Wednesday night: this blog post was updated with an area scoreboard...see below...
The B-B-E Jaguars volleyball team moved one match under .500 with a 3-0 sweep against defending Prairie Conference champion Swanville. Game scores were 25-17, 25-23, 25-17.
Early leads of 5-2 and 10-5 got the Jaguars off to a good start in game one. Macey Roering's ace serve brought an 8-4 lead, and Teagan Dingmann's kill started a 5-0 run that culminated with Kamie Fischer's ace serve for a 15-6 lead. The Bulldogs fought back to close it to 17-13, but an ace block by Kamie Fischer sparked a 4-0 run. Roering's kill made it 22-14, and the Bulldogs could not narrow the gap with B-B-E winning 25-17.
Here's a video from the middle of game one tonight:
Here's a video featuring the conclusion of game one:
In the third set, the Jaguars trailed 7-6 and 11-10 before getting a better block in place. Jaylee Jensen's kill made it a 15-14 lead, and Jaguars opened up a 19-15 lead before Swanville called a timeout. An ace block by Laken Anderson gave the Jaguars a 22-15 lead. Jensen's kill made it 23-16, and Laken Anderson's kill achieved game and match point with the 25-17 win.
The Jaguars now have one practice available before making the trek north into Morrison County to face the conference rival Holdingford Huskers. More to come. Video is uploading.
Area volleyball scores on September 15:
Benson 3, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 0
Willmar 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1
Melrose Area 3, Montevideo 1
Osakis 3, Upsala 0
Maple Lake 3, Sebeka 0
Central MN Christian 3, Renville County West 0
Underwood 3, West Central Area 0
Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 3, Yellow Medicine East 0
Royalton 3, Pierz 0
Kimball Area 3, Litchfield 0
Barnesville 3, Henning 1
New London-Spicer 3, Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City 0
Border West 3, Rothsay 0
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 3, Battle Lake 1
MACCRAY 3, Lakeview 1
Hancock 3, Brandon-Evansville 1
Minnewaska Area 3, BOLD 0
Sauk Centre 3, Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 0
