PAYNESVILLE — After seeing the first set against Paynesville slip through its fingers on Thursday, the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa volleyball team had the higher scores in the next three sets to come away with a 3-1 Central Minnesota Conference victory during Breast Cancer Awareness Night from Paynesville High School.

Bulldogs junior Brynn Johnson collected a kill to knot the score at 17-17 in the opening set. At that point, the two teams combined for 10 ties. From there, the Jaguars reeled off six straight points, capped by a pair of aces from sophomore defensive specialist Kylie Winter.

The road team served with set point at 24-21 before the Bulldogs produced the next four points. Senior middle hitter Brittany Berge evened matters at 25-25, before Paynesville ended the frame thanks to a Johnson block and a Berge attack went out of bounds.

BBE took control in the remaining sets, taking the second by the margin of 25-20 along, and then the next two by double figures: 25-14 and 25-15.

Berge led all hitters with 17 kills. Karsee Kampsen had 35 assists and two aces while sophomore libero Emily Kern collected a team-high 24 digs and three aces. Sophomore defensive special Kylie Winter led the Jaguars with five aces.

For the Bulldogs, senior libero Skylar Burg matched Kern’s effort with 24 digs.

BBE 3, Paynesville 1

BBE (7-3) 25 25 25 25

Paynesville (5-10) 27 20 14 15

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa

Serving (aces): Karissa Jones 1, Karsee Kampsen 2, Grace Illies 3, Kylie Winter 5, Emily Kern 3, Jordyn Walstrom 2 … Set assists: Kampsen 35 … Hitting (kills): Jones 5, Ava Muller 6, Kampsen 3, Brittany Berge 17, Illies 7, Jenna Dingmann 5 … Blocking (aces): Jones 1, Berge 1/2, Illies 1, Dingmann 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Jones 5, Illies 7, Winter 6, Kern 24, Walstrom 13

Paynesville

Serving (aces): Madi Leyendecker 1, Skylar Burg 1, Kyleigh Tangen 1 … Set assists: Aubrie Spanier 11, Leyendecker 16, Burg 1, Ashley Osendorf 1 … Hitting (kills): Allie Kalkbrenner 4, Tangen 7, Brynn Johnson 6, Osendorf 2, Harley Kunstleben 10, Natalie Riley 1 … Blocking (aces): Kalkbrenner 2, Tangen 1 1/2, Johnson 1 1/2, Sammy Pederson 1, Osendorf 1/2, Kunstleben 1 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Spanier 11, Burg 24, Leyendecker 9, Tangen 10, Riley 15

Willmar 3, Fergus Falls 0

Starting slow during its match on the road against Fergus Falls, Willmar eventually got into gear to emerge with a 3-0 victory on Thursday.

The Cardinals were sluggish at times in the opening set, but still managed to come out on top 25-22. From there, the road team ripped off a 25-18 result in the second set before closing the match in dominating fashion. With a 25-12 score in the third and final frame, Willmar improved its overall record to 8-4.

“In the first set, we didn’t serve-receive very well, and then we played better as the night went on,” Cards head coach Traci Grussing said.

As the team’s serve receive improved, sophomore setter Lydia Larson went to work, as she dished out 39 assists. Junior outside hitters Sophia Kobienia and Bailey Olson were two of the main beneficiaries, as the duo put up 12 and 11 kills, respectively. The two hitters were also strong on the block, as Kobienia had four stuffs and Olson had three. Sophomore middle hitter Mackenzie Knofczynski led the team with five blocks.

The Cardinals also had seven serve aces, with three coming from senior defensive specialist Cambrie Parker.

Willmar will next be in action on Tuesday, as the team will travel to St. Cloud Apollo.

Willmar (8-4) 25 25 25

Fergus Falls (4-9) 22 18 12

Willmar

Serving (aces): Cambrie Parker 3, Ashley Guse 2, Lydia Larson 1, Lizzie Eide 1 … Set assists: Larson 39 … Hitting (kills): Bailey Olson 12, Sydney Schnichels 6, Sophie Kobienia 11, Madelyn Gregory 6, Mackenzie Knofczynski 2, Marissa Rosen 2, Larson 2, Emily Staska 1 … Blocking (aces): Olson 3, Kobienia 4, Knofczynski 5 … Digs (5 or more): Callie Slagter 14, Parker 7, Olson 5, Guse 6

Fergus Falls

Stats were unavailable

NLS 3, Rockford 0

In a battle of two one-loss teams entering Thursday, New London-Spicer picked up the Wright County Conference victory over Rockford in three sets, 25-21, 27-25, 25-17.

