Milbank Hustles Against Britton-Hecla and Groton

The varsity Lady Bulldogs went the distance when they hosted Britton-Hecla last night, Thursday, October 1. Britton-Hecla won the match 3-2 with set scores of 25-18, 19-25, 23-25, 25-20, and 15-12. The seventh-grade team and the eighth-grade team hosted Groton. Milbank took the loss in both matches. 

Varsity Match – Milbank 2 vs. Britton-Hecla 3
Individual Efforts for the Lady Bulldogs

Serving
Avigail Howard – 19 of 19 with three aces
Adison Pauli – 21 of 23 with two aces
Lorn Harstad – 7 of 7 with one ace

Kills
Zora Henrich – 16
Pauli – 14
Haydyn Mitthun Dunnihoo – 4

Assists 
Pauli – 3
Violet Johnson – 31

Digs
Pauli – 15
Howard – 13
Henrich – 13

Blocks
Johnson – 2 assisted
Bailey Koepke – 2 assisted
Mitthun Dunnihoo – 2 assisted

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JV Match – Milbank 0 vs. Britton-Hecla 2
Set scores for the JV girls were 25-14  and 25- 20, both in favor of the Lady Braves. Coach Kelli Pillatzki commented, “The girls did a good job communicating and supporting each other. 

Game Leaders for the Lady Bulldogs
Scoring
Bella Hicks – 7 of 7 with two aces
Kaci Zinter – 2 of 3 with one ace

Setting
Paisley Ericcson – 37 of 37 with six assists

Hitting
Haydyn Mitthun Dunnihoo – 10 of 10 with three kills
Keira Untalan –  7 of 7 with one kill
Zinter – 6 of 7 with one kill

Digs
Untalan – 7
Hicks – 5
Brielle Grabow – 4 

Pillatzki said, “We will continue to work on making changes and playing aggressively.” The JV team goes to Ortonville on Monday, October 5.

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Eighth-Grade Match – Milbank 1 vs. Groton 2

The eighth-grade Lady Bulldogs lost on their home court to the Lady Tigers of Groton on Thursday October 1. Set scores were 16-25, 25-18, and 10-15.

“Groton had some good setups and a couple of really good hitters,” said Coach Nancy Hoeke. “We struggled at the service line and in getting our hits in consistently.”  Hoeke also noted, “It’s good to be pushed and grow through this type of match.” 

Individual Efforts for the Lady Bulldogs
Serving 
Tatum Brehmer –  1 of 3 serving with one ace
Trinity Brehmer –  4 of 5 serving
Nadia Howard –  1of 4 serving
Isabelle Karels –  14of 14 serving with four aces
Stella Pulling –  1 of 1 serving
Alix Rademacher –  8-9 serving with one ace
Brytten Schmieg –  8of 8 serving with two aces
Ashlynn Sis – 5- of 7 

Kills
Trinity Brehmer –  1
Rademacher –  2

Assists
Schmieg –  3

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Seventh-Grade Match – Milbank 0 vs. Groton 3
The Milbank seventh-grade volleyball team hosted Groton on Thursday, October 1. The Lady Tigers took the win 3-0 with set scores of 25-19, 25-15, and 15-4.

Individual Efforts for the Lady Bulldogs
Serving
Sophia Lee –  5 of 6 serving with three aces
Brytten Witrock –  9 of 12 serving with one ace
Nora Peters –  2 of 2 serving with one ace
Olivia Lynaugh –  3 of 8 serving with one ace
Brynlee Frerichs –  2 of 5 serving
Morgan Bilben –  3 of 3 serving
Layla Anderson –  2 of 3 serving
Charlie Laskowske –  0 of 1 serving
Avery Montag –  1 of 1serving
Hayden Storm –  1 of 1 serving

Coach Becky Johnson said the girls will be on the road bright and early this Saturday morning. They travel to a tourney in Morris, Minnesota.