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Lady Spartans Win Marathon Match with Rochester

By Craig Olson, 10/22/22, 5:45PM CDT

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The M State lady Spartans won a marathon match against Rochester on Saturday in Fergus Falls defeating the Yellowjackets 3-2 (23-25, 25-18, 25-21, 25-27, 15-11).  The win, coupled with Century College’s victory over Minnesota West lands M State in second place in the MCAC Southern Division behind the Wood Ducks. 

Kaia Strom (41 set assists, 25/27 serving, 3 aces, 5 kills, 18 digs), Faith Marion (18 kills, 17/19 serving, 1 ace, 11 digs, 1 solo block), Kaleigh Sip (13 kills, 11 digs), Emily Dehler (11 kills, 11 digs, 1 solo block, 2 block assists), Brooke Hovland (7 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists), Lindsey Kurz (4 kills, 8 solo block, 1 block assist), Avery Wanner (37 digs), Kendra Emery (16 digs, 20/22 serving) and Laci Strom (11 digs) were the statistical leaders for the lady Spartans.

“So glad we were able to get the win today,” said head volleyball coach Abby Crowser. “We are now the #2 seed heading into the regional tournament and we are happy with where that puts us. Everyone on the team contributed to the win today. Our blocking was solid, our hitters were aggressive and our backrow did a good job at getting the first pass for Kaia to have all options on offense. They did well today and we are happy that we finished regular season strong. Now it’s time to prepare and work hard to be successful at regionals.”