LITTLE FALLS — Alayna Kabanuk recorded 19 kills and nine digs, while Jennifer Hortness dropped in another seven kills as the Little Falls Flyers shut out Milaca in a 3-0 win in a Granite Falls conference match Thursday.
Jessica Hanowski contributed 16 set assists and Kala Bzdok added three aces and 11 set assists for Little Falls.
Milaca 19 14 16
Little Falls 25 25 25
Little Falls statistics
Erin Erdman: 1 ace
Lexi Kapsner 1 ace, 1 set assist, 8 digs
Jennifer Ronning 3 kills, 3 digs
Noelle Kurowski 4 digs
Jessica Hanowski 4 kills, 1 ace, 16 set assists, 5 digs
Kala Bzdok 3 aces, 11 set assists, 7 digs
Jennifer Hortness 7 kills, 2 aces, 2 set assists, 3 digs
Alayna Kabanuk: 19 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs
Trista Saulter 3 digs
Brichelle Brummer 5 kills
Kendra Pohlman 1 kill, 3 set assists
Conference: LF 7-0. Overall: LF 13-7. Next: Little Falls at Mora 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Pequot Lakes 3,
Walker-H-A 2
WALKER — Abby Palmer led a strong effort for Pequot Lakes with 15 kills and 16 digs when the Patriots defeated Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 3-2 in a non-conference match Thursday.
Kayla Miller contributed 12 kills and Rachel Mott added another 10 kills for Pequot Lakes on a night when six players tallied double-digit performances.
Pequot Lakes 18 25 20 25 15
Walker-H-A 25 18 25 18 9
Pequot Lakes statistics
Abby Palmer: 15 kills, 4 aces, 16 digs
Ashley Abear: 13 digs
Emma Clement: 18 digs
Kayla Miller: 12 kills, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 9 digs
Mattie Lueck: 2 kills, 1 ace, 16 set assists, 6 digs, 3 blocks
Nicole Traut: 7 kills, 8 digs
Rachel Mott: 10 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, 3 digs
Rosie Mitchell: 4 kills
Sabrina Aldin: 3 kills, 4 aces, 21 set assists, 6 digs
Overall: PL 12-5. Next: Pequot Lakes at Fergus Falls Invitational 9 a.m. Saturday.
Pierz 3, Rockford 0
PIERZ — Anna Welle served seven aces to go with 12 digs and seven kills in helping the Pierz Pioneers win a 3-0 Central Minnesota Conference match over Rockford Thursday.
Bridget Bednar registered 10 kills while Tia Hopkins and Lindsay Monson added nine each for the Pioneers. Brook Brausen put up 34 set assists.
Rockford 14 20 11
Pierz 25 25 25
Pierz statistics
Megan Boser 9 digs
Tia Hopkins 9 kills, 9 digs
Brook Brausen 3 blocks, 1 kill, 10 digs, 34 set assists, 1 ace serve
Anna Welle 7 kills, 12 digs, 1 set assist, 7 aces serves
Lindsay Monson 3 blocks, 9 kills, 2 digs, 1 ace serve
Bridget Bednar 2 blocks, 10 kills, 2 digs, 3 ace serves
Michaela Rocheleau 1 block, 4 kills, 2 digs
Olivia Zajak 1 kill, 7 digs
Alyssa Boser 1 kill, 2 digs
Conference: Prz 4-0. Overall: Prz 11-3. Next: Pierz Tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
Pine River-Backus 3,
Northome-Kelliher 0
PINE RIVER — Brittany Kelley recorded 12 kills to lead the Pine River-Backus Tigers over the Northome-Kelliher Mustangs 3-1 in a Northland Conference game Thursday.
Morgan Demars had 12 set assists and Rachel Kline added 11 more for the 8-7 Tigers.
Northome-Kelliher 20 9 14
Pine River-Backus 25 25 25
Pine River-Backus statistics
Liz Downie 1 kill
Megan Felthous 2 kills, 6 digs
Rachel Kline 1 kill, 11 set assists, 3 ace serves, 1 dig
Nicole Arends 1 ace serve, 1 block, 2 digs
Brittany Kelley 12 kills, 3 ace serves, 6 blocks, 2 digs
Kelsey Schwartz 2 kills
Allison Holm 1 kill, 2 blocks
Lexi Smith 5 digs
Morgan Demars 2 kills, 12 set assists, 1 ace serves, 5 digs
Lexi Hansen 2 kills, 1 block
Grace Allen 2 ace serves, 5 digs
Molly Porta 3 kills, 2 blocks
Tatum Sheley 2 kills, 1 ace serve, 8 digs
Conference: PRB 2-2. Overall: PRB 8-7. Next: Sebeka at Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Wadena-Deer Creek 3,
Sauk Centre 0
SAUK CENTRE — Brittney Noon put down 20 kills and Melissa Moenkedick tallied 10 blocks to lead the unbeaten Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines over the Sauk Centre Storm in non-conference action Thursday.
Heather Theisen helped WD-C with 37 set assists while Hope Theisen recorded 18 digs.
