Milbank Wobbles Against Strong Webster Teams

The Lady Bulldogs volleyball teams traveled to Webster on Tuesday, September 29. Webster took the wins, but Milbank had some great sets and individual moments.

JV Match –  Milbank 0 vs. Webster 2
“The JV girls did a good job serving without errors and also a good job being aggressive,” commented Coach Kelli Pillatzki. The Lady Bearcats, however, took the win 2-0. Set scores were both at 25-17.

Individual Efforts
Serving
Kendra Grong led the way at 7 of 8 with one ace

Setting
Paisley Ericcson – 35 of 35 with nine assists
Bella Hicks – 4 of 4

Kills
Brielle Grabow – 4
Haydyn Mitthun-Dunnihoo – 3
Sophia Bass – 3

Digs
Hicks – 6
Ericcson – 4
Keira Untalan – 3

Blocks
Bass – 2 solo and 3 assisted
Pillatzki said the girls will work on finishing strong in a set. She also noted they will practice communicating every touch. 

Eighth-Grade Match – Milbank 1 vs. Webster 2
“Webster had strong serving and some of the best offense we’ve seen this season.,” commented Coach Nancy Hoeke. “It’s good for us to play at that level of competition, so we know what to work on and improve.”

Webster won the first set 25-16, but  Milbank flipped the script on them in the second with a 25-16 victory. Webster held on in the third to secure the win at 15-6.  

Individual Efforts
Serving
Tatum Brehmer –  9 of 9 with one ace
Hannah Kirchberg –  1 of 3
Hannah Pauli –  9 of 12 with three aces
Payton Pauli –  8 of 8
Stella Pulling – 7 of 8 with two aces
Brytten Schmieg – 4 of 6
Ashlynn Sis – 1of 1

Kills
Kirchberg –  3
H.Pauli  – 2
P.  Pauli – 1
Pulling – 1
Schmieg – 1

Assists
Brehmer –  5
H. Pauli –  1
Schmieg – 2

Seventh-Grade Match – Milbank 0 vs. Webster 2
Coach Becky Johnson said, “The girls played very well. We just couldn’t pull off a win.”
Webster claimed the victory in two sets at 25-12 and 25-19.

Individual Efforts
Avery Montag – 5 of 7 serving with one ace and one assist
Hayden Storm –  7 of 8 serving with two aces and one kill
Chelsea Granquist –  2 of 4 serving and one kill
Shayla Folk –  1 of 3 serving and one assist
Nora Peters –  2 of 3 serving and  two kills
Brynna Bumgardner –  4 of 4 serving
Allie Holscher –  1 of 2 serving

If you haven’t been able to catch a middle school match yet this season, there’s still time!  Cheer for the girls at home and super close to home.

“We have the tourney at Morris, Minnesota, this Saturday (October 3),” commented Johnson. “Then, we play at Ortonville on Monday and  host Deubrook on Tuesday to end the middle school season.”