PINE RIVER — Abby Palmer netted 24 digs, 12 kills and four ace serves as Pequot Lakes rallied to a 3-2 non-conference win over Pine River-Backus Thursday.
The win extends the Patriots win streak to six.
Sabrina Aldin led the Patriots with 27 set assists and Kayla Miller pounded a team-best 13 kills.
Brittany Kelley led the Tigers with eight kills, nine digs and six blocks. Journee Howard added 24 set assists, five digs, three kills and two blocks.
Pine River-Backus 25 25 15 18 10
Pequot Lakes 16 20 25 25 15
Pequot Lakes statistics
Emma Clement 6 digs
Nicole Traut 1 ace serve, 3 digs, 6 kills, 1 block
Abby Palmer 24 digs, 4 ace serves, 12 kills, 1 set assist, 3 blocks
Kristin Rettkowski 2 kills, 4 blocks
Sabrina Aldin 4 aces serves, 1 dig, 27 set assists
Katie White 7 digs, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 27 set assists
Kayla Miller 3 ace serves, 13 kills, 3 blocks, 19 digs
Rosie Mitchell 7 digs, 3 ace serves, 9 kills, 1 block, 1 set assist
Ashley Abear 9 digs
Overall: PL 16-5. Next: Pequot Lakes hosts Crosby-Ironton 7:15 p.m. Monday.
Pine River-Backus statistics
Journee Howard 3 kills, 2 blocks, 24 set assists, 5 digs
Meg Stevenson 3 digs
Nicole Arends 1 kill, 1 dig
Kelsey Schwartz 2 digs
Liz Downie 2 ace serves, 7 kills, 1 block, 9 digs
Brittany Kelley 1 ace serve, 8 kills, 6 blocks, 1 set assist, 9 digs
Megan Felthous 6 ace serves, 10 kills, 8 digs
Lexi Smith 5 digs
Overall: PRB 13-6. Next: Pine River-Backus hosts Pillager 2 p.m. Friday.
■ Little Falls 3, Foley 0
LITTLE FALLS — Noelle Kurowski tallied 12 digs and four ace serves as the Little Falls Flyers beat Foley 3-0 in a Granite Ridge Conference match Thursday.
Emily Suska and Sierra Virnig each added 10 digs and Stephanie Wardarski notched 16 set assists for the Flyers.
Foley 20 11 21
Little Falls 25 25 25
Little Falls statistics
Brooke Finch 1 kill
Emily Suska 3 ace serves, 10 digs
Jennifer Ronning 3 kills, 6 ace serves, 3 digs
Katie Schulte 3 kills, 1 set assist, 2 digs, 3 blocks
Kendra Pohlman 4 kills, 1 ace serve, 6 digs, 1 block
Laura Fregin 1 kill, 1 set assist, 1 dig
Noelle Kurowski 5 kills, 2 set assist, 4 ace serves, 12 digs, 2 blocks
Sierra Virnig 3 kills, 10 digs
Stephanie Wardarski 16 set assists, 2 ace serves, 7 digs, 1 block
Tristen Zimmerman 2 kills, 1 dig
Conference: LF 5-5. Overall: LF 8-16. Next: Little Falls hosts Pierz 7 p.m. Monday.
■ W-DC 3, Bemidji 1
WADENA — Caitlin Volkmann collected 16 kills, 31 digs and five blocks for Class 2A’s ninth-ranked Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines who defeated Bemidji 3-1 Thursday.
Emily Miron posted 18 kills, 10 digs and nine blocks.
Bemidji 25 20 22 14
Wadena-Deer Creek 9 25 25 25
Wadena-Deer Creek statistics
Casey Volkmann 2 digs, 1 ace serve
Danyel Post 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
Caitlin Volkmann 16 kills, 31 digs, 5 blocks, 1 set assist
Melissa Moenkedick 1 dig, 12 blocks
Sarah Craig 1 dig
Hope Theisen 20 digs
Sydney Schissel 8 digs
Halley Maas 5 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks, 1 assist
Heather Theisen 12 digs, 34 set assists, 4 blocks, 1 ace serve
Emily Miron 18 kills, 10 digs, 9 blocks
Carrie Nelson 4 digs, 1 ace serve
Overall: WDC 16-6. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Alexandria tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
■ Lake Region 3,
Maplewood Academy 0
BAXTER — Bethany Cressman blasted 5 kills while collecting 15 digs and 3.5 blocks for the Lake Region Christian Hornets in a 3-0 Minnesota Association of Christian Schools victory over Maplewood Academy.
Sam Snow served up seven aces and added 19 set assists, while Grace Czeczok added 16 digs.
Maplewood Academy 12 7 19
Lake Region 25 25 25
Lake Region statistics
Marlee Moore 4 kills, 11 digs
Bethany Cressman 5 kills, 3.5 blocks, 15 digs, 1 set assist
Sam Snow 4 kills, 7 ace serves, 3 digs, 19 set assists
Taylor Snow 1 kill, 2.5 blocks, 3 ace serves, 13 digs
Grace Czeczok 7 kills, 1 ace serve, 16 digs, 3 set assists
Autumn Martin 3 kills, 2 digs
Molly Grider 2 kills, .5 block, 4 digs, 2 set assists
Overall: LRCS 12-5. Next: Lake Region hosts Foreston 5 p.m. Monday.
