CROOKSTON PIRATE VOLLEYBALL SHUT OUT BY THIEF RIVER FALLS

The Crookston Pirate Volleyball team played well at times, but the Thief River Falls Prowlers were too much as they pulled away for a 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-16) victory in a Section 8AA matchup played in Thief River Falls. 

SET ONE 
Crookston started the match by scoring the first two points with a Hannah Loraas kill and a Libby Salentin ace. “The girls came out ready to play,” said Pirate Coach Katie Englestad. ” Thief River Falls responded with four straight points, including three service aces from Carlie Rogalla for a 4-2 lead.  The teams were tied at 8 and 9 before Thief River Falls ended the set on a 16-6 run for a 25-15 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the match. “Thief River Falls took over the match,” said Coach Englestad. “Ally Perreault played well and is a smart player.  I was pretty pleased with how they played.”

SET TWO 
Crookston scored the first point of the set when Thief River Falls had a service error, but the Prowlers responded with a 9-0 run with a couple of aces from Rogalla for a 9-1 lead.  The teams played even the rest of the way and the Prowlers won 25-16. “We got too timid,” said Coach Englestad. “We had a lot of small things that shouldn’t be happening at this level and have to figure out how to fix it.”

SET THREE – 
Crookston jumped out to a 4-0 lead and things were looking good at the start of the set.  Thief River Falls answered with an 8-0 run, including another ace from Rogalla for an 8-4 lead.  Crookston wasn’t able to recover and Thief River Falls slowly pulled away the rest of the match for a 25-16 victory to win the match 3-0. “I saw some great things tonight, but we have a lot of fundamental things we need to work on including communication and playing with a loud student body,” said Coach Engelstad. 

Crookston drops to 1-5 on the year and will host Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Thursday.  Thief River Falls improves to 3-1 on the year.  

For  Crookston
Kills – Ally Perreault – 8, Breanna Kressin – 3
Assists – Libby Salentine – 7, Anna Funk – 5
Digs – Breanna Kressin – 8, Bailey Cameron – 4
Aces – Ally Perreault – 3, Libby Salentine – 2