Morris/CA outlasts Monte

MONTEVIDEO -- Balanced scoring on the front line led Morris/Chokio-Alberta to a five-game victory over Montevideo on Tuesday in West Central South Conference volleyball.

Sydney?Engebretson and Terianne Itzen had 9 kills each while Nicole Strobel and Paige Schieler got 8 each out of their attacks.

The Thunder Hawks countered at the line with 15 kills by Ashley Hoehne, 8 by Dani Emkes and 7 apiece from Kendyl Anderson and Alyssa Doty.

Montevideo took the first game 25-18, but the Tigers came right back to win by the same score in Game 2. The Thunder Hawks went up again 2-1, but Morris/CA finished out 25-22 and 15-8 in the fifth game.

Morris/CA 3, Montevideo 2

Morris/CA (2-5, 5-8) 18 25 17 25 15

Montevideo (1-5, 2-10) 25 18 25 22 8

(Key: good-attempts-aces)

Morris/CA

Serving: Courtney Ehleringer, 14-16-0, Mikaela Henrichs 25-27-3, Katie Holzheimer 13-15-2, Sydney Engebretson 13-13-0, Terianne Itzen 14-15-1, Emily Tonn 13-14-1 ... Setting: Holzheimer 66-66-13, Itzen 59-59-12 ... Hitting: Nicole Strobel 19-24-8, Paige Schieler 24-28-8, Sydney Engebretson 26-31-9, Itzen 37-44-9, Jaimie Bergerson 18-22-3 ... Blocking (aces): Bergerson 1, Courtney Gades 1, Engebretson 4, Schieler 2, Storbel 1 ... Digs: Mikaela Henrichs 17, Engebretson 11, Itzen 13

Montevideo

Serving: Torie Kuhlmann 21-22-3, Kendyl Anderson 11-11-3, Kelsey Amborn 11-12-1, Alyssa Doty 16-19-2, Olivia Bisel 12-12-1, Kayla Aanerud 17-17-1 ... Setting: Amborn 64-64-17, Kuhlmann 47-49-10 ... Hitting: Anderson 19-23-7, Doty 24-36-7, Nettie Duvall 7-10-1, Rhea Melby 13-15-5, Danie Emkes 20-24-8, Ashley Hoehne 34-41-15 ... Blocking (aces): Anderson 1, Melby 1, Emke 3, Hoehne 1 ... Digs: Aanerud 39, Hoehne 11, Bisel 11, Doty 11