MONTEVIDEO -- After a 2-0 lead, Montevideo gave Benson a few too many opportunities to get back into their West Central South Conference match, which led to the Braves pulling out a 15-25, 23-25, 25-23, 25-21, 15-10 win Monday.
The Braves (10-0, 21-3) improved their chances for a conference crown. The Thunder Hawks fell to 4-6, 13-7 overall.
Kayla Hampton led Benson with 16 kills and eight ace blocks. Emily Auch added 11 kills and 25 digs, Rachel Bausman also had 11 kills and Taylor Semler turned in 34 set assists.
Brooke Tastad and Beka Schewendemann moved Montevideo's offense with 17 and 12 kills, respectively. Jaci Clauson had four ace blocks, Elissa Christensen had 27 digs and Carly Beals had 26 assists.
Benson 3, Montevideo 2
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Benson 15 23 25 25 15
Montevideo 25 25 23 21 10
(Key: good-attempts-aces)
Benson
Serving: Emily Auch 18-18-1, Monica Lindblad 11-12-2, Kayla Hampton 16-16-2, Mallory Jensen 20-20-1, Taylor Semler 16-18-1, Rachel Bausman 14-15-1 ... Setting: Auch 3-3-1, Lindblad 11-12-2, Semler 114-114-34 ... Hitting: Auch 26-32-11, Lindblad 8-10-2, Hampton 31-36-16, Jensen 27-34-9, Semler 10-13-1, Bausman 19-25-11 ... Blocking (aces): Lindblad 2, Hampton 8, Jensen 1, Semler 2, Bausman 2 ... Digs: Auch 25, Lindblad 17, Hampton 30, Jensen 19, Semler 18, Emma Peterson 5, Bausman 17
Montevideo
Serving: Nichole Strei 9-11-0, Hayley Kubista 18-18-0, Carly Beals 14-15-2, Beka Schwendemann 23-23-5, Larson 18-18-1, Christensen 22-22-4 ... Setting: Strei 49-51-8, Beals 61-61-26, Jaci Clauson 2-2-1, Schwendemann 5-5-1, Larson 3-3-1 ... Hitting: Devon Payne 2-4-1, Beals 11-11-1, Brooke Tastad 31-35-17, Clauson 7-8-2, Schwendemann 35-37-12, Miranda Kostboth 3-3-1, Larson 11-11-3, Christensen 5-5-0 ... Blocking (aces): Beals 2, Tastad 1, Clauson 4, Schwendemann 2, Kostboth 2, Larson 3 ... Digs: Strei 11, Payne 3, Kubista 16, Beals 15, Tastad 5, Clauson 3, Schwendemann 23, Kostboth 1, Larson 8, Christensen 27
Non-Conference BBE 3, Minnewaska 0
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The Jaguars (21-5) got 10 kills and three ace serves from Maggie Gruber.
Taylor Braegelman served four aces for BBE, while also notching 21 assists and two kills. Raeann Sorenson led in digs with 13.
For Minnewaska (10-14), Chelsea Geiser had five kills and Allie Ostrander added four ace blocks, three kills and eight assists. Abby Kreitlow was credited with 17 digs.
BBE........................................25 25 25
Minnewaska...........................11 14 15
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
Serving: Rachel Anderson 4-6-0, Shannon Gruber 5-6-0, Brittany Roelike 18-18-0, Maggie Gruber 10-11-3, Anna Marthaler 12-13-1, Taylor Braegelman 14-14-4, Ashley Kirckoff 3-3-1 ... Setting: Anderson 2-2-1, S.Gruber 1-1-1, Roelike 2-2-1, M.Gruber 1-1-0, Marthaler 1-1-0, Lauren Anderson 1-1-0, Braegelman 57-59-21, Shyann Kuefler 3-3-2 ... Hitting: R.Anderson 11-14-5, S.Gruber 13-15-4, Roelike 13-13-2, M.Gruber 16-17-10, L.Anderson 1-1-1, Braegelman 2-2-2, Kuefler 3-3-2 ... Blocking (aces): R.Anderson 1, L.Anderson 2, Braegelman 1 ... Digs: R.Anderson 1, S.Gruber 9, Roelike 4, M.Gruber 1, Marthaler 10, Raeann Sorenson 13, Braegelman 4
Minnewaska
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Serving: Allie Ostrander 5-7-0, Chelsea Geiser 7-7-0, Morgan Olson 1-2-0, Kaylee Jacobs 2-3-0, Callie Schiele 3-3-0, Abby Kreitlow 1-1-0, Traci Braaten 1-2-0, Sarah Aaberg 7-8-0, Christian Guderjahn 1-1-0, Shayla Paulzine 2-3-1, Lexi Amundson 2-4-1 ... Setting: Ostrander 59-60-8, Geiser 1-1-0, Olson 5-5-1, Jacobs 2-2-1, Kreitlow 3-3-0, Braaten 4-4-2, Aaberg 5-5-0, Paulzine 1-1-0, Amundson 2-2-0 ... Hitting: Ostrander 11-17-3, Geiser 10-14-5, Olson 10-14-4, Jacobs 9-13-3, Schiele 1-3-0, Kreitlow 2-3-0, Braaten 1-1-0, Aaberg 15-20-3, Amundson 6-7-1 ... Blocking (aces): Geiser 2 ... Digs: Ostrander 4, Geiser 1, Olson 1, Jacobs 4, Schiele 8, Kreitlow 17, Braaten 3, Aaberg 14, Paulzine 2, Amundson 1