■ Braham 3, Aitkin 2
BRAHAM — Bailey Nordean collected 20 digs for the Aitkin Gobblers as they suffered their first loss in 10 games with a 3-2 defeat by Braham in a Great River Conference match Thursday.
Mikayla Michaletz added 17 digs and 17 kills. Jenae Herron notched 14 digs and 12 kills and Kassie Kokesh posted 25 set assists for Aitkin.
Braham 23 22 25 25 16
Aitkin 25 25 16 14 14
Aitkin statistics
Ashley Handt 2 kills, 1 block
Bailey Nordean 6 kills, 1 block, 20 digs
Mikayla Michaletz 1 ace serve, 17 kills, 3 blocks, 17 digs
Jenae Herron 2 ace serves, 12 kills, 1 block, 14 digs
Chelsea Coombs 8 set assists
Kassie Kokesh 1 ace serve, 8 kills, 3 blocks, 25 set assists
Melissa Paulson 2 ace serves, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs
Conference: A 8-2. Overall: A 12-6. Next: Aitkin at Pine City 7:30 p.m. Monday.
■ Hill City 3,
Crosby-Ironton 0
CROSBY — Bailey Swensen collected three ace serves, 11 digs and 25 set assists for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers during a 3-0 non-conference loss to Hill City Thursday.
Lisa Knutson led C-i with 11 kills, while Shania Johnson and Hallie Schmidt each notched 12 digs for the Rangers.
Hill City 25 25 25
Crosby-Ironton 20 13 22
Crosby-Ironton statistics
Mariah Melenich 2 kills, 5 digs
Shania Johnson 2 ace serves, 4 kills, 12 digs
Sam Anderson 2 kills, 2 digs, 1 block
Hallie Schmidt 3 ace serves, 10 kills, 12 digs, 1 block
Bailey Swensen 3 ace serves, 1 kill, 25 set assists, 11 digs
Lisa Knutson 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 1 set assist, 2 blocks, 9 digs
Kerra Grittner 1 kill, 3 digs
Overall: C-I 3-20. Next: Crosby-Ironton at Pequot Lakes 7:15 p.m. Monday.
■ New York Mills 3,
Pillager 0
PILLAGER — Katie Gillson turned in seven kills and two blocks while Kelly Mast put up 22 set assists in Pillager’s 3-0 loss to New York Mills in Thursday’s Park Region Conference match.
New York Mills 25 25 25
Pillager 14 17 22
Pillager statistics
Jesslynn Johnson 1 block, 3 digs
Kelly Mast 2 kills, 22 set assists, 7 digs, 1 block, 1 ace serve
Kalley Ladouceur 2 digs, 1 block, 1 kill
Lacy Hiltner 6 kills, 7 digs, 1 ace serve
Katie Gillson 7 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs
Autumn Borders 2 kills, 11 digs, 1 block, 3 ace serves
Amber Posner 4 kills, 2 blocks
Carly Bell 3 kills, 18 digs
Conference: P 1-4. Overall: P 11-14. Next: Pillager at Pine River-Backus 2 p.m. Friday.
■ Belgrade-B-E 3,
Pierz 0
PIERZ — Jessica Hawks recorded 14 set assists as Pierz suffered their fourth consecutive loss with a 3-0 sweep from Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa in a Central Minnesota Conference match Thursday.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 25 25 25
Pierz 15 14 23
Pierz statistics
Miranda Woitalla 1 digs
Jessica Hawks 5 digs, 14 set assists, 2 kills, 1 ace serve
Brook Brausen 3 digs, 10 set assists
Bridget Bednar 6 digs, 7 kills, 1 ace serve, 3 blocks
Megan Boser 9 digs, 1 set assist
Tiara Hopkins 9 digs, 4 kills, 1 block
Anna Welle 5 digs, 6 kills, 1 ace serve, 1 block
Kailee Monson 4 kills
Alyssa Boser 3 kills
Michaela Rocheleau 3 digs, 3 kills, 1 block
Conference: Prz 5-1. Overall: Prz 16-10. Next: Pierz at Little Falls 7 p.m. Monday.
■ Sebeka 3, Verndale 0
SEBEKA — Elyssa Kern served up three ace serves and collected 12 set assists and 13 digs as the Verndale Pirates lost to Sebeka 3-0 in Park Region Conference play Thursday.
Jordyn Glenz pounded eight kills and added seven digs and three blocks for Verndale and Sarah Moenkedick notched 14 digs for the Pirates.
Sebeka 25 25 26
Verndale 19 16 24
Verndale statistics
Shania Glenz 1 ace serve, 5 kills, 5 digs, 1 block
Teresa Moenkedick 6 kills, 14 digs, 1 block
Sarah Moenkedick 1 ace serve, 14 digs, 1 block
Jordyn Glenz 8 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks
Elyssa Kern 3 ace serves, 12 set assists, 13 digs
Krista Dailey 2 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
Miranda Dougherty 3 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks
Jessica Wright 12 digs
Conference: V 3-3. Overall: V 16-6-1. Next: Verndale at Barnesville tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
