OLIVIA -- With the help of 15 ace blocks, six from Chelsea Geiser, Minnewaska upended BOLD 25-17, 25-21, 18-25, 25-23 in a West Central South Conference volleyball match Thursday.
Abby Kreitlow was credited with 45 digs and Sarah Aaberg with 29 for the Lakers.
Geiser also hammered down 10 kills. Allie Ostrander followed with nine kills for the Lakers (1-2, 2-5).
Tyann Caspers had nine kills for BOLD.
Minnewaska 3, BOLD 1
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Minnewaska 25 25 18 25
BOLD 17 21 25 23
Minnewaska
Serving: Allie Ostrander 15-16-2, Chelsea Geiser 11-11-1, Morgan Olson 4-4-0, Kaylee Jacobs 6-6-0, Callie Schiele 8-8-0, Callie Bergsrud 5-6-0, Abby Kreitlow 12-13-2, Traci Braaten 7-8-0, Sara Aaberg 3-3-0, Lexi Amundson 2-3-2 ... Setting: Ostrander 99-99-19, Olson 12-13-2, Braaten 19-19-2 ... Hitting: Ostrander 31-36-9, Geiser 21-31-10, Olson 11-13-2, Jacobs 12-16-5, Schiele 5-5-1, Bergsrud 10-12-5, Amundson 15-19-4, Kreitlow 4-4-2, Braaten 3-5-1 ... Blocking (aces): Ostrander 1, Geiser 6, Olson 2, Jacobs 2, Bergsrud 2, Amundson 2 ... Digs: Ostrander 6, Geiser 7, Jacobs 15, Schiele 10, Kreitlow 45, Braaten 21, Aaberg 29
BOLD
Serving: Alex Ebnet 9-9-0, Katie Wick 5-5-1, Steph Novotny 20-22-4, Tyann Caspers 16-16-0, Brenna Holwerda 6-7-1, Brittany Nissen 7-8-1, Nikki Neisen 8-9-1 ... Setting: Novotny 56-57-17, Caspers 36-37-4 ... Hitting: Novotny 18-22-3, Holly Peterson 3-5-2, Caspers 15-21-9, Amber Hosie 8-11-3, Holwerda 9-11-3, Nissen 15-18-7, Neisen 15-21-4, Brittany Dahlk 8-11-1 ... Blocking (aces): Neisen 2, Dahlk 1 ... Digs: Ebnet 14, Novotny 6, Caspers 10, Hosie 3, Holwerda 8, Nissen 12, Neisen 3
Montevideo 3, YME 2
The Thunder Hawks (1-1, 3-1) earned their first conference win in a five-game marathon.
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Beka Schwendemann, had 14 kills and 12 digs, and Brooke Tastad had 12 kills and four ace blocks for Montevideo.
Aimee Johnson had 13 kills, Mariah Skjefte followed with 12 and Ashly Sneller had 10 for YME. Emily Baker served seven aces, had five ace blocks and nine kills.
Montevideo 25 18 22 25 15
YME 23 25 25 23 13
Montevideo
Serving: Nichole Strei 21-24-2, Haley Kubista 5-6-0, Carly Beals 15-18-2, Brooke Tastad 10-11-0, Beka Schwendemann 20-21-1, Karrissa Larson 7-8-0, Elissa Christenson 12-13-0 ... Setting: Strei 40-43-10, Beals 48-51-19 ... Hitting: Devon Payne 2-4-1, Beals 5-6-0, Tastad 31-39-12, Jaci Clauson 3-4-2, Schwendemann 33-36-14, Larson 7-8-2 ... Blocking (aces): Tastad 4, Clauson 3, Larson 1 ... Digs: Strei 10, Payne 1, Kubista 4, Beals 6, Tastad 6, Clauson 1, Schwendemann 12, Larson 4, Christenson 18
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Rachel Pederson 8-11-1, Emily Baker 16-18-7, Ashley Soderstrom 17-18-2, Sami Cross 10-15-0, Aimee Johnson 20-21-1, Mariah Skjefte 16-19-1, Jennessa Hoffman 1-1-0 ... Setting: Cross 64-68-26, Johnson 49-53-18 ... Hitting: Angie Scheffler 2-6-0, Baker 11-13-9, Soderstrom 2-2-0, Johnson 26-30-13, Skjefte 17-21-12, Ashly Sneller 19-26-10 ... Blocking (aces): Scheffler 1, Baker 5, Johnson 1, Skjefte 1, Sneller 1 ... Digs: Scheffler 1, Baker 11, Soderstrom 15, Cross 4, Johnson 12, Skjefte 11, Sneller 3, Chandler Rodriguez 3
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Benson 3, LQPV 0
Kayla Hampton had 10 kills and three ace blocks and Emily Auch had nine kills and 11 digs as Benson improved to 3-0 overall.
