Milbank Volleyball Girls Downed by Ortonville

JV Match 
Milbank played at Ortonville on Monday, October 5. The Lady Bulldogs took the loss 2-0. Set scores were 25-12 and 25-18. Coach Kelli Pillatzki said, “We need to work on our receive-passing and communicating effectively, but the girls did a good job. They kept playing and improved their skills.”

Milbank 0 vs. Ortonville 2
Individual efforts:
Serving:
Paisley Ericcson –  7 of 9 with three aces

Setting
Ericcson – 39 of 40 with three assists
Bella Hicks – 5 of 5 with two assists

Hitting
Brielle Grabow – 13 of 15 with four kills
Lorn Harstad – 9 of 13 with one kill
Keira Untalan – 3 of 4 with one kill
Kaci Zinter – 7 of 11 with one kill

Digs
Ericcson – 6
Hicks – 6
Harstad – 4

Blocks
Sophia Bass – 2 Solo and 1 Assisted
Untalan – 1 Assisted

Eighth-Grade Match 
The Lady Bulldogs eighth-grade team also took a 2-0 loss against Ortonville on Monday, October 5, in Ortonville. Set scores were 25-22 and 25-19. Milbank is coached by Nancy Hoeke.

Milbank 0 vs. Ortonville 2
Individual Efforts:
Serving: 
Tatum Brehmer – 10 of 10
Trinity Brehmer – 8 of 8 with two aces
Nadia Howard –  1 of 2
Isabelle Karels –  0 of 1
Hannah Pauli –  3 of 5 with one ace
Stella Pulling –  7 of 7
Alix Rademacher –  3 of 4 with three aces
Brytten Schmieg – 1 of 1

Kills
Tatum Brehmer –  2
Hannah Kirchberg –  2
H. Pauli –  4
Payton Pauli –  1
Schmieg –  1

Assists
Tatum Brehmer –  2
Trinity Brehmer – 5
Howard – 1

Seventh-Grade Match
The Lady Bulldog seventh-graders fell 3-0 to the Lady Trojans on the road in Ortonville on Monday, October 5. Set scores were 25-10, 25-21, and 15-9. Becky Johnson is the coach for Milbank.

Milbank 0 Ortonville 3
Individual Efforts:
Sophia Lee –  3 of 4 serving and one kill 
Brynlee Frerichs –  0 of 1 serving
Brytten Wittrock –  1 of 1 serving
Nora Peters –  5 of 5 serving
Olivia Lynaugh –  0 of 1 serving
Layla Anderson – no serves
Morgan Bilben –  5 of 5 serving
Charlie Laskowski –  0 of 1 serving and one kill
Chelsea Granquist – 3 of 5 serving with one ace
Hayden Storm –  4 of 5  serving with one ace and one kill
Avery Montag –  5 of 5 serving with one ace and  two assists