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Career-high from Jones leads SMSU past Northern State in five sets

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All notes courtesy of SMSU athletics communications. MARSHALL, Minn. – The No. 12 ranked Southwest Minnesota State volleyball team (15-3, 9-2 NSIC) rallied to earn a 3-2 victory over Northern State (13-6, 8-3 NSIC) on Saturday afternoon at the PE Gym, winning by set scores of 21-25, 25-19, 17-25, 25-22 and 15-13. Leah Jones led the Mustangs offensively with a career-high 27 kills while hitting .375. Mollie Rupp added 11 kills and hit .292, while Ashley Peltier finished with 10 kills. Natalie Pilney contributed nine kills and led SMSU with eight total blocks. Sydney Thein directed ...

Canby falls to Renville County West in straight sets

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RENVILLE - Canby fell to Renville County West in volleyball action, dropping a three-set decision by scores of 25-18, 25-14 and 25-17. The Lancers recorded 27 kills throughout the match, led by Tatum Christianson with eight. Rachel Jelen added six kills, while Rhylin Anderson finished with five. Karli Weber contributed four kills, and Jada VanEngen added three. Shyanna Stoll directed Canby's offense with 25 set assists, while Emily Verhelst and Alexa Vernlund recorded one assist apiece. Defensively, Kinsley Verhelst led the Lancers with seven digs, followed by Jayda Namken with five ...

Lakeview sweeps Yellow Medicine East in straight sets

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COTTONWOOD - Lakeview cruised to a 3-0 volleyball victory over Yellow Medicine East on Thursday night, winning all three sets to secure the sweep. The Lakers opened with a 25-15 victory in the first set and followed with another 25-15 win in the second. Lakeview then closed out the match with a dominant 25-10 performance in the third set. Taylor Hinz led Lakeview offensively with 10 kills, while Kiera Clemons added six. Avery Hinz and Josie Spaude contributed five kills apiece, and Laia Javens and Khya Gawarecki each finished with four. Nicole Schwartz and Gawarecki paced the Lakers' ...

Minneota sweeps TMB, extends winning streak to 12 matches

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MINNEOTA - Minneota continued its impressive volleyball season Thursday, sweeping Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3-0 to extend its winning streak to 12 matches. The Vikings dominated the opening set with a 25-11 victory before earning a 25-18 win in the second. Minneota then closed out the sweep with a 25-14 victory in the third set. Jaylyn Coequyt led the Vikings with 12 kills, while Leah Coequyt and Eden Meagher added nine apiece. Ava Rost and Brek Fier each contributed five kills. Sophie Gillund and Libby Sussner helped direct the Minneota offense, recording 21 and 20 set assists, ...

Kirk’s 19 digs help TMB sweep YME

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TRACY — Braelynn Kirk stepped up big time in the back row for the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton volleyball team on Tuesday as the Panthers earned a 25-8, 25-12, 25-9 sweep of Yellow Medicine East in Camden Conference play. Kirk finished with a game-high 19 digs, as well as four kills in the match. Her back-row efforts were aided by another 15 digs by Lauren Knakmuhs, and Melaina Ankrum set the tone at the net with three ace blocks. Offensively, Ankrum tallied 11 kills with just one attacking error. She also finished with 16 assists, splitting setting duties with Allison Dolan’s ...

No. 7 Central Minnesota Christian extends Dawson-Boyd skid

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PRINSBURG — The Dawson-Boyd volleyball team wasn’t able to avoid its eighth consecutive loss on Tuesday, falling 25-14, 25-14, 25-16 to No. 7 Central Minnesota Christian in Camden Conference play. Kadyn Perkins led Dawson-Boyd in several facets of the game, leading the team with nine digs and four service aces while tying Stella Roth with a team-high five kills. Emma Stotesbery logged 15 set assists as well as eight digs. The Blackjacks drop to 4-10 and return to action on Thursday when they host Ortonville (6-8) at 7:15 p.m.