It took five sets in Worthington on Saturday afternoon, but the M State lady Spartans secured home court advantage for the Region XIII Tournament after defeating Minnesota West 3-2 (25-12, 25-27, 23-25, 25-13, 15-5). M State will now host the Region XIII Tournament on Friday and Saturday in Fergus Falls.
Kaia Strom distributed 41 set assists, had 6 ace serves, delivered 7 kills and came up with 19 digs to lead M State in the victory. Bailey Marty continued her excellent defensive play at libero with 42 digs, while serving up 3 aces. Anya Maack was dominant at the net with 11 kills and 90 blocks and Alaina Anderson contributed 11 kills and 5 blocks. Brooke Hovland and Emily Dehler had 9 kills each and Emily Condon added 6 kills, 17 digs and 3 ace serves.
Top servers were Avery Wanner (19/19 2 aces), Condon (23/24), Marty (24/26), Strom (17/20), Jayna Gronewold (11/12) and Anderson (10/11).