Area roundup: MVL tops HFC in opening round of 2AA playoffs
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MVL 3, HFC 1
VICTORIA -- Ninth-seeded Minnesota Valley Lutheran topped eighth-seeded Holy Family Catholic 25-20, 25-22. 22-25. 25-16 in the first round of the Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament on Monday.
Jenna Bates had 13 kills, 15 digs and three blocks, while Olivia Hammer had 13 kills, eight digs and two aces. Alexis DeVos had 12 kills, four digs and two blocks, while Graysie Black had 39 set assists, three aces and six digs. Taryn Gunderson added 17 digs and two aces.
MVL (18-8) plays at top-seeded Southwest Christian on Thursday.
ST. MARY'S 3, MLA/C 0
SLEEPY EYE -- Third-seeded Sleepy Eye St. Mary's swept 14th-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 25-13, 25-13, 25-18 in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament match on Monday.
Audra Hoffmann had 17 kills and nine digs for the Knights, while Morgan Mathiowetz had 12 kills and 16 digs. Olivia Schieffert had five kills and 10 digs, while Brynne Ibberson had 36 set assists and 11 digs.
St. Mary's hosts sixth-seeded Cedar Mountain on Thursday.
LCWM 3, SIBLEY EAST 0
LAKE CRYSTAL -- Fourth-seeded Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial swept 13th-seeded Sibley East 25-22, 25-21, 25-14 in a Section 2AA Volleyball Tournament game on Monday.
Nev Parsons had 10 kills for the Knights, while Reese Palmer had 13 digs and 15 set assists.
No stats were available for Sibley East.
LCWM (19-6) hosts fifth-seeded Tri-City United on Thursday.
BOLD 3, GFW 0
OLIVIA -- Fourth-seeded BOLD swept 13th-seeded Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 25-12, 25-19, 25-17 in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament match on Monday.
Lauren Schafer, Kora Schwarzrock and Chloe Henrichs each had four kills, with Schwarzrock adding 14 digs and an ace. Natalie Ahlbrech had seven set assists, and Kinley Bruns had 11 digs.
GFW ends its season with a 5-18 record.
USC 3, SLEEPY EYE 0
WELLS -- Seventh-seeded United South Central swept 10th-seeded Sleepy Eye 25-16, 25-11, 25-18 in a Section 2A Volleyball Tournament game on Monday.
Callie Evers had six kills and five digs for the Storm, while Kenley Jensen had eight digs and two aces. Jace Schauman had 12 digs, and Makayla Strong and Mia Walter each had two blocks.
Sleepy Eye ends its season with an 8-17 record.
LOYOLA 3, MADELIA 0
MANKATO -- Fifth-seeded Mankato Loyola swept 12th-seeded Madelia 25-22, 25-22, 25-15 in a Section 2A Volleyball match on Monday.
Carissa Sorenson had nine kills and four digs for the Blackhawks, while Grace Tatro had eight kills and six digs. Avery Tatro had 18 set assists and five digs, while Emmy Johnson and Madelyn Lehman each had 10 digs.
Madelia ends its season with a 9-17 record.
HLOF 3, RRC 0
FULDA -- Eighth-seeded Heron Lake-Okabena/Fulda swept ninth-seeded Red Rock Central 25-14, 25-18, 25-23 in a Section 3A Volleyball match on Monday.
Natasha Erickson had 16 digs, 10 set assists and three kills, while Tori Pankonin had four kills. Amelia Ubl had 22 digs, and Kendra Schroeder had 10 digs.