Vikings cap regular season with sweep

Three Minneota seniors played their final match on their home court Tuesday night as the Vikings swept Renville County West 25-7, 25-8, 25-9 to wrap up the Camden South Conference title.
The three seniors - Ireland Stassen, Megan Krog and Lyssa Kremin all played well against the Jaguars. Stassen had 27 assists to go along with five kills, eight digs, two ace blocks and an ace serve. Krog swatted down six kills and had an ace block. Kremin had five digs and an ace serve.
Ella Johnson paved the way for the sweep with 12 kills and three aces. Emma Bottelberghe and Elivia Faris had six kills apiece, while Kenadi Arndt added four kills, Sarah Gruenes tow and Nevaeh Hennen one.
Leading 21-7 in the first set, the Vikings closed it out with four unanswered points on two unforced errors by RCW, along with kills from Arndt and Faris.
RCW took a short-lived 2-0 lead in the second set before the Vikings scored four straight points and never trailed again. Holding a 21-8 lead, Minneota got the final four points of the set on two kills from Johnson, and kills from Bottelberghe and Arndt.
Gruenes, who has seen limited playing time on the varsity this season, had consecutive kills in the final set to give the Vikings a 23-9 lead. A kill from Arndt gave the Vikings match point. An RCW passing error clinched the match for Minneota.
The Vikings amassed 11 aces on the night. Dakoda Hennen matched Johnson with a team-high three aces. Abby Rolbiecki had two aces and Grace Hennen one.
Minneota will take a 27-3 record into the Sub-section 3A playoffs. Seedings were not determined when the Mascot went to press.

Minneota 3, RCW 0
RCW..............................7 8 9
Minneota......................25 25 25

MINNEOTA STATISTICS
Serving (aces): Dakoda Hennen 3, Ella Johnson 3, Abby Rolbiecki 2, Ireland Stassen 1, Grace Hennen 1, Lyssa Kremin 1

Setting (assists): Ireland Stassen 27, Nevaeh Hennen 8

Kills: Ella Johnson 12, Megan Krog 6, Emma Bottelberghe 6, Elivia Faris 6, Ireland Stassen 5, Kenadi Arndt 4, Sarah Gruenes 2, Nevaeh Hennen 1

Blocks (aces): Ireland Stassen 2, Megan Krog 1, Ella Johnson 1, Faith Myhre 1

Digs: Lyzah Sussner 14, Ireland Stassen 8,Ella Johnson 6, Lyssa Kremin 5

Vikings top MACCRAY for Camden crown
(Result Monday, Oct. 17)
South champion Minneota, ranked No. 1 in Class A, turned back North champion MACCRAY in the overall Camden Conference championship. When the teams met on Sept. 20 oi Clara City, Minneota outlasted the Wolverines in five sets.
MACCRAY had upset on its mind after extending but losing the first set, dominating the second set, and building a 9-4 advantage in the third set.
But the Vikings eventually righted the ship and sailed past the Wolverines over the final two sets to improve to 26-3.
Ella Johnson uncorked 13 kills, while Elivia Faris added 11. Ireland Stassen had nine kills, 24 assists, seven digs and two blocks. Lyzah Sussner had a team-high three ace serves and also led the team with 14 digs.
Megan Krog added five kills and four ace blocks.
With the first set knotted 27-27, the Vikings were able to close it out on consecutive MACCRAY miscues.
The Vikings scored six unanswered points in set two to grab a 10-9 lead, then later went on an 8-0 run for a 20-12 lead. After MACCRAY made it 20-13, Minneota scored the next five points for the win.
Leading 20-15 in the fourth set, the Vikings notched the next five points to close out the match. During that final run, Minneota got kills from Bottelberghe, Stassen before Krog's kill was the final point.
Sidney Thein paced MACCRAY with 17 kills.
Minneota 3, MACCRAY 1
MACCRAY..............27 25 14 15
Minneota................29 13 25 25

MINNEOTA STATISTICS
Serving (aces): Lyzah Sussner 3, Abby Rolbiecki 2, Ireland Stassen 1, Dakoda Hennen 1

