WILLMAR — Courtney Ryan, Heather Fletcher and Jenna Degen each totaled four kills and Hannah Kangas added eight set assists for Brainerd in a 3-0 Central Lakes Conference loss to Willmar Tuesday.
The Cardinals swept the season series from the Warriors after winning 3-0 at Brainerd on Aug. 30.
“We just didn’t have much energy as a team,” said head coach Jared Diem. “That brought on the mental errors. We came out on fire in the third set and the girls played hard. It’s always good to see the girls self motivate, especially from Courtney (Ryan) and Taylor (Johnshoy).”
Willmar 25 25 25
Brainerd 12 11 20
Brainerd statistics
Courtney Ryan 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 block
Taylor Johnshoy 2 kills, 4 digs, 1 set assist
Mikaela Chandler 2 kills, 1 dig, 1.5 blocks
Heather Fletcher 4 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
Hannah Kangas 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 1 dig, 8 set assist
Jenna Degen 4 kills, 6 digs, .5 blocks, 7 set assists
Madison Stall 1 ace serve, 14 digs
Paige Rivers 1 ace serve
Faith Kassulker 2 kills, .5 blocks 1 set assist
Conference: Brd 4-5. Overall: Brd 10-12. Next: Brainerd at Sauk Rapids 7 p.m. Thursday.