Ashlyn Olson and Ava Kraemer made life tough for the Rockets’ hitters as the Wildcats duo had six blocks apiece. Olson also had a team-high 13 kills while Kraemer had a pair of kills. Aleah Zieske led NLS in digs (18) and ace serves (two).

NLS (14-1) 25 27 25

Rockford (9-2) 21 25 17

New London-Spicer

Serving (aces): Aleah Zieske 2, Mya Krause 1, Presley Arndt-Callenius 1 … Set assists: Sophie Austvold 18, Arndt-Callenius 11, Emma Hanson 2, Krause 2 … Hitting (kills): Zieske 4, Ashlyn Olson 13, Ava Kraemer 2, Hanson 9, Kendra Bagley 6, Payton Mages 3, Arndt-Callenius 1 … Blocking (aces): Zieske 2, Olson 6, Kraemer 6, Hanson 1, Mages 4 … Digs (5 or more): Zieske 18, Bagley 12, Krause 15, Austvold 6

Rockford

Stats not available

Litchfield 3, M-W 0

Litchfield evened up its Wright County Conference mark to 2-0 after beating Mound-Westonka in three sets on Thursday, 25-21, 25-19, 25-15.

The Dragons’ top attackers were Lily Osterberg and Sydney McCann with eight kills apiece. McCann also had 10 digs, bested only by teammate Kamri Driver with 19.

Osterberg was just as effective on the service line for Litchfield with seven aces.

M-W (9-7) 21 19 15

Litchfield (11-4) 25 25 25

Mound-Westonka

Stats not available

Litchfield

Serving (aces): Lily Osterberg 7, Sydney Braaten 2, Kamri Driver 2 … Set assists: Kristin Foley 28, Osterberg 1, Sydney McCann 1, Addi Marquardt 1, Greta Hansen 1, Driver 1 … Hitting (kills): Osterberg 8, McCann 8, Foley 3, Hansen 6, Kylie Ehlers 1, Colby Christensen 7, Braaten 3 … Blocking (aces): Hansen 1, Christensen 1/2, Braaten 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Osterberg 6, McCann 10, Driver 19

Sauk Centre 3, ACGC 0

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City is still looking for its first win since Sept. 5 after a three-set loss to West Central Conference frontrunner Sauk Centre, 25-12, 25-12, 25-13.

Rachel Wilner and Jeana Denton both had five kills for the Falcons while Noelle Dilley tallied seven set assists and a pair of ace serves.

Sauk Centre (13-2) 25 25 25

ACGC (1-15) 12 12 13

Sauk Centre

Stats not available

Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City

Serving (aces): Noelle Dilley 2 … Set assists: Rachel Wilner 5, Dilley 7, Erin Roemeling 2, Dani Parker 1 … Hitting (kills): Wilner 5, Shayna Hobson 5, Jeana Denton 5, Roemeling 1 … Blocking (aces): Hobson 2, Roemeling 1, Dani Parker 1 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): N/A

Morris/CA 3, Benson 1

Morris/Chokio-Alberta left Benson a winner on Thursday as the Tigers beat the Braves in four sets, 25-16, 25-18, 22-25, 25-23.

Emma Bowman had seven kills for Morris/CA while LaRae Kram helped the team’s balanced attack with 26 set assists.

Abby Mitteness had team highs for Benson in digs (17) and ace serves (five) and Claire Ricard came up with a team-best 12 kills.

Morris/CA (5-7) 25 25 22 25

Benson (4-7) 16 18 25 23

Morris/Chokio-Alberta

Serving (aces): Courtney Lehman 2, Kenzie Hockel 2, LaRae Kram 2, Lexi Pew 2, Macee Libbesmeier 1 … Set assists: Kram 26, Pew 1 … Hitting (kills): Emma Berlinger 5, Emma Bowman 7, Hockel 5, Kram 5, Pew 6, Sophia Carlsen 4 … Blocking (aces): Berlinger 1, Bowman 1, Hockel 2, Kram 3, Pew 4, Carlsen 3 … Digs (5 or more): Lehman 15, Jaden Ross 7, Pew 10, Libbesmeier 11