Setting (assists): Ireland Stassen 24, Nevaeh Hennen 12

Kills: Ella Johnson 13, Elivia Faris 11, Ireland Stassen 9, Megan Krog 5, Emma Bottelberghe 4, Kenadi Arndt 3

Blocks (aces): Megan Krog 4, Elivia Faris 3, Ireland Stassen 2, Emma Bottelberghe 1, Kenadi Arndt 1

Digs: Lyzah Sussner 14, Ireland Stassen 7. Abby Rolbiecki 7, Ella Johnson 6, Nevaeh Hennen 2, Elivia Faris 2, Grace Hennen 2

Vikings first in Gold
Div. at Eastview Invite
(Results Oct. 14-15)
Minneota (25-3) avenged an earlier loss to Kasson-Mantorville in pool play and defeated the Komets 25-14, 25-20 in the championship of the Gold Division of the Eastview Invitational this past weekend in Apple Valley.
Kasson-Mantorville finished second to Marshall in last year's Class 3A state championship last season.
The Vikings defeated Orono 26-24, 25-17 and Eastview 25-14, 22-25, 15-13 in pool play before topping Shakopee 25-21, 25-17 in the semifinals.
Ella Johnson hammered 32 kills and six ace serves. Ireland Stassen had 72 assists, 19 kills, 25 digs, five ace blocks and four ace serves.
Elivia Faris finished with 21 kills, Emma Bottelberghe 13 and Megan Krog 12. Kenadi Arndt led the team with six ace blocks to go along with six kills. Lyzah Sussner aced five serves and notched a team-high 44 digs. Abby Rolbiecki notched 24 digs and Grace Hennen had had 21 digs and four aces. Nevaeh Hennen contributed 21 assists.
MINNEOTA SCORES
Minneota def. Orono 26-24, 25-17
Kasson-Mantorville def. Minneota 21-25, 25-22, 15-6
Minneota def. Eastview 25-14, 22-25, 15-13
Shakopee 25-21, 25-17
Minneota def. Kasson-Mantorville 25-14, 25-20
MINNEOTA STATISTICS
Serving (aces): Ella Johnson 6, Lyzah Sussner 5, Dakoda Hennen 4, Ireland Stassen 4, Grace Hennen 4, Abby Rolbiecki 1

Setting (assists): Ireland Stassen 72, Nevaeh Hennen 21

Kills: Ella Johnson 32, Elivia Faris 21, Ireland Stassen 19, Emma Bottelberghe 13, Megan Krog 12, Kenadi Arndt 6

Blocks (aces): Kenadi Arndt 6, Ireland Stassen 5, Ella Johnson 2, Emma Bottelberghe 1

Digs: Lyzah Sussner 44, Ireland Stassen 25, Abby Rolbiecki 24, Grace Hennen 21, Ella Johnson 8, Nevaeh Hennen 7, Dakoda Hennen 6
Minneota 3, TMB 0
(Result Thursday, Oct. 13)
Utilizing a balanced hitting attack, 10 ace serves and a strong defensive performance by Lyzah Sussner, the Vikings swept the Panthers.
Ireland Stassen dropped in five of the aces and also collected 27 assists, 17 digs, five kills and three ace blocks.
Sussner amassed 32 digs, while Grace Hennen had 13 and Abby Rolbiecki five.
Elivia Faris had 10 kills, while Megan Krog added nine, Ella Johnson and Kenadi Arndt had eight each. Arndt also had five blocks.
Nevaeh Hennen had 13 assists.
MINNEOTA 3, TMB 0
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton...15 22 21
Minneota.......................25 25 25

MINNEOTA STATISTICS
Serving (aces): Ireland Stassen 5, Dakoda Hennen 1, Ella Johnson 1, Abby Rolbiecki 1, Elivia Faris 1, Grace Hennen 1

Setting (assists): Ireland Stassen 27, Nevaeh Hennen 13

Kills: Elivia Faris 10, Megan Krog 9, Ella Johnson 8, Kenadi Arndt 8, Ireland Stassen 5, Emma Bottelberghe 4

Blocks (aces): Kenadi Arndt 5, Ireland Stassen 3, Emma Bottelberghe 1

Digs: Lyzah Sussner 32, Ireland Stassen 17, Grace Hennen 13, Abby Rolbiecki 5