Canby opens playoffs with straight-set win over LQPV

MADISON -- The Canby volleyball team earned a straight-set victory over Lac qui Parle Valley on Monday night, winning 25-13, 25-8 and 25-11.

Canby finished with 28 kills and a .295 hitting percentage. Rachel Jelen led the team with nine kills, while Tatum Christianson and Rhylin Anderson added six kills apiece. Karli Weber recorded four kills, and Jada VanEngen had two.

Shyanna Stoll led Canby with 24 assists and eight digs. Weber and Kinsley Verhelst each recorded nine service aces, while Verhelst added nine digs. Jayda Namken led the team with 13 digs.

With the win, Canby advances to face the No. 2 seed, Central Minnesota Christian, at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Central Minnesota Christian School in Prinsburg.