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Rockets Make Quick Work of Tigers in 3 Set LEC Sweep

By Craig Olson, 09/15/23, 9:30AM CDT

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The Underwood volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-14, 25-7, 25-15) Little Eight Conference victory over Rothsay on Thursday night.  “We played hard and were focused throughout the match,” reported Rockets Head Coach Breck Grove.  “It was fun to see our girls play with consistency from start to finish.”

The Rockets were led by Kallyn Grove (25 set assists, 2 block assists, 6 kills, 8 digs, 11/11 serving, 2 aces), Mily Albjerg (8 kills, 1 solo block, 3 block assists, 18/18 serving, 1 ace, 9 digs), Liz Lukken (6 kills, 1 block assist, 6 digs), Esme Larsen (4 kills, 4 digs), Ezrah Baker (17/17, 3 aces), Katie Hess (9/9 serving, 1 ace, 6 digs), Lillian Borgos (8/8 serving, 1 ace), Brooklyn Christianson (6 digs, 3 kills, 1 block assist), Kaily Burgau (6 digs), Sia Olson (5 digs) and Emma Dirkman (3 kills).

Leaders for Rothsay were Elli Meyer (7/8 serving, 13 assists, 7 digs), Gracyn Petersen (4/4 serving, 1 ace, 1 dig), Kali Brandt (2 assists, 1 dig), Lisa Kjelgaard (4/4 serving, 14 digs), Brooklyn Weiers (3 kills, 1 dig), Bethany Danielson (4/5 serving, 1 ace, 6 digs), Grace Carlsrud (6/6 serving, 1 ace, 6 digs, 2 kills), Savannah Sullivan (10/11 serving, 10 digs, 7 kills) and McKenzie Tillman (6 kills, 4 digs).

“We played a well-oiled machine in Underwood Thursday night,” said Rothsay Head Coach Tanya Kort.  “The scoreboard did not reflect how well we played and the improvements that our team is continuing to make each night we take the court.  I am very proud of these girls and how hard they have been working to get better.”

Underwood (8-2, 4-0 LEC) will host Barnesville on Tuesday and Parkers Prairie on Thursday.

Rothsay (2-7) will participate in the Benson Tournament on Saturday.