By Brainerd Dispatch

August 24, 2019 at 5:00 AM

PEQUOT LAKES -- Kate Bolz-Andolshek knocked down 11 kills as the Pequot Lakes Patriots made quick work of the Nevis Tigers to earn a 3-0 non-conference victory Friday, Aug. 23.

Phoebe Glenn tallied 20 set assists and Mariah Ricard added 17 digs and four ace serves for the Patriots.

Nevis 15 13 20

Pequot Lakes 25 25 25

Pequot Lakes statistics

Rita Ganley 2 ace serves, 10 set assists, 2 digs

Mirjana Ganley 3 kills, 3 digs

Maddy Morrison 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block

Greta Harmala 1 block

Catherine Ganley 3 digs

Ella Pfeiffer 3 ace serves, 1 kill, 10 digs

Phoebe Glenn 2 ace serves, 20 set assists, 4 digs

Maci Martini 6 kills, 3 digs, 1 block

Kate Bolz-Andolshek 11 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks

Lydia Hubbard 8 kills, 1 block

Mariah Rickard 4 ace serves, 17 digs, 1 set assist

Overall: PL 1-0. Next: Pequot Lakes hosts Wadena-Deer Creek 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.

S-M places 3rd

ROYALTON -- Mackenna Bjerga tallied 65 set assists, 12 digs, four kills and four ace serves to help the Staples-Motley Cardinals to third place and a 3-1 record Friday, Aug. 23, at the Royalton Invite.

Tabetha Allen registered 44 kills, 12 ace serves, nine digs and six blocks and Aubrey Brandt went for 28 digs, 15 kills and three ace serves for S-M.

Staples-Motley def. Pine City 25-19, 25-22

Staples-Motley def. Pillager 25-23, 20-25, 20-18

Braham def. Staples-Motley 23-25, 25-14

Staples-Motley def. Foley 27-25, 20-25

Staples-Motley statistics

Heidi Lombard 43 digs, 3 kills

Aubrey Brandt 3 ace serves, 28 digs, 15 kills, 1 set assist

Brooke Heldman 2 kills

Alix Peterson 2 ace serves, 5 digs, 10 kills, 1 block

Mackenna Bjerga 4 ace serves, 12 digs, 65 set assists, 4 kills

Bella Martin 2 ace serves, 24 digs, 2 set assists

Tabetha Allen 12 ace serves, 9 digs, 1 set assist, 44 kills, 6 blocks

Ava Schneider 2 ace serve, 10 digs, 3 kills, 6 set assists, 1 block

Libby O’Neil 1 ace serve, 5 digs, 1 set assist

Morgan Becker 1 ace serve, 4 digs, 1 set assist, 11 kills

Overall: SM 3-1. Next: Staples-Motley at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Pierz finishes 2-2

ROYALTON -- Jayden Smeija finished with 15 digs, 13 kills and five ace serves as the Pierz Pioneers finished 2-2 at the Royalton Invite Friday, Aug. 23.

Pierz defeated Pillager and Braham and fell to Royalton and Milaca.

Kiara Olesch added 23 set assists, six digs, three kills and two ace serves and Courtney Strohmeier contributed 11 kills and seven ace serves.

Royalton def. Pierz 25-8, 25-22

Pierz def. Pillager 25-19, 22-25

Milaca def. Pierz 25-21, 26-24

Pierz def. Braham 25-22, 25-16

Pierz statistics

Amaya Rocheleau 17 digs

Madison Poster 13 set assists, 5 digs

Brekanda Lashinski 9 kills

Jayden Smeija 5 ace serves, 13 kills, 15 digs

Emily Sadlovsky 5 ace serves, 1 kill, 10 digs

Kiara Olesch 2 ace serves, 3 kills, 23 set assists, 6 digs

Ashley Kimman 8 kills, 1 dig

Courtney Strohmeier 7 ace serves, 11 kills, 2 digs

Katie LeBlanc 13 digs

Ellie Fischer 5 ace serves, 6 kills, 10 set assists, 6 digs

Mariah Olesch 2 kills

Overall: Prz 2-2. Next: Pierz hosts Foley 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27.

Pillager goes 1-3

ROYALTON -- Senior setter Maggie Schmit recorded her 1,000 career set assist in a 2-0 win over Milaca as the Pillager Huskies finished 1-3 at the Royalton Invite Friday, Aug. 23.

Schmit finished with 48 set assists, 33 digs, 21 kills and six ace serves. Jordyn VanVickle posted 40 digs, 20 kills, three ace serves and three blocks and Kassie Gardner totaled 35 digs, eight kills, four ace serves and three blocks.

Staples-Motley def. Pillager 25-23, 20-25, 20-18

Royalton def. Pillager 23-25, 25-10

Pierz def. Pillager 25-19, 22-25

Pillager def. Milaca 25-16, 25-20

Pillager statistics

Kaylee Mudgett 12 digs

Jordyn VanVickle 3 ace serves, 20 kills, 3 blocks, 40 digs

Kassie Gardner 4 ace serves, 8 kills, 3 blocks, 35 digs

Maggie Schmit 6 ace serves, 21 kills, 2 blocks, 48 set assists, 33 digs

Bailey Knoblauch 5 kills. 7 blocks, 2 set assists, 5 digs

Danielle Kocur 3 ace serves, 11 kills, 6 blocks, 4 set assists, 15 digs

Sadie Hopman 9 kills, 12 blocks, 3 digs