Tigers make quick work of Mustangs

PINE RIVER - Crysta Christensen knocked down 10 kills and Emalee Arends and Katie Wangberg both registered eight kills in the Pine River-Backus Tigers 3-0 Northwoods Conference win over Northome/Kelliher Mustangs Friday.

Christensen added seven digs and three ace serves. Arends posted four digs to go with a block, ace serve and a set assist and Wangberg added 21 set assists along 12 digs and one ace serve.

Northome/Kelliher 13 16 10

Pine River-Backus 25 25 25

Pine River-Backus statistics

Katie Wangberg 8 kills, 12 digs, 1 ace serve, 21 set assists

Rachel Kline 2 kills, 2 digs, 2 set assists

Emalee Arends 8 kills, 1 block, 4 digs, 1 ace serve, 1 set assist

Nikki Tulenchik 7 digs, 3 ace serves

Crysta Christensen 10 kills, 7 digs, 3 ace serves

Kendra Hamilton 2 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace serve, 2 blocks

Morgan Demars 3 digs, 1 ace serve, 2 set assists

Tiffany Smith 1 set assist

Ashley Kline 2 digs

Conference: PRB 4-1. Overall: PRB 10-7. Next: Pine River-Backus at Pillager 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Thursday's games

Pierz 3, B-B-E 0

BELGRADE - Sammi Lucking tallied 11 kills, six blocks and two digs in the Pierz Pioneers 3-0 Central Minnesota Conference victory over the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars Thursday.

Pierz's Amber Preimesberger and Lindsay Monson both notched six kills and Kelsey Meyer distributed 24 set assists to go with seven digs.

B-B-E 16 23 16

Pierz 25 25 25

Pierz statistics

Miranda Przybilla 13 digs

Amber Preimesberger 6 kills, 3 blocks, 1 set assist

Lindsay Monson 6 kills, 3 blocks, 2 ace serves, 1 dig

Sam Herold 4 digs

Hannah Groves 2 blocks, 1 ace serve, 3 digs

Katelyn Fuhrman 1 ace serve, 3 digs

Kelsey Meyer 2 kills, 2 blocks, 24 set assists, 7 digs

Emily Weber 5 kills, 1 block, 3 digs

Erika Broschofsky 1 kill

Sammi Lucking 11 kills, 6 blocks, 2 digs

Conference: Prz 3-1. Overall: Prz 14-4. Next: Pierz at Brainerd 7 p.m. Monday.