Leaders for Hillcrest were Ruby Peterson (12/12 serving, 10 set assists, 7 digs), Henrietta Ruud (7 digs, 13 set assists), Emily Adams (7 kills, 21 digs), Madi Foss (2 ace serves, 2 kills, 7 digs), Madison Ballweg (20 digs), Anna Brumfield (3 kills, 6/6 serving), Ella Knutson (5 kills, 2 digs), Hope Adams (6 kills, 2 digs) and Natalie Zwiers (1 kill, 1 dig).

“Our stats don’t necessarily tell the story of tonight’s match,” commented Hillcrest Head Coach Debi Foss.  “We were competitive and had a lot of great things happening, especially in the first two sets.  Everyone contributed in lot of ways tonight and I am so proud of everyone.  There were definitely moments when lessons we’ve learned in the past ten weeks came together.  Beautiful moments tonight, and lots of room for more growth.  Thanks to our amazing fans and parents for all their support to our program.”

In other first round matches in Section 6A, Battle Lake defeated Rothsay 3-1, Benson beat Ortonville 3-1 and KMS was a 3-0 winner over Ashby.