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Spartans Win Two Home Matches

By Craig Olson, 10/26/19, 11:45PM CDT

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The M State volleyball team won a pair of matches over the weekend, beating Riverland 3-0 (25-7, 25-5, 25-9) on Friday night and defeating Minnesota West 3-1 (25-9, 26-24, 22-25, 25-21).

“Closing out the regular season strongly with two wins is a great way to head into playoffs,” said head volleyball coach Abby Crowser. “This weekend was so much fun with our Dig Pink game for Breast Cancer on Friday and recognizing and acknowledging our sophomores on Saturday. We have been focusing lately on playing with more energy and enthusiasm and you could definitely see a difference in how we played this week. We are looking forward to competing in Rochester for the upcoming Regional playoffs.”

In the match against Riverland the lady Spartans were led by Katherine Mastey (14 kills, 2 blocks), Alexa Mortenson (7 kills, 6 digs, 21/22 serving, 3 aces), Sydney Hovland (5 kills, 28 set assists, 3 digs, 9/9 serving, 2 aces), Taylor Berndt (12 digs, 10/14 serving, 1 ace), Bailey Marty (6 digs, 9/11 serving, 4 aces), Sierra Jenson (14/14 serving, 5 digs) and Hannah Ekse (3 kills, 3 blocks).

Leaders against Minnesota West on Saturday were Katherine Mastey (13 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks), Alexa Mortenson (8 kills, 7 blocks, 6 digs, 17/17 serving, 1 ace), Amzie Aho (8 kills, 2 blocks, 5 digs), Bailey Marty (33 digs, 4 kills, 7/10 serving, 1 ace), Anya Maack (4 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs), Sierra Jenson (20 digs, 17/20 serving), Sydney Hovland (38 set assists, 9 digs, 4 blocks, 3 kills, 13/13 serving, 2 aces), Taylor Berndt (23 digs, 24/26 serving, 3 aces), Alexis Heisler (11 digs, 7/11 serving, 1 ace) and Hannah Ekse (9 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs).