VB team in win column

The Staples-Motley volleyball team beat Bertha-Hewitt 25-22, 25-21, 25-22 on Sept. 26, beating a team they had lost to earlier in the season.

Before that, the Cardinals lost to Pillager 22-25, 16-25, 16-25 on Sept. 20 and to Pequot Lakes 12-25, 18-25, 25-27 on Sept. 22.

The Cardinals started playing well in the third game against Pequot Lakes. Mackenzie Zetah had two kills to get the ball rolling and then she had five ace serves in a string of eight points, building a big early lead. But the team couldn’t keep the lead and ended up dropping the third game. 

Zetah continued her hot streak in the win at Bertha-Hewitt, leading the team with 11 kills.

Team results

Staples-Motley 0, Pequot Lakes 3

Mardi Opheim - 4 Digs, 5 Assists, 1 Kill, 1 Block; Mackenzie Zetah - 5 Ace Serves, 5 Digs, 4 Kills; Ashley Vasquez - 4 Digs, 1 Kill; Camryn Banaka - 3 Ace Serves, 7 Digs, 7 Assists, 1 Kill; Chelsea Nanik - 15 Digs, 1 Assist, 2 Kills; Paige Kittleson - 1 Dig, 4 Kills, 1 Block; Taylor Heldman  - 4 Digs, 5 Kills; Alex Davis - 1 Ace Serve, 10 Digs, 4 Assists, 1 Kill; Jenna Trantina - 4 Digs, 1 Assist 

Staples Motley 0, Pillager 3

Opheim - 7 Digs, 3 Assists, 1 Block; Zetah - 10 Digs, 1 Assist, 5 Kills, 2 Blocks; Vasquez - 1 Dig, 1 Assist, 3 Kills; Banaka - 1 Ace Serve, 3 Digs, 12 Assists, 1 Kill; Nanik - 5 Digs, 1 Assist, 2 Kills; Kittleson - 1 Ace Serve, 6 Digs, 5 Kills; Heldman  - 2 Digs, 4 Kills; Davis - 1 Kill; Trantina - 2 Digs

Staples-Motley 3, Bertha-Hewitt 0

Opheim - 2 Digs, 2 Assists, 4 Kill, 1 Block; Zetah - 1 Ace Serve, 17 Digs, 1 Assist, 11 Kills; Vasquez - 4 Digs, 6 Kill; Banaka - 11 Digs, 17 Assists, 1 Kill, 1 Block; Nanik - 1 Ace Serve, 19 Digs, 1 Assist, 3 Kills; Kittleson - 5 Kills, 2 Blocks; Heldman  - 2 Ace Serves, 2 Digs, 1 Assist, 7 Kills; Davis - 2 Ace Serve, 7 Digs, 13 Assists; Trantina - 2 Digs