Benson

Serving (aces): Rachel Berens 2, Zoe Doscher 1, Claire Ricard 2, Abby Lundebrek 1, Abbie Mitteness 5 … Set assists: Doscher 12, Ellie Moesenthin 18, Mitteness 1 … Hitting (kills): Berens 8, Beth Cain 2, Kimmy Pagel 1, Ricard 12, Kara Kannegiesser 2, Lundebrek 5 … Blocking (aces): Sarah Brandt 1, Berens 3, Moesenthin 5, Ricard 2, Lundebrek 2 … Digs (5 or more): Doscher 8, Moesenthin 7, Ricard 12, Lundebrek 6, Mitteness 17

Melrose 3, Montevideo 0

Montevideo remains winless in the West Central Conference after a straight-set loss to Melrose on Thursday, 25-20, 25-12, 25-23.

Livia Gades finished with nine set assists, six kills and an ace block for the Thunder Hawks. Lexi Brockmoller came up with three ace serves while also leading the team with 12 digs.

Melrose (8-4) 20 12 23

Montevideo (3-9) 25 25 25

Melrose

Stats not available

Montevideo

Serving (aces): Livia Gades 1, Lexi Brockmoller 3, Tegan Marty 4 … Set assists: Gades 9, Tenley Epema 9 … Hitting (kills): Megan Anderson 2, Gades 6, Brockmoller 3, Jasmyn Kronback 1, Avery Koenen 3 … Blocking (aces): Gades 1, Koenen 2 … Digs (5 or more): Brockmoller 12, Meghan Erp 8, Marty 11

Lakeview 3, CMCS 1

Facing Lakeview Thursday in Prinsburg, Central Minnesota Christian picked up the first set before the Lakers regrouped and won the Camden Conference match, 26-28, 25-15, 25-18, 25-23.

Coco Duininck aided the Bluejays with 34 set assists, two ace serves, two kills, eight digs and an ace block. Molly Mulder had a big night at the net with 25 kills and a pair of blocks to go with 11 digs.

Lakeview (10-1) 26 25 25 25

CMCS (5-8) 28 15 18 23

Lakeview

Stats not available

Central Minnesota Christian

Serving (aces): Coco Duininck 2, Elli Stoel 1, Maaike Duininck 1, Molly Mulder 1, Torri Muzik 1 … Set assists: C Duininck 34, Erin Brouwer 1, M Duininck 1, Sydney Damhof 1 … Hitting (kills): Mulder 25, Stoel 9, Emma Van Dyken 3, Katelyn Graves 2, C Duininck 2 … Blocking (aces): Stoel 3, Graves 3, Van Dyken 5, Mulder 2, C Duininck 1 … Digs (5 or more): Muzik 12, Mulder 11, C Duininck 8, Stoel 8

Minneota 3, D-B 0

Top-ranked Minneota met little resistance against Dawson-Boyd on Thursday as the Vikings swept the Camden Conference match, 25-7, 25-12, 25-7.

Karoline Dahl had three kills and five digs for the Blackjacks while Avery Bartunek added four kills, 1-1/2 blocks and an ace serve.

Minneota (12-1) 25 25 25

D-B (4-9) 7 12 7

Minneota

Stats not available

Dawson-Boyd

Serving (aces): Avery Bartunek 1, Karoline Dahl 1, Amelia Olson 1 … Set assists: Kyndall Franzky 9, Tarah Johnson 1, Ella Mork 1 … Hitting (kills): Bartunek 4, Megan Mamer 1, Franzky 1, Kar Dahl 3, Olson 1, Mork 1, Ayiana Hastad 1 … Blocking (aces): Bartunek 1 1/2, Mamer 2, Franzky 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Kar Dahl 5

R-T-R 3, KMS 0

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg fell in straight sets Thursday to Camden Conference foe Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 25-8, 25-13, 25-15.

Haylee Johnson led the Fighting Saints with five kills and an ace block while Halie Nichols came up with 13 digs.

R-T-R (10-2) 25 25 25

KMS (4-7) 8 13 15

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton

Stats not available

Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

Serving (aces): None … Set assists: Grace Collins 13, Josie Gjerde 3 … Hitting (kills): Claire Hauge 2, Haylee Johnson 5, Maret Gjerde 4 … Blocking (aces): Johnson 1, Hauge 1/2, Makenna Kelley 1/2 … Digs (5 or more): Halie Nichols 13

MACCRAY 3, YME 0

MACCRAY secured its first Camden Conference win of the fall with a three-set victory over Yellow Medicine East, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17.

