall 2-3-0, Ali Reese 7-8-1, Aria Walstad 7-7-1, Lauren Nelson 9-11-2, Courtney Greiner 4-4-0, Illissa Koehl 2-2-0, Shae Brown 2-2-0 ... Setting: Reese 6-6-2, Walstad 45-49-18, Greiner 1-1-1, Vanessa Anderson 2-2-1, Brown 2-2-2 ... Hitting: Holleman 16-21-6, Schmidgall 19-22-11, Reese 2-2-1, Walstad 5-6-3, Nelson 8-11-3, Greiner 5-7-3, Koehl 1-1-1 ... Blocking (aces): Holleman 2, Schmidgall 1, Nelson 4 ... Digs: Holleman 5, Cunningham 6, Schmidgall 2, Reese 2, Walstad 2, Greiner 1, Anderson 1, Koehl 1
Dawson-Boyd
Serving: Kelsey Jurgenson 6-6-2, McKenzie Franzky 10-11-4, Mariah Kuhlmann 7-9-0, Danielle Strand 3-3-0, Kristen Lee 3-3-0, Kelsi Schuelke 5-6-0 ... Setting: Janelle Baldwin 36-40-7, Mackenzie Franzky 20-21-4 ... Hitting: Kendra Lindblad 15-24-2, Lee 16-20-5, Schuelke 7-9-4, Megan Stratmoen 2-2-2 ... Blocking (aces): Baldwin 1, Jurgenson 1 ... Digs: Schuelke 11, Strand 4, Kuhlmann 3, Franzky 3, Baldwin 4, Lindblad 4, Lee 3
