MONTEVIDEO -- Yellow Medicine East piled up 15 ace serves and had two players in double figures for kills as the Sting upended Montevideo 25-20, 23-25, 26-24, 25-23 Tuesday in a West Central South Conference volleyball match.
Mariah Skjefte had 13 kills in 24 errorless attacks and Aimee Johnson added 12 more kills to pace the YME (6-4, 13-10) offense. Emily Baker led YME with six aces serves and also had eight kills.
Brooke Tastad had 13 kills and Beka Schwendemann followed with nine.
YME 3, Montevideo 1
YME 25 23 26 25
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Montevideo 20 25 24 23
Yellow Medicine East
Serving: Emily Baker 16-19-6, Ashley Soderstrom 9-10-2, Sami Cross 7-1-0-0, Aimee Johnson 17-19-2, Mariah Skjefte 17-19-2, Courtney Hinz 15-17-3 ... Setting: Baker 5-5-0, Soderstrom 4-4-0, Cross 6-6-0, Johnson 6-6-0, Skjefte 3-3-0, Ashly Sneller 4-4-0, Chandler Rodriguez 12-13-2, Hinz 102-107-34 ... Hitting: Baker 18-25-8, Johnson 30-36-12, Skjefte 24-24-13, Sneller 17-19-5, Rodriguez 4-4-0, Hinz 3-3-2 ... Blocking (aces): Baker 1, Johnson 1, Skjefte 1, Rodriguez 1, Hinz 2 ... Digs: Baker 13, Soderstrom 6, Cross 4, Johnson 10, Skjefte 5, Sneller 1, Jennessa Hoffman 1, Rodriguez 3, Hinz 18
Montevideo
Serving: Nichole Strei 15-17-2, Hayley Kubista 16-16-4, Brooke Tastad 9-10-1, Beka Schwendemann 23-26-2, Karrissa Larson 5-5-0, Elissa Christensen 14-14-0 ... Setting: Strei 34-38-5, Devon Payne 6-11-3, Kubista 44-47-12, Carly Beals 1-1-1, Tastad 2-2-0, Jaci Clauson 1-1-1, Schwendemann 5-5-1, Miranda Kostboth 3-4-2, Larson 2-2-0, Christensen 2-2-1 ... Hitting: Payne 8-9-2, Tastad 31-36-13, Clauson 10-11-0, Schwendemann 23-28-9, Kostboth 9-10-2, Larson 7-9-1 ... Blocking (aces): Tastad 4, Clauson 3, Larson 1 ... Digs: Payne 1, Kubista 1, Tastad 7, Schwendemann 6, Christensen 17
BOLD 3, Minnewaska 1
Nikki Neisen powered 16 kills past the Lakers' defense to lead the Warriors (4-6, 9-13). Sarah Gass and Brenna Holwerda served three aces each, Steph Novotny had 14 assists and Alex Ebnet had 20 digs.
Allie Ostrander recorded 11 kills, 23 assists, 15 digs, two ace serves and three ace blocks for the Lakers (5-6, 10-15). Chelsea Geiser delivered 13 kills and eight ace blocks.
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BOLD 23 25 28 25
Minnewaska 25 23 26 15
BOLD
Serving: Sarah Gass 19-19-3, Katie Wick 18-18-2, Steph Novonty 1-11-0, Molly Herdina 2-3-0, Brenna Holwerda 16-17-3, Brittany Nissen 2-4-1, Nikki Neisen 18-18-0 ... Setting: Gass 19-22-10, Novotny 59-63-14, Amber Hosie 10-10-4 ... Hitting: Wick 10-16-5, Novotny 6-8-1, Herdina 10-12-7, Hose 4-6-2, Nissen 13-18-4, Neisen 22-23-16 ... Blocking (aces): Neisen 1, Nissen 1 ... Digs: Gass 5, Alex Ebnet 20, Wick 9, Novotny 12, Herdina 4, Hosie 3, Holwerda 8, Nissen 4, Neisen 11
Minnewaska
Serving: Allie Ostrander 26-27-2, Chelsea Geiser 6-8-0, Morgan Olson 7-8-1, Kaylee Jacobs 11-12-0, Abby Kreitlow 4-4-0, Traci Braaten 8-8-2, Sarah Aaberg 10-10-0, Christian Guderjahn 5-5-1, Lexi Amundson 1-1-0 ... Setting: Ostrander 85-86-23, Geiser 1-1-1, Olson 5-5-2, Jacobs 1-1-0, Callie Schiele 1-1-1, Braaten 8-8-3, Aaberg 2-2-0, Amundson 3-3-1 ... Hitting: Ostrander 25-30-11, Geiser 26-31-13, Olson 12-15-3, Jacobs 14-20-1, Schiele 2-2-0, Kreitlow 8-9-1, Braaten 1-1-0, Aaberg 27-31-7, Amundson 7-13-1 ... Blocking (aces): Ostrander 3, Geiser 8, Olson 4, Jacobs 1, Amundson 2 ... Digs: Ostrander 15, Geiser 4, Olson 3, Jacobs 2, Schiele 22, Kreitlow 18, Braaten 9, Aaberg 14, Guderjahn 1, Shayla Paulzine 3, Amundson 6
Morris 3, Paynesville 2
Morris (9-2, 16-6) held on to remain two matches behind conference front-runner Benson with three conference matches remaining. Erin Schieler led all hitters with 20 kills and Jenna Nelson followed with 11 for Morris. Mackenzie Weatherly added five ace serves and 16 set assists.
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Caitlyn Gottwald hammered down 17 kills and rattled off five aces serves, as did Taylor Haag, to ignite the Bulldogs.
Morris 25 15 25 18 16
Paynesville 19 25 22 25 14
Morris
Serving: Mackenzie Weatherly 22-25-5, Carrie Roske 6-8-0, Dani Schultz 16-17-2, Jenna Nelson 8-9-0, Shadow Olson 5-5-0, Brooke Anderson 18-19-4 ... Setting: Weatherly 57-58-16, Schultz 58-58-14, Meranda Hennen 10-10-2 ... Hitting: Erin Schieler 42-46-20, Nelson 42-47-11, Roske 18-20-5, Olson 11-11-3, Hennen 4-6-1, Schultz 14-15-5 ... Blocking (aces): Schieler 2 ... Digs: Anderson 40, Roske 10, Nelson 11, Weatherly 14, Schultz 15, Olson 6, Lora Zierke 2, Hennen 2
Paynesville
Serving: Taylor Haag 16-17-5, McKenzie Quade 14-15-1, Keely Meagher 15-16-1, Kenzie Meagher 26-27-4, Caitlyn Gottwald 16-17-5, Chloe Flannigan 8-22-0, Megan Schaefer 1-2-0 ... Setting: Haag 117-118-39, Keely Meagher 2-3-0, Kenzie Meagher 1-1-0, Aly Schultz 6-8-2, Jessica Jimenez 1-1-1 ... Hitting: Quade 25-33-8, Keely Meagher 19-28-8, Kenzie Meagher 2-3-0, Schultz 10-10-3, Gottwald 44-46-17, Jimenez 22-23-7 ... Blocking (aces): Quade 1, Schultz 1, Gottwald 1, Jimenez 1 ... Digs: Quad 10, Keely Meagher 10, Kenzie Meagher 13, Gottwald 3, Jimenez 1, Shelby Goltz 2, Flannigan 4, Schaefer 3