Kylee Kimpling led the Wolverines’ offense with eight kills to go with two ace blocks. Ella Bourne and Jaimi Heida both had double-digit digs in the win with 14 and 11, respectively.

Alli Steffen finished with 10 kills and 18 digs, both team highs, for the Sting.

YME (6-7) 21 23 17

MACCRAY (7-6) 25 25 25

Yellow Medicine East

Serving (aces): None … Set assists: Madison Hinz 19, Abby Jaenisch 3, Alli Steffen 2 … Hitting (kills): Hinz 7, Steffen 10, Jadyn Sakry 3, Yansi Flores 7, Shelby Mortenson 3, Ruby Bones 1 … Blocking (aces): Steffen 1, Flores 2, Mortenson 1, Bones 1 … Digs (5 or more): Hinz 8, Jaenisch 11, Steffen 18, Flores 9

MACCRAY

Serving (aces): Sydney Thein 1, Ella Bourne 1, Jaimi Heida 2, Abigail Pieper 3, JoAnna Johnson 1 … Set assists: Thein 16, Kate Hultgren 5 … Hitting (kills): Thein 5, Annie Dykema 6, Kylee Kimpling 8, Gracie Slagter 3, Gabby Randt 4 … Blocking (aces): Slagter 4, Kimpling 2 … Digs (5 or more): Thein 7, Dykema 9, Bourne 14, Heida 11, Hultgren 5, Randt 5

Springfield 3, BLHS 0

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart dropped its second straight Tomahawk Conference match Thursday in a three-set loss to Springfield, 25-17, 25-22, 25-19.

Katie Buboltz had a Mustang-best 15 digs while Allison Dornseif dished out 14 set assists. Sara Kottke added a team-best seven kills in the loss.

BLHS (7-10) 17 22 19

Springfield (6-6) 25 25 25

Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

Serving (aces): Emilie Hable 4, Jessica Novotny 1 … Set assists: Allison Dornseif 14, Kristi Kottke 1 … Hitting (kills): Katie Buboltz 1, Dornseif 1, Hable 5, Sara Kottke 7, Payton Markgraf 2, Tia Weispfennig 3 … Blocking (aces): Dornseif 2, Hable 1, S Kottke 2 … Digs (5 or more): Buboltz 15, Dornseif 5, Novotny 6

Springfield

Stats not available

Wednesday

College Volleyball

Ridgewater 3, Century 2

Ridgewater won its fourth game in five contests with a five-set victory against Century College Wednesday in St. Paul, 24-26, 25-15, 26-24, 25-18, 15-10.

Defense at the net proved to be key for the Warriors as the team came up with 22 blocks. Leading the way was Baylee Larsen with six, followed by five from Emily Knight. Knight also had a busy night on offense with 55 set assists while Lydia Wagner led the squad with 20 kills. Nicole Thonvold led Ridgewater with 23 digs.

Ridgewater (7-3) 24 25 24 25 15

Century 26 15 26 18 10

Ridgewater

Serving (aces): Morgan Mandel 1, Maranda Wieber 1, Ashlyn Swenning 2, Nicole Thonvold 1, Morgan Gronli 2 … Set assists: Emily Knight 55, Gronli 2, Baylee Larsen 1 … Hitting (kills): Lexy Swanson 4, Knight 3, Lydia Wagner 20, Larsen 13, Mandel 14, Thonvold 1, Gronli 9 … Blocking (aces): Swanson 4, Knight 5, Wagner 3, Larsen 6, Mandel 4 … Digs (5 or more): Knight 7, Larsen 7, Wieber 10, Swenning 14, Thonvold 23, Gronli 17

Century

Serving (aces): Jasmine Yang 1, Amanda Green 2, Alandra Hickman 2 … Set assists: N/A … Hitting (kills): Krystalena Phitsanoukanh 11, Alissa Rodriguez 9, Green 5, Alexis Schuck 1, Hickman 11 … Blocking (aces): Rodriguez 2, Schuck 2, Hickman 1 … Digs (5 or more): Phitsanoukanh 18, Yang 11, Rodriguez 7, Greta Warmka 5, Hickman 11