Verndale outscores Pillager

PILLAGER - Kaylie Hanson finished 24-for-24 serving, with five aces, 18 digs and 10 kills as Pillager lost to Verndale 3-1 Thursday in a non-conference match.

Emily Doss finished with 17 set assists and 10 digs for the Huskies while Jackie White added 17 digs and eight kills.

Verndale 20 25 25 25

Pillager 25 20 19 22

Pillager statistics

Bristy Bourgoin 11 digs

Jackie White 8 kills, 17 digs, 1 block

Ally Hunstad 5 set assists, 4 digs

Devyn Mudgett 4 digs

Breeanna Deyo 3 kills, 3 blocks

Jessie Kadus 1 kill, 2 ace serves, 10 digs

Shanna Pugh 1 dig

Kaylie Hanson 10 kills, 5 ace serves, 18 digs

Emily Doss 17 set assists, 3 ace serves, 10 digs, 1 block

Jasmin Massie 4 kills, 3 blocks

Overall: Pill 6-7. Next: Pillager in Walker-Hackensack-Akeley tournament at Walker Saturday.

Verndale statistics

Trista Finck 18 kills

Brittany Kern 22 set assists

Jamie Kern 3 blocks

Trista Finck 3 blocks

Elizabeth Johnson 3 blocks

Wadena-Deer Creek 3, Pine River-Backus 0

PINE RIVER - Courtney Volkmann tallied 29 set assists and seven ace serves as Wadena-Deer Creek improved to 12-1 with a 3-0 win over non-conference opponent Pine River-Backus Thursday.

Brittany Noon pounded 13 kills and Rachel Craig added eight kills and eight blocks for the Wolverines.

Katie Wangberg accumulated 10 digs and 10 set assists for the Tigers.

Wadena-Deer Creek 25 25 25

Pine River-Backus 19 12 16

Pine River-Backus statistics

Katie Wangberg 4 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 10 set assists, 1 ace serve

Emalee Arends 3 kills, 1 block, 2 digs, 1 ace serve, 1 set assist

Nikki Tulenchik 4 digs, 1 ace serve

Crysta Christensen 4 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace serve

Kendra Hamilton 4 kills, 1 block, 4 digs

Morgan Demars 6 digs, 1 ace serve, 2 set assists

Hannah Zaske 1 kill, 1 block

Overall: PRB 9-7. Next: Northome at Pine River-Backus 2 p.m. Friday.

Wadena-Deer Creek statistics

Caitlin Volkmann 8 digs

Kelsi Crawford 5 kills, 1 block

Courtney Volkmann 3 kills, 5 digs, 4 blocks, 7 ace serves, 29 set assists

Hope Theisen 8 digs

Brittney Noon 13 kills, 5 digs, 1 block

Kelly DeFoe 5 kills, 5 blocks

Avery Jackson 8 digs, 2 aces

Mandy Perkins 7 digs, 1 ace serve

Rachael Carlisle 3 kills, 3 blocks

Rachel Craig 8 kills, 3 digs, 8 blocks

Overall: WDC 12-1. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Pierz tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.

Bertha-Hewitt 3, Staples-Motley 0

STAPLES - Nikki Pearson had 10 kills and eight blocks as the Staples-Motley Cardinals lost 3-0 to Bertha-Hewitt in a non-conference match Thursday.

Ashley Miles had 14 set assists and Kelly Pearson had seven blocks and four kills.

The flu-stricken Cardinals get somewhat of a reprieve as their next game isn't until next Thursday when they host Crosby-Ironton.

Bertha-Hewitt 25 26 25

Staples-Motley 15 24 13

Staples-Motley statistics

Lonna Dumpprope 1 assist, 2 digs

Autumn Murray 5 blocks, 1 kill

Kelli Roline 3 blocks, 1 ace serve, 1 kill

Nikki Pearson 8 blocks, 1 ace serve, 1 dig, 10 kills

Kelly Pearson 7 blocks, 4 kills

Jennifer Vasquez 2 blocks, 1 dig, 2 kills

Ashley Miles 14 assists, 1 ace serve 1 dig 1 kill

Seanay Miner 2 blocks, 1 kill

Miranda LeGendre 1 ace serve

Overall: 4-13 SM . Next: Crosby-Ironton at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Hinckley-Finlayson 3, Aitkin 1

HINCKLEY - Lena Montano collected 15 digs and four kills as Aitkin lost to Hinckley-Finlayson 3-1 in a Great River Conference match Thursday.

