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Barnesville opened play in the Class AA State Volleyball Tournament on Thursday with a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-15) loss to top-seeded Pequot Lakes. The lady Trojans will now meet fourth-seeded Belle Plaine in a consolation semifinal match at 5:00pm Friday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Leaders for Barnesville were Emily Smith (13 kills, 12/12 serving, 1 ace, 4 digs), Emily Riddle (9 kills, 1 solo block, 2 block assists), Belle Peterson (5 kills, 3 digs, 1 solo block, 2 block assists), Rumley Biewer (26 set assists, 16 digs, 4 kills), Sydney Strand (13 digs, 6/6 serving), McKenzie Skogen (10 digs, 9/10 serving), Amelia Newell (10-/10 serving, 4 digs) and Kenadee Gray (8/9 serving, 5 digs).
The Patriots were led by Ella Kratochvil (16 kills, 7/8 serving, 2 aces, 20 digs, 1 block assist), Grace Hoffard (10 kills, 9/9 serving, 5 digs, 2 solo blocks, 1 block assist), Joselyn Rinio (5 kills, 4 digs, 2 solo blocks, 2 block assists), Abi Martin (31 set assists, 15/15 serving, 2 aces, 5 digs, 1 block assist), Kelsi Martini (15/15 serving, 1 ace, 21 digs) and Maci Martini (5 kills, 13/14 serving, 8 digs, 1 block assist).
Pequot Lakes served 97.3% (72/74) for the match, while Barnesville was at 94.4%. The Patriots will now face Concordia Academy at 5:00pm in the championship semifinals.