BIRD ISLAND -- A BOLD rally fell just short and Morris took home a 25-22, 25-15, 27-29, 22-25, 18-16 win Tuesday to remain unbeaten in the West Central South Conference.
Erin Schieler paced the Tigers' offense with 18 kills and Mackenzie Weatherly served for six aces and had 29 assists. Dani Schultz added 24 digs and Brooke Anderson 23 to spark the defense for Morris (5-0, 10-1).
Katie Wick had 14 kills in 25 errorless attacks and four blocks for BOLD (2-3, 4-8). Alex Ebnet led the Warriors with 29 digs.
Morris 3, BOLD 2
Morris 25 25 27 22 18
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BOLD 22 15 29 25 16
Morris
Serving: Mackenzie Weatherly 23-24-6, Brooke Anderson 17-18-2, Jenna Nelson 14-14-2, Dani Schultz 13-13-2, Carrie Roske 25-26-0, Shadow Olson 15-15-0 ... Setting: Weatherly 85-86-29, Schultz 73-73-18, Mary Rentz 12-12-0 ... Hitting: Erin Schieler 49-53-18, Schultz 25-25-10, Roske 18-19-7, Nelson 36-40-12, Rentz 32-35-10, Olson 23-24-5 ... Blocking (aces): Schieler 1, Schultz 1 ... Digs: Anderson 23, Schultz 24, Nelson 26, Roske 17, Weatherly 15
BOLD
Serving: Sarah Gass 17-18-1, Cassie Tisdell 2-2-0, Katie Wick 8-9-0, Steph Novotny 20-20-1, Holly Peterson 8-8-0, Tyann Caspers 21-22-2, Amber Hosie 2-2-0, Brenna Holwerda 7-8-1, Nikki Neisen 10-10-1 ... Setting: Novotny 72-73-31, Caspers 33-34-6 ... Hitting: Wick 25-25-14, Novotny 16-9-7, Peterson 8-9-3, Caspers 21-24-10, Brittany Nissen 18-19-6, Neisen 13-13-7 ... Blocking (aces): Wick 4, Neisen 3, Peterson 1, Caspers 1 ... Digs: Gass 13, Alex Ebnet 29, Tisdell 5, Novotny 6, Caspers 6, Howerda 12, Nissen 6, Hosie 4
YME 3, ACGC 1
Aimee Johnson pounded down 11 kills to lead the Sting (2-3, 5-7). Mariah Skjefte served three aces, Courtney Hinz had 28 assists and Emily Baker had eight ace blocks.
Miranda Hopp recorded eight kills and nine digs, Jenna Peterson had three ace blocks and Lauren Kinzler had 15 assists for the Falcons (3-2, 4-5).
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ACGC 28 14 11 13
YME 26 25 25 25
Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City
Serving: Sam Cunningham 3-3-0, Breckette Rogers 8-10-0, Chastity Pautzke 1-1-0, Jenna Peterson 1-2-0, Lauren Kinzler 13-14-2, Miranda Hopp 5-6-0, Hailey Williams 7-8-1, Jessica Gilbert 1-1-0, Angela Blackwell 8-8-0 ... Setting: Rogers 28-32-8, Kinzler 49-54-15 ... Hitting: Katie Knisley 11-17-4, Rogers 7-11-4, Jenna Peterson 5-6-2, Kinzler 11-15-5, Miranda Hopp 13-19-8, Williams 9-16-3 ... Blocking (aces): Knisley 1, Rogers 2, Peterson 3, Hopp 1, Anna Spenser 1, Williams 2 ... Digs: Cunningham 6, Knisley 5, Rogers 2, Pautzke 3, Peterson 3, Kinzler 7, Hopp 9, Williams 4, Gilbert 2, Blackwell 6
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Rachel Pederson 4-4-0, Emily Baker 7-8-1, Sami Cross 17-17-2, Aimee Johnson 12-13-0, Mariah Skjefte 13-15-3, Ashly Sneller 11-12-0, Courtney Hinz 22-22-2 ... Setting: Skjefte 6-6-1, Chandler Rodriguez 9-9-1, Hinz 85-92-28 ... Hitting: Baker 9-13-4, Johnson 21-22-11, Skjefte 18-21-5, Sneller 19-20-6, Rodriguez 4-4-3, Hinz 3-3-2 ... Blocking (total): Baker 8, Skjefte 1, Rodriguez 1, Hinz 2 ... Digs: Pederson 1, Baker 8, Ashley Soderstrom 2, Cross 4, Johnson 5, Skjefte 3, Sneller 6, Rodriguez 3, Hinz 6
Benson 3, Paynesville 1
After a slow start, Benson (5-0, 13-2) won the last three games to stay unbeaten in conference.
