Luverne 21-25-21 = 0
Windom 25-27-25 = 3
The Windom Eagle volleyball team faced a battle against a much-taller team, but the Eagles rallied to remain undefeated, sweeping Luverne 3-0 Thursday at Windom.
The Eagles fell behind early in each set, but got back on track behind strong serving. Windom fired 15 ace serves as a team, while the aggressive serving kept Luverne’s offense off-balance and forced numerous Cardinal hitting errors.
In set two, the Eagles rallied late, fighting off a trio of Cardinal set points before eventually closing a 27-25 win. Windom then surged late in the third set, sealing the win.
Sadie Tjentland led the way for the Eagles, blasting 11 kills and six ace serves. Ali Lund added four ace serves and 26 set assists. Kenzi Meyeraan had 13 kills and two ace serves. Lund and Olivia Joyce each finished with eight digs.
MLAC 21-15-20 = 0
St. James 25-25-25 = 3
Mt. Lake Area/Comfrey dropped a 3-0 decision Thursday evening at St. James.
The Saints were able to capitalize on 13 ace serves and a flurry of attack errors by the Wolverines to pull away late to win each set.
Makayla Sosa had two ace serves to lead MLAC. Kaylin Nickel was 13-of-14 with an ace. Deni Haugen was 9-of-10 with an ace and Mikaya Schroeder went 7-of-8 with an ace.
Haugen finished with a team-high seven kills. Leah Strom added five and Danika Gohr finished with four.
Nickel had a team-high 12 set assists. Haugen finished with 12 digs.
Next matches: Check for updates after each match.
Windom: vs. Luverne, Sept. 10
MLAC: at St. James, Sept. 10
RRC: vs. SWC (at Lamberton), Sept. 17
