Three sets of sweeps in round one
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The first day of high school prep for post season action at the Minot State University Dome was competitive with games testing both levels of seeded teams each step. Day two will help establish the pecking order for the duration of the competition in prep for the upcoming state contest.
(5) Nedrose 3, (4) Bottineau 0
While the Bottineau Stars had the edge in seeding, the Nedrose Cardinals posted the edge in early wins along the way to the see-saw battled win with scores of 25-21, 25-21 and 25-15 to move forward in the "win" column.
The third game was critical in ball placement and targeting attacks at each phase for Nedrose. The difference was apparent for all three portions of the game, but the third stanza was the bigger difference in the contest.
Brynley Bertsch led the way in assists for the Lady Cardinals with 22 assists and four aces. Kelley Brown added nine digs while Rylee Hammer added 11 kills for Nedrose.
The Lady Cardinals will play the top seeded gals from Des Lacs-Burlington today in day two of the tournament.
(2) South Prairie-Max 3, (7) Turtle Mountain 0
Where game one was tight with the contest going to the lower seeded team, the second game was opposite of that trend. The second ranked Lady Royals posted early edges in net defense and. ball placement en route to the sweep with 25-13, 25-9 and 25-21 scores.
While both teams had solid service in the game, the digs and the kills were too much for the Lady Braves. South Prairie-Max worked the court and net control for the win in each of the game sections.
The final game of the contest was the closest with the score at 18-18 before the Lady Royals edged ahead for the lead and finally the win.
Bailey McQueen and Reagan Trudell led the Royals with 21 and 19 assists respectively. Keira Francis posted 19 kills for the South Prairie-Max team while Lucy Lahtinen added 17 digs in the game.
Irelei Zerr posted seven kills, two aces a block and ten digs for Turtle Mountain in the contest. Cassidy Azure added seven assists for the Lady Braves.
(3) Stanley 3, (6) Rugby 0
The final match of day one was competitive between the Lady Bluejays and the Lady Panthers as third seeded Stanley battled sixth seeded Rugby. With both sides battling down the wire, the attack placement by Stanley led to the gap in the score and eventually the win in game one.
With the 25-11 win in game one, the Lady Bluejays used the win to build momentum into game two. Stalwart effort for attack placement kept the gap in favor of a slight edge in scoring for Stanley. Despite the effort by Rugby, Stanley rode the effort to the 25-15 win.
Stanley put the game away with the 25-14 win. Dani Hermanson posted 18 kills and 24 digs in the contest for Stanley. Brenna Wenger had three blocks while Khloe Jemtrud recorded two aces. Maycee Copeland added 26 assists in the win.
With the win the games for today are established. Game one today puts Des Lacs-Burlington against Nedrose while South Prairie-Max tackles Stanley in the second semifinal.