Raiders drop one match at Ridgewater

WILLMAR -- The Central Lakes College Raiders volleyball team finished the Ridgewater Tournament Saturday 3-1, but that one loss has Raiders head coach Jane Peterson a little angry.

The Raiders beat Rochester 30-27, 30-20, lost to Rainy River 30-23, 28-20, 15-9, beat Western Wisconsin Tech. 30-28, 30-13 and beat Mesabi 30-16, 30-20 to finish second in their pool and third overall.

"This sets up a rivalry with Rainy River, who we play next weekend in a conference matchup," said Peterson. "We've had a little rivalry with them for a couple of years. Now the new people get to be a part of it. That will be fun.

"We're trying to use the loss to our advantage and beat them when we really want to beat them."

Courtney Stach finished with 25 kills, six ace serves, 22 digs and six blocks.

Shannon McCarthy had 24 kills, six ace serves, 16 digs, nine blocks. Jillian Maki also had 24 kills to go with six digs and 15 blocks.

Amy Fleischhacker added 87 set assists, 20 digs, four kills, four ace serves and two blocks.

"We tried some different things and some different people played," said Peterson. "It was an OK weekend, but not the greatness we're looking for."

Raiders results

def. Rochester 30-27, 30-20

lost to Rainy River 30-23, 28-30, 15-9

def. Western Wisconsin Technical College 30-28, 30-13

def. Mesabi 30-16, 30-20

CLC statistics

Maggie Wizner 4 aces, 13 digs

Courtney Stach 25 kills, 6 ace, 22 digs, 6 blocks

Dana tenCate 9 kills, 7 aces, 11 digs, 1 block

Shannon McCarthy 24 kills, 6 aces, 16 digs, 9 blocks

Lane tenCate 20 kills, 6 aces, 24 digs, 5 blocks

Jillian Maki 24 kills, 6 digs, 15 blocks

Amy Fleischhacker 4 kills, 4 aces, 20 digs, 2 blocks, 87 set assists

Andrea Almsted 2 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks

Melissa Lease 7 digs

Overall -- CLC 11-3. Next match -- Central Lakes hosts Itasca 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.