The Crookston Pirate Volleyball team is hosting the Crookston Invitational, with six other teams competing at the Crookston High School gym on Saturday.
Also competing are Bagley, Fisher-Climax, Goodridge/Grygla, Northome-Kelliher, Stephen-Argyle, and Warroad.
Crookston is 0-6 on the year and looking for its first win of the season. All eight teams will play three pool play matches (two set matches) followed by one tournament game (three set match).
CROOKSTON VS GOODRIDGE/GRGYLA
FIRST SET
Crookston got off to a very solid start in the beginning of the set, with great serving by Makenna Kopecky and an early kill by Carley Knutson. The lead was 6-4, one of the first multi-point leads for the Pirates this year, but then the Chargers went on a run. They delivered kills all over the court, and took advantage of some Pirate mistakes, to go on a 14-4 run and take an 18-10 lead. Crookston would not back away though, as two consecutive Mackenzie Funk kills and a serve receive error cut the score to 18-13, but the Chargers then put all the pieces together to end the set on a 6-1, taking the first set 25-14.
SECOND SET
Knutson began the second set with a kill, same as the first set, but this time Goodridge-Grygla went full throttle a lot quicker, and they capitalized on Pirate serve/receive errors and increased their net presence. After Crookston took a 2-1 lead, the Chargers responded with an 11-2 run to take a 12-4 lead. A Joey Nesseth ace stopped that run, but the Chargers were relentless, scoring the next 5 points to hold a 17-5 advantage. The Chargers then exploded, commanding nearly every point the rest of the way, going on an 8-3 run to finish. Abi Bruley was impressive, with a block and a kill in this stretch in just her second match upon being called up from JV, but the Chargers took the set 25-8, winning the two sets of play.
| 1 | 2 | |
| Goodridge/Grygla | 25 | 25 |
| Crookston | 14 | 8 |
For Crookston
Kills – Mackenzie Funk 5, Carley Knutson 3
Blocks – Abi Bruley 1
Digs – Emily Bowman 13, Mackenzie Funk 9
Assists – Makenna Kopecky 6
Aces – Makenna Kopecky, Joey Nesseth 1
For Goodridge/Grygla
Kills – Makayla Erlandson, Chesney Salo 5
Blocks – none
Digs – Addison Severts 4, Kakylie Brobst 3
Assists – Chesney Salo 13
Aces – Makayla Erlandson 5, Addison Severts 3
CROOKSTON VS WARROAD
FIRST SET
SECOND SET
| 1 | 2 | |
| Warroad | ||
| Crookston |
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For Goodridge/Grygla
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CROOKSTON VS STEPHEN-ARGYLE
FIRST SET
SECOND SET
| 1 | 2 | |
| Stephen-Argyle | ||
| Crookston |
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CROOKSTON VS TBD
FIRST SET
SECOND SET
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| TBD | |||
| Crookston |
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