BENSON -- Kayla Hampton pounded down 12 kills and also had five ace blocks as Benson dumped Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 25-13, 25-16, 25-9 to finish undefeated in the West Central South.
Benson (13-0, 24-3) takes on New London-Spicer at 7 p.m. today in New London in a inter-conference meeting of West Central volleyball champions.
The Braves' Taylor Semler distributed the ball for 21 assists. Rachel Bauman added eight kills and Emily Auch seven.
The Braves' defense checked the Falcons on just 10 kills, three by Hailey Williams. Paige Wilner served two aces and Miranda Hopp had a pair of ace blocks.
Benson 3, ACGC 0
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ACGC 13 16 9
Benson 25 25 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Serving: Paige Wilner 8-8-2, Chasity Pautzke 1-1-0, Lauren Kinzler 10-12-1, Miranda Hopp 3-3-0, Hailey Williams 7-7-0, Angela Blackwell 5-5-0 ... Setting: Wilner 26-27-6, Breckette Rogers 16-16-2, Kinzler 7-7-3... Hitting: Kathryn Knisley 3-5-1, Rogers 5-5-1, Pautzke 4-8-3, Kinzler 4-6-0, Hopp 5-6-2, Anna Spencer 2-3-0, Williams 14-20-3, Jessica Gilbert 1-2-0 ... Blocking (aces): Rogers 1, Peterson 1, Kinzler 1, Hopp 2, Williams 1 ... Digs: Wilner 4, Pautzke 6, Kinzler 9, Williams 5
Benson
Serving: Emily Auch 18-18-3, Monica Lindblad 9-9-2, Kayla Hampton 8-9-1, Mallory Jensen 13-16-6, Taylor Semler 5-7-2, Emma Peterson 2-2-0, Rachel Bausman 9-9-2 ... Setting: Semler 61-61-21, Ashley Landmark 3-3-1, Hampton 5-5-1, Lindblad 4-4-1 ... Hitting: Auch 11-14-7, Lindblad 7-7-1, Hampton 18-23-12, Jensen 8-10-3, Semler 2-2-2, Bausman 12-15-8 ... Blocking (aces): Auch 2, Lindblad 2, Hampton 5, Semler 1, Bausman 2 ... Digs: Auch 8, Lindblad 4, Hampston 6, Landmark 1, Jensen 5, Semler 9, Peterson 2, Bausman 11, Emily Goff 1
Montevideo 3, LQPV 1
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Beka Schwendeman clubbed 12 kills, had three blocked shots and served three aces in the win for the Thunder Hawks (5-8, 14-9). Brooke Tastad added eight kills, Miranda Kostboth had seven, Elissa Christensen served four aces and had 16 digs, and Nichole Strei and Carly Beals had 18 set assists each.
Hannah Mork recorded 12 kills to lead the Eagles (2-10, 7-15). Micaela Erickson followed with 11 kills, 20 digs and two ace blocks. Kacey Struxness and Rachel Schlieman had 12 set assists each.
LQPV 16 18 25 20
Montevideo 25 25 22 25
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Lac qui Parle Valley
Serving: Micaela Erickson 12-13-0, Ashley Munsterman 11-11-2, Kacey Struxness 9-10-1, Brooke Rheingans 13-13-2, Rachel Schlieman 16-16-0 ... Setting: Angela Thompson 13-16-6, Struxness 29-34-12, Schlieman 42-53-12 ... Hitting: Erickson 24-27-11, Lexi Monson 16-20-2, Rachel Streich 24-29-4, Hannah Mork 21-26-12, Struxness 17-17-5, Amanda Broin 9-11-6 ... Blocking (aces): Erickson 2 ... Digs: Erickson 20, Munsterman 13, Streich 15, Struxness 10
Montevideo
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Serving: Nichole Strei 16-17-2, Haley Kubista 10-10-0, Carly Beals 25-26-2, Beka Schwendemann 17-19-3, Karrissa Larson 10-10-0, Elissa Christensen 13-13-4 ... Setting: Strei 49-51-18, Dani Wohlers 1-1-1, Beals 58-65-18, Miranda Kostboth 7-7-3 ... Hitting: Kubista 1-1-0, Beals 12-13-3, Brooke Tastad 16-22-8, Jaci Clauson 6-11-2, Schwendemann 30-34-12, Kostboth 18-20-7, Larson 10-12-5, Christensen 3-3-0 ... Blocking (aces): Beals 1, Clauson 3, Schwendemann 1, Larson 4 ... Digs: Strei 5, Kubista 10, Beals 1, Tastad 1, Schwendemann 10, Kostboth 1, Christensen 16