Abby Nelson contributed 13 digs and three kills while Caitlin Landrus picked up 10 digs.

Hinckley-Finlayson 25 19 25 25

Aitkin 23 25 15 16

Aitkin statistics

Anjelica Montano 3 digs, 2 kills

Courtney Tesch 3 digs

Kristy Hoge 3 ace serves, 4 digs, 1 kill

Caitlin Landrus 10 digs

Alyssa Haugley 1 ace serve, 1 set assist

Shelby Kokesh 3 blocks, 9 digs, 4 kills

Abby Nelson 2 ace serves, 13 digs, 3 kills

Lena Montano 2 ace serves, 15 digs, 4 kills

Carissa Herron 1 dig, 1 block, 2 kills

Conference: A 1-5. Overall: A 1-9. Next: Aitkin at Braham 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Virginia 3, Crosby-Ironton 1

CROSBY - Jana Anderson's led the Crosby-Ironton Rangers with 11 kills and 18 digs in Thursday's 3-1 non-conference loss to the Virginia Blue Devils.

Lacey Lindahl led the Rangers with 31 set assists and Amy Biever added 15 digs.

Virginia 24 26 25 25

Crosby-Ironton 26 24 17 20

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Katie Swanhorst 6 kills, 6 digs, 1 set assists

Lacey Lindahl 3 kills, 9 digs, 31 set assists

Marcie Hendrickson 5 kills, 1 ace serve, 11 digs, 2 set assists

Jana Anderson 11 kills, 18 digs, 2 blocks

Katie Kraemer 5 digs

Cassie Valentino 4 digs

Missy Foote 8 kills, 13 digs, 4 blocks

Sienna Miller 10 kills, 2 ace serves, 6 kills

September Prushek 6 digs

Maggie Buchite 6 digs

Amy Biever 15 digs

Overall: C-I 5-11. Next: Deer River at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Willmar 3, Little Falls 0

LITTLE FALLS - Lexi Hirsch tallied 17 set assists as Little Falls lost to Willmar 3-0 in a Central Lakes Conference match Thursday. Alayna Kabanuk added nine kills for the Flyers.

Willmar 25 25 25

Little Falls 11 21 13

Little Falls statistics

Alexa Kapsner 7 digs

Jessica Hanowski 1 kills, 1 set assist, 6 digs

Breanna Arndt 3 kills, 6 digs, .5

Paige Saulter 4 digs

Lindsay Kapus 5 kills, 1 digs, .5

Lexi Hirsch 1 kill, 17 set assists, 6 digs, .5 blocks

Stephanie Ronning 1 dig

Alayna Kabanuk 9 kills, 6 digs, .5 blocks

Sierra Hoheisel 1 kills, 1 set assists, 2 digs

Conference: LF 1-6. Overall: LF 5-12. Next: Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Walker-H-A 3, Pequot Lakes 1

WALKER - Emily Lueck compiled 14 digs as Pequot Lakes lost to Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 3-1 in a non-conference match.

Renee Kardell added seven digs and seven kills for the Patriots while Mattie Lueck and Chelsea Ekeberg each chalked up 10 set assists.

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 25 25 25 25

Pequot Lakes 16 9 27 18

Pequot Lakes statistics

Abby Palmer 5 digs

Chelsea Walton 1 dig, 15 blocks, 5 kills

Emily Lueck 14 digs, 2 ace serves

Chelsea Ekeberg 4 digs, 10 set assists

Renee Kardell 7 digs, 5 blocks, 7 kills, 1 set assist

Rachel Mott 2 digs, 6 blocks, 5 kills, 3 ace serves

Kirsten Noska 3 digs, 3 blocks, 3 kills, 1 set assist

Kendra Johnson 7 digs, 3 blocks, 2 kills

Kayla Wangen 5 digs

Mattie Lueck 3 digs, 8 blocks, 4 kills, 10 set assists, 2 ace serves

Overall: PL 4-12. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m. Thursday.