Lady Spartans Fall in 5 Sets

The M State lady Spartans traveled to Willmar on Wednesday night for a Southern Division matchup with Ridgewater College. The Spartans fell 3-2 (25-21, 25-17, 21-25, 27-29, 11-15) in a hard fought match with the Warriors. 

Lexus Noyes (26 set assists) and McKenna Peterson (15 set assists), combined for 41 set assists in the absence of number one setter Sydney Hovland. 

Attack leaders were Kassandra Algarate (14 kills), Megan Dreger (11 kills, 2 blocks) and Katie Merrick (8 kills, 3 blocks). Alexa Mortenson and Hannah Ekse each added six kills and combined for six blocks). 

Defensive leaders were Mia Greenman (35 digs), Noyes (22 digs), Algarate (15 digs), Taylor Berndt (15 digs) and Corina Mark (12 digs). 

M State served 91.8% (101-110) for the match. They were led by Greenman (19/20), Mortenson (18/19), Algarate (16/17), Noyes (15/16) and Ekse (13/14). 

The lady Spartans will play four matches in the Rochester Tournament on Friday and Saturday.

Courtesy of Craig Olson Sports