Jaguars volleyball wins 18th match of the year

Celebrating another kill shot - they had quite a few tonight even though MA/CA played tough the whole night on defense.

Freshmen Becca Gruber attacks a MA/CA block early in game one tonight.

The starting lineup gets fired up at Morris tonight.

The Jaguars volleyball team swept Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta in three sets tonight, 25-20, 25-16, 25-16. It was a fast-paced, competitive match that lasted just a bit over one hour at the Morris Area elementary gymnasium.

MA/CA jumped out to a 7-2 lead in game one before Julie Hieserich served up four straight points to get the Jaguars back in it. An ace serve by Maggie Gruber put the Jaguars ahead 9-8 and they never trailed.

In game two, the Jaguars overcame another slow start, trailing at various times by one or two points up to an 8-8 tie.

The Jaguars wore down the Tigers in game three, closing out the match with an 11-2 run capped by two Taylor Braegelman kills.

Up next for the Jaguars: a trip into eastern Minnesota to Pierz, where they will battle the Pioneers for first place in the Central Minnesota Conference. Both teams are currently 4-0 in the league, the final teams without a blemish against conference foes.

In today's latest release of the Class A coaches poll, the Jaguars slipped one spot to #8, even though they entered the week on a 13-match winning streak. Canby switched spots with the Jaguars in the poll, moving up to #7. Nevis remains at #5.

In a non-conference home match, the Jaguars girls tennis team lost 7-0 to Annandale. The Jaguars (7-13) enter postseason play with a road match at Clara City against the #4-seeded MACCRAY Wolverines on Tuesday this week.

Area volleyball scores:
Brooklyn Center 3, Rockford 0
Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 3, West Central Area 0
Renville County West 3, Yellow Medicine East 1
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3, Russel-Tyler-Ruthton 0
Foley 3, Pierz 0

Area girls tennis results:
MACCRAY 6, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 1
Yellow Medicine East 7, Worthington 0

A clip from early in game two, in which the Jaguars came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie it at 4-4 and 8-8 on their way to a 25-16 win.


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