"It was a momentum changing match," Cowgirls coach Linda Hillestad said. "We got out of sync in the third set, but the entire team caught a case of 'hustle’ in the fourth set, including good digs from Mary Wermerskirchen and Siri Manning."
In the first set, the Cowgirls jumped out to an 11-5 lead.
 Mary Wermerskirchen goes for one of her 8 digs against Wheaton Monday night. Coach Linda Hillestad said Wermerskirchen had big digs in their pivotal fourth set with the Warriors. Siri Manning (4) reacts to the dig. photo by Scott Sorum Advertisement |
Wilson got two kills at the end of the set to give the Cowgirls the 25-17 win.
Breckenridge fell behind in the second set 13-8.
But the Cowgirls came back on kills by Wilson and Splonskowski, and an ace by Amber Vold.
Siri Manning added a kill as the Cowgirls made a run at Wheaton and two Warriors errors created a 19-19 tie. A block by Manning and a kill by Splonskowski gave Breckenridge a 24-23 lead.
Another Wheaton error gave the Cowgirls a 25-23 win and a 2-0 lead in sets.
In the third set, Breckenridge had a brief 6-5 lead.
But Wheaton came back and took the lead in a tight third set.
The teams were tied at 15, before the Warriors outscored Breckenridge down the stretch 10-3 to take the set 25-18.
Wheaton got a big lead in the fourth set, before the Cowgirls rallied to win.
The Warriors led 17-10, before Manning got a kill.
Mackenzie Wilson added an ace, while Wilson got two kills and Manning served an ace and the Cowgirls closed the gap.
A block by Splonskowski, a Vold ace and more Wheaton errors brought the Cowgirls to within a point at 23-22.
Splonskowski got a kill to tie the set at 23 and a Wheaton error gave Breckenridge a 25-24 lead.
Sayler and Manning combined for a block at game point and the Cowgirls had a 26-24 win and won the match.
"I was proud of the Cowgirls fought back in the fourth set, instead of letting it go to a fifth set," coach Hillestad said. "They had to dig deep and find that Cowgirl Spirit to come from behind in a tight spot."
The Cowgirls (12-8, 7-1 HOL) host West Central Area Tuesday for Senior Night at 7:30 p.m.
Cowgirls stats:
Kills:
B. Wilson 11
Manning 9
Splonskowski 7
Blocks:
Manning 4
Digs:
M.Wilson 20
Manning 14
Sayler 13
Vold 12
Aces:
Vold 3
Goodijohn 3
Assists:
M.Wilson 31
Area prep volleyball:
Brandon/Evansville def. Rothsay, 25-14, 26-24, 25-22.
Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross def. Hillcrest Lutheran, 25-12, 25-20, 25-18.
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley def. Rosholt, S.D., 25-16, 25-16, 25-6.
Wadena-Deer Creek def. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton, 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-16.
Fargo Oak Grove Lutheran def. Northern Cass, 25-23, 25-22, 26-28, 24-26, 15-7.
Kindred def. Maple Valley, 25-15, 25-8, 25-14.
Milnor def. North Sargent, 25-16, 25-19, 16-25, 25-22.
Wahpeton vs. Grand Forks Central, postponed to Oct 21.
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