WWG’s season ends with five-set loss to Adrian/Ellsworth

PIPESTONE -- Kendall Jenniges and Leah VanDeWiele's big nights weren't enough to spur the No. 2 Westbrook-Walnut Grove volleyball team to a comeback against No. 3 Adrian/Ellsworth in the 3A South subsection semifinals on Monday. The Chargers dropped the first two sets, 25-23 and 25-22, before rattling off 25-20 and 25-19 wins to force a fifth game. Yet, the Dragons took the tiebreaker set 15-13 to put an end to the Chargers' season.

Jenniges led the Chargers' front row with 22 kills in the match while VanDeWiele led the back row with 33 digs. Jenniges also logged an ace block and four block assists on the day.

Hadley Jenniges put together a well-rounded effort for WWG, finishing with a team-high 45 set assists, tying VanDeWiele with a team-high two service aces and logging 16 digs in the match.

Sydney Foster also contributed 19 digs and her eight kills were third on the team behind Kendall Jenniges and Natasha Wahl's 13.

Myah Maznio accounted for a pair of ace blocks in the match.

WWG closes out its season with a 21-9 record, having been on a five-match win streak prior to Monday's loss. The Chargers graduate VanDeWiele, Foster, Maznio, Hadley Jenniges, Cadey Brown and Ava Herding.