Mallory Jensen chipped in with four ace serves and three kills for the Braves.
Benson 27 25 25
LQPV 25 17 13
Benson
Serving: Mallory Jensen 20-21-4, Kayla Hampton 11-12-1, Emily Auch 9-10-2, Rachel Bausman 7-8-1, Monica Lindblad 6-6-0, Taylor Semler 6-8-0, Emily Goff 1-1-0 ... Setting: Semler 71-71-22 ... Hitting: Hampton 22-28-10, Auch 15-18-9, Jensen 9-11-3, Bausman 12-13-2, Semler 5-7-4, Lindblad 3-3-1 ... Blocking (aces): Auch 2, Lindblad 1, Hampton 3 ... Digs: Auch 11, Hampton 8, Bauman 8 Lindblad 7, Semler 5, Emma Peterson 5
Lac qui Parle Valley
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Serving: Micaela Erickson 11-11-2, Ashley Munsterman 7-7-1, Brittany Long 8-10-1, Rachel Schlieman 6-6-0, Angie Thompson 4-4-0, Kacey Struxness 3-3-0, Rachel Streich 6-9-1 ... Setting: Thompson 26-31-7, Schlieman 12-15-3 ... Hitting: Erickson 17-20-6, Hannah Mork 9-12-3, Alexis Monson 12-13-5, Thompson 8-9-1 ... Blocking (aces): Erickson 1, Mork 1 ... Digs: Erickson 7, Thompson 7, Long 7, Streich 6, Munsterman 4
Morris 3, Paynesville 1
Erin Schieler pounded down a match-high 13 kills and collected three ace blocks to spark Morris (3-0, 3-0). Mackenzie Weatherly served up five aces and Brooke Anderson had four more.
Keely Meagher had nine kills and three ace serves and Caitlyn Gottwald added four ace blocks for Paynesville (0-2, 0-2).
Paynesville 18 16 28 18
Morris 25 25 26 25
Paynesville
Serving: Taylor Haag 14-14-1, McKenzie Quade 10-11-2, Keely Meagher 13-14-3, Kenzie Meagher 8-9-0, Caitlyn Gottwald 9-10-1, Andrea Guzy 11-11-1 ... Setting: Haag 64-66-19, Guzy 42-43-6 ... Hitting: Haag 2-2-1, Keely Meagher 23-26-9, Kenzie Meagher 21-26-4, Allie Schultz 10-13-2, Kendra Hengel 9-12-1, Gottwald 19-21-6, Jessica Jimenez 19-21-3 ... Blocking (aces): Haag 1, Kenzie Meagher 3, Schultz 1, Hengel 1, Gottwald 4, Jimenez 3 ... Digs: not available
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Morris
Serving: Brooke Anderson 21-23-4, Carrie Roske 17-19-2, Lora Zierke 2-2-0, Jenna Nelson 19-19-2, Shadow Olson 6-8-0, Dani Schultz 11-12-0, Hannah Sayles 2-2-0, Mackenzie Weatherly 14-15-5 ... Setting: Schultz 55-55-13, Weatherly 66-67-10 ... Hitting: Roske 11-12-4, Mary Rentz 21-24-6, Meranda Hennen 4-4-1, Nelson 29-33-3, Olson 18-20-5, Erin Schieler 23-26-13, Schultz 14-15-4 ... Blocking (aces): Schieler 3, Schultz 1, Nelson 1 ... Digs: Anderson 18, Roske 18, Rentz 6, Hennen 1, Zierke 3, Nelson 23, Olson 4, Schultz 10, Weatherly 6
