Lady Spartans Fall against Lady Jays

The M State lady Spartans suffered a 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 21-25, 28-26, 13-15) loss to Minnesota West on Friday night in Fergus Falls. 

M State served 91.1% (102/112) for the match, being led by Hannah Ekse (13/13), Sydney Hovland (17/17), Kassandra Algarate (14/15), Taylor Berndt (21/24, 4 aces), Lexus Noyes(20/23, 4 aces) and Mia Greenman (17/20). 

Ekse led the attack with 18 kills, while adding 4 blocks. Katie Merrick contributed 10 kills and 5 blocks and Alexa Mortenson had 4 blocks. Hovland distributed 41 set assists, had 14 digs, 5 kills and 2 blocks. Greenman led the team in digs with 33, while Noyes and Berndt had 20 and 19, respectively. 

The Spartans will play at Ridgewater on Wednesday and will compete in the Rochester Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Courtesy of Craig Olson Sports