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Lakeview sweeps Edgerton on the road

EDGERTON — The Lakeview volleyball team’s strong defensive effort at the net led the Lakers to a 3-0 sweep over Edgerton in a Thursday non-conference matchup, 25-16, 25-15, 25-13. The Lakers finished the day with blocks from Jaela Schmidt, Taylor Hinz, Laia Javens, Allison Isaacs and Avery Hinz. In the back row, Adison Hinz and Nikki Schwartz tallied seven and six digs, respectively. Taylor and Avery Hinz led the Lakers’ attack with 10 and seven kills, while Nikki Schwartz’s 15 set assists were a team-high. Schwartz’s pair of service aces were second only to Adison Hinz’s ...

Wabasso drops match to SESM in four sets

WABASSO — A bounce-back second set wasn’t enough for the Wabasso volleyball team when it hosted Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s for a Tomahawk Conference matchup on Thursday. The Rabbits dropped the first set 25-14 before claiming the second 25-16, but St. Mary’s edged out the Rabbits in the final two sets, 25-23 and 26-24. The Rabbits brought out their A-game defensively, as usual. Britta Brand led the back row with 17 digs, followed by 11 from Kenley Guetter and nine from Cassie Bliss. In the front row, Cendyll Daub tallied a solo block with five block assists, as well as four service ...

YME falls in sweep to Redwood Valley

GRANITE FALLS — The Yellow Medicine East volleyball team wasn’t able to get in the win column when it hosted Redwood Valley for a non-conference matchup Thursday night. The Sting put up a valiant fight in the third set but fell 25-13, 25-12, 25-23. Everra Leenerts and Charlotte Paslawski led the Rabbits’ back-row defense with 10 and nine digs, respectively. Abbey Bones led the front row with two solo blocks as well as a team-high eight kills. Paslawski contributed 12 set assists, and Leenerts and Chasity Schmitz each served up a pair of aces. YME falls to 0-4 and looks to pick ...

Minneota dominates in road sweep of RTR

TYLER — In a battle between two of the top-5 volleyball teams in Class A, the fourth-ranked Minneota Vikings came away with a statement win over No. 5 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. The Vikings controlled the match from the start and finished strong with a 25-13, 25-17, 25-9 sweep. Eden Meagher and Jaylyn Coequyt headed the Vikings’ dynamic attack with 11 and 10 kills. Jaylyn’s three blocks tied Leah Coequyt for a team-high, andd Eden Meagher added another two along with five digs. Autum Anderson led the defensive back row with nine digs, also tying Brek Fier with a pair of service aces, ...

Schmidt goal not enough as Mustangs fall to Minnesota Duluth

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL, Minn. – The Southwest Minnesota State women's soccer team (0-3-1, 0-1-0 NSIC) dropped a 2-1 decision to Minnesota Duluth (2-1-1, 1-0-0 NSIC) on Friday afternoon at Mattke Field at the Schwan Regional Event Center. Minnesota Duluth finished the match with a 24-2 advantage in shots and held a 10-1 edge in shots on goal. The Bulldogs also had a 13-0 advantage in corner kicks. SMSU opened the scoring late in the first half as senior defender Abigail Schmidt found the back of the net in the 38th minute. Schmidt took a free ...

No. 12 Mustangs fall in NSIC opener to Concordia-St. Paul

All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The No. 12 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (6-2, 0-1 NSIC) dropped its first NSIC match this season in four sets to No. 5 ranked Concordia-St. Paul (6-2, 1-0 NSIC) on Friday evening at the Gangelhoff Center, falling by set scores of 17-25, 21-25, 25-22 and 23-25. Leah Jones led the Mustangs offensively with 11 kills, while Lindsay Kruse added 10 kills and hit .333. Ashley Peltier, Natalie Pilney, and Mya Krystosek each finished with nine kills. Kruse led SMSU at the net with five total blocks, ...