Sauk Centre 19 22 18
Wadena-Deer Creek 25 25 25
Wadena-Deer Creek statistics
Caitlin Volkmann 2 kills, 13 digs, 4 blocks
Melissa Moenkedick 1 kill, 1 dig, 10 blocks
Hope Theisen 18 digs, 1 ace serve
Brittney Noon 20 kills, 5 digs, 5 blocks
Sydney Schissel 8 digs, 1 ace serve
Avery Jackson 3 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace serve
Halley Maas 1 dig, 1 block
Heather Theisen 8 digs, 2 blocks, 37 set assists, 2 ace serves
Emily Miron 14 kills, 4 digs, 7 blocks
Overall: WDC 13-0. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Menahga 3,
Staples-Motley 1
STAPLES — Kelly Pearson was the offensive leader with 10 kills and added seven digs for the Staples-Motley Cardinals in a losing effort against Menahga in non-conference action Thursday night.
After opening the night with a first-set win, Staples-Motley lost the next three sets.
Menahga 18 25 25 25
Staples-Motley 25 11 12 14
Staples-Motley statistics
Ashley Jenniges: 3 kills, 7 set assists, 2 blocks, 5 digs
Theresa Odden: 3 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 6 digs
Kelly Pearson: 10 kills, 1 block, 7 digs,
Marilyn Eagletail: 3 kills, 1 ace, 1 dig
Kaitlin Spar: 2 kills, 1 set assist, 6 blocks
Claire Uhlman: 1 dig, 1 ace, 1 set assist
Quinn Uhlman: 1 ace, 7 set assists, 1 dig
Josie Nanik: 3 digs
Kelli Klein: 1 ace, 1 set assist, 2 digs
Overall: SM 1-15. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m. Monday.
New York Mills 3,
Verndale 2
NEW YORK MILLS — Teresa Moenkedick led the Verndale Pirates with 26 kills, 31 digs and five ace serves in Thursday’s 3-2 Park Region Conference loss to New York Mills.
Jordyn Glenz and Jordanna Schluttner registered 16 and 15 blocks respectively and Krista Dailey added 12 more.
Sarah Moenkedick put up 23 set assists and had 24 digs. Miranda Dougherty and Jessica Wright also turned in 24 digs apiece.
New York Mills 22 23 25 25 15
Verndale 25 25 23 20 11
Verndale statistics
Teresa Moenkedick 5 ace serves 26 kills, 31 digs 3 blocks
Sarah Moenkedick 1 ace serve 23 set assists, 24 digs, 6 blocks
Jordyn Glenz 6 kills, 1 set assist 22 digs, 16 blocks
Elyssa Kern 3 ace serves, 14 set assists, 10 digs
Jordanna Schluttner 1 ace serve, 5 kills, 1 set assist, 8 digs, 15 blocks
Krista Dailey 3 kills, 1 set assist, 3 digs, 12 blocks
Miranda Dougherty 4 kills, 1 set assist, 24 digs, 3 blocks
Jessica Wright 24 digs
Conference: V 1-3. Overall: V 3-9. Next: Verndale at Hancock Tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
Virginia 3,
Crosby-Ironton 2
CROSBY — Sienna Miller and Missy Foote combined for 31 kills in the Crosby-Ironton Rangers’ 3-2 non-conference loss to Virginia Thursday.
Miller finished with 17 kills and four blocks while Foote contributed 14 kills and three blocks. Each girl had nine digs.
Bailey Swensen turned in 20 set assists and Amy Biever added 16 digs for C-I.
Virginia 24 25 9 25 15
Crosby-Ironton 26 17 25 15 11
Crosby-Ironton statistics
Amy Biever 1 kill, 1 set assist, 16 digs
Shania Johnson 1 kill, 5 digs
Mary Kraemer 1 ace serve, 4 set assists, 3 blocks
Breauna DeCent 5 kills, 7 digs
Hallie Schmidt 1 ace serve, 6 digs
Missy Foote 14 kills, 9 digs, 3 blocks
Bailey Swensen 1 ace serve, 4 kills, 20 set assists, 9 digs, 1 block
Sienna Miller 17 kills, 3 set assists, 9 digs, 4 blocks
Lisa Knutson 1 kill, 3 set assists, 3 blocks
Overall: C-I 7-9. Next: Crosby-Ironton at Cloquet 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Sebeka 3, Pillager 0
PILLAGER — Carly Bell led the Pillager Huskies with 18 digs as they lost 3-0 to the Sebeka Trojans in a Park Region Conference match Thursday.
Nicole Mast added 15 digs and Kelly Mast another 13 for the Huskies.
Sebeka 25 25 25
Pillager 18 21 16
Pillager statistics
Nicole Mast 1 kill, 15 digs,
Kelly Mast 13 digs, 16 set assists
Carly Bell 1 kill, 18 digs, 1 ace serve
Jesslynn Johnson 5 digs,
Amber Posner 4 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks
Sabrina Beach 1 kill, 5 digs
Katie Gillson 7 kills, 2 digs, 1 block, 1 ace serve
Cierra Anderson 4 kills, 7 digs, 2 ace serves
Lacy Hiltner 1 kill, 2 digs
Conference: Pill 0-3. Overall: Pill 3-10. Next: Pillager at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Tournament at Walker 9 a.m. Saturday.
