PILLAGER - Chelsea Ekeberg distributed 25 set assists to help the Pequot Lakes Patriots claim a 3-2 non-conference victory over the Pillager Huskies Monday.
Pequot won the first and last two games, while Pillager scored wins in games two and three.
"Our serving led to winning game two and three," said Pillager head coach Christine Ganley. "Then we started missing our serves and that led to our downfall and Pequot used it to their advantage."
Pillager finished with 19 ace serves, six coming from Lena Unger, who added 15 set assists, three digs and three kills. Kaylie Hanson added eight kills, 12 digs and two ace serves.
Kirsten Noska led Pequot's attack with 10 kills and three blocks and Emily Lueck added eight kills and eight digs.
Pequot Lakes 25 7 13 25 15
Pillager 13 25 25 17 12
Pillager statistics
Bristy Bourgoin 4 aces, 12 digs
Lena Unger 6 aces, 16 assists, 3 kills, 3 digs
Cheryl Wulff 3 aces, 7 digs, 6 kills, 1 block
Emily Doss 4 aces, 5 digs, 6 assists
Kaylie Hanson 2 aces, 12 digs, 8 kills
Jackie White 2 digs, 5 kills, 1 block
Jazmin Massie 1 block
Amy Kientzle 1 dig
Pequot Lakes statistics
Kayla Skog 1 block, 5 digs, 3 kills
Emily Lueck 1 block, 1 ace serve, 8 digs, 8 kills
Chelsea Ekeberg 25 set assists, 3 ace serves, 1 kill
Rachel Mitchell 1 dig, 2 kills
Renee Kardell 1 set assist, 2 blocks, 2 ace serves, 7 digs, 8 kills
Kayla Wangen 2 ace serves, 2 digs, 1 kill
Kirsten Noska 1 set assist, 3 blocks, 2 ace serves, 10 kills
Kendra Johnson 2 set assists, 5 digs, 1 kill
Rachel Mott 6 digs
Chelsea Walton 1 block
Overall: Pill 5-21, PL 7-15. Next: Pequot Lakes at Staples-Motley 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Pierz 3, HL-W 2
PIERZ - Sammi Lucking knocked down 16 kills and Gabrielle Boser added 15 kills to lead the Pierz Pioneers to a 3-2 Central Minnesota Conference victory over Howard Lake-Waverly Monday.
Jonica Swanson dished out 26 set assists to go with eight kills and four digs for the Pioneers.
Howard Lake-W-W 25 19 24 17
Pierz 16 25 26 25
Pierz statistics
Janaye Boser 6 digs
Brianna Varner 2 digs
Gabrielle Boser 15 kills, 1 block, 2 aces. 2 digs
Shelby Fuhrman 1 block
Jonica Swanson 8 kills, 26 set assists, 2 aces, 4 digs
Kelsey Meyer 16 set assists, 1 ace, 2 digs
Rachel Johnson 8 kills, 3 blocks,
Emily Weber 1 kill, 3 blocks
Alyssa Virnig 5 kills, 2 blocks, 13 digs
Sammi Lucking 16 kills, 3 blocks,
Katelyn Fuhrman 2 aces
Conference: Prz 6-1. Overall: Prz 16-13. Next: Pierz in Section 6-2A Tournament TBA.
Wadena-Deer Creek 3,
D-G-F 1
WADENA - Brigetta Berg's 30 kills and 34 digs set up Wadena-Deer Creek for a 3-1 non-conference victory over Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Monday.
Steph Perkins had 24 digs and Courtney Volkmann added 36 set assists, Brittney Noon had 11 kills and Rachel Carlisle added 10 kills.
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 15 25 15 16
Wadena-Deer Creek 25 21 25 25
Wadena-Deer Creek statistics
Steph Perkins 24 digs, 1 ace
Courtney Volkmann 1 ace, 4 kills, 12 digs, 36 set assists, 4 blocks
Brigetta Berg 30 kills, 34 digs, 6 blocks, 1 ace
Brittney Noon 11 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace
Avery Jackson 6 digs
Mandy Perkins 11 digs
Rachel Carlisle 10 kills, 5 digs, 5 blocks
Overall: WDC 22-6. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek in Section 8-2A Section Tournament Oct. 23.
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