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Emily Auch led the way for the Braves with 15 kills in 19-of-20 attacks. Kayla Hampton added 10 kills and Taylor Semler had nine kills, served six aces and collected 22 set assists.
Keely Meagher paced the Bulldogs (0-5, 0-8) with nine kills. Caitlyn Gottwald had five ace blocks and Taylor Haag served five aces.
Benson 19 25 25 25
Paynesville 25 16 23 14
Benson
Serving: Emily Auch 8-9-1, Monica Lindblad 14-14-3, Kayla Hampton 17-19-2, Mallory Jensen 11-13-1, Taylor Semler 20-20-6, Rachel Bausman 17-19-4 ... Setting: Auch 4-5-1, Hampton 4-4-1, Semler 57-57-22 ... Hitting: Auch 19-20-15, Lindblad 9-11-1, Hampton 21-22-10, Jensen 5-8-2, Semler 11-13-9, Bausman 15-18-7 ... Blocking (aces): Auch 1, Lindblad 1, Hampton 1, Jensen 1, Semler 1, Bausman 1 ... Digs: Auch 34, Natasha Wiebold 1, Lindblad 16, Hampton 12, Jensen 15, Semler 18, Bausman 10
Paynesville
Serving: Taylor Haag 15-17-5, McKenzie Quade 16-16-3, Keely Meagher 13-13-0, Kenzie Meagher 7-8-1, Caitlyn Gottwald 9-9-2, Andrea Guzy 14-14-1 ... Setting: Haag 45-45-11, Keely Meagher 7-8-1, Guzy 32-32-6 ... Hitting: Keely Meagher 17-18-9, Kenzie Meagher 8-11-2, Aly Schultz 6-7-2, Gottwald 20-22-5, Kendra Hengel 3-6-2, Jessica Jimenez 9-10-4, Guzy 3-3-1 ... Blocking (aces): Haag 1, Keely Meagher 1, Kenzie Meagher 1, Schultz 2, Gottwald 5, Jimenez 1 ... Digs: Haag 9, Quade 17, Keely Meagher 11, Kenzie Meagher 12, Schultz 2, Gottwald 8, Guzy 3, Shelby Goltz 1
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Montevideo 3, Minnewaska 0
Brooke Tastad and Beka Schwendemann had nine kills apiece as Montevideo (3-2, 8-3) swept the Lakers (1-4, 6-12).
Schwendemann also aced five serves for the Thunder Hawks. Carly Beals added 11 assists and Jaci Clauson notched three ace blocks.
For Minnewaska, Kaylee Jacobs had seven kills and Chelsea Geiser five.
Minnewaska 15 23 11
Montevideo 25 25 25
Minnewaska
Serving: Allie Ostrander 10-12-0, Chelsea Geiser 10-11-1, Kaylee Jacobs 5-6-1, Callie Schiele 3-4-0, Callie Bergsrud 1-1-0, Abby Kreitlow 2-2-0, Traci Braaten 4-5-0, Sarah Aaaberg 2-3-0, Christian Guderjahn 2-2-0 ... Setting: Ostrander 75-77-17, Geiser 2-2-0, Morgan Olson 5-5-1, Jacobs 2-2-1, Bergsrud 1-1-0, Kreitlow 1-1-1, Braaten 12-13-2, Aaberg 1-1-0 ... Hitting: Ostrander 16-19-5, Geiser 13-17-5, Olson 8-9-2, Jacobs 17-24-7, Schiele 4-4-0, Bergsurd 5-6-4, Braaten 4-4-0, Aaberg 1-1-0, Lexi Amundson 5-8-0 ... Blocking (aces): Ostrander 1, Geiser 2, Olson 1, Jacobs 1 ... Digs: Ostrander 7, Geiser 3, Jacobs 1, Schiele 16, Bergsrud 1, Kreitlow 33, Braaten 5, Aaberg 14, Shayla Paulzine 6
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Montevideo
Serving: Nichole Strei 11-11-2, Hayley Kubista 6-7-0, Carly Beals 15-16-1, Beka Schwendemann 24-24-5, Karrissa Larson 6-7-0, Elissa Christenson 7-8-2 ... Setting: Strei 19-20-4, Devon Payne 7-7-3, Carly Beals 37-38-11, Jaci Clauson 1-1-0, Schwendemann 1-1-0, Larson 1-1-0, Christenson 1-1-0 ... Hitting: Payne 3-5-1, Kayla Knutson 1-1-0, Beals 5-6-0, Brooke Tastad 14-21-9, Clauson 3-3-2, Schwendemann 16-19-9, Larson 3-3-0, Christensen 2-2-0 ... Blocking (aces): Payne 1, Tastad 1, Clauson 3 ... Digs: Strei 3, Payne 3, Kubista 8, Beals 12, Tastad 4, Schwendemann 7, Larson 7, Christenson 13
