The Roseau Rams played a solid all-around match and pulled away in each set to beat the Crookston Pirate Volleyball team 3-0 (25-14, 25-13, 25-10) in a Section 8AA matchup in Roseau.
FIRST SET
Roseau jumped out to a 2-0 lead before Crookston’s Morgan Boll had a kill and Brynna Kopecky served an ace for a 2-2 tie. The teams were tied at 3 before Roseau scored four points for a 7-3 lead. Roseau had an attack error, and Abi Bruley had a kill to get the Pirates within a 7-5 deficit. Roseau scored three more points for a 10-5 lead. After a Crookston point, Roseau responded with three points for a 13-6 lead. After Roseau was in the net, Crookston served an ace, but the Rams outscored the Pirates 12-8 the rest of the way for a 25-14 victory.
SECOND SET
.The second set was tied at 1, 2, 3, before Roseau went on a 6-1 run for a 9-4 lead. Crookston responded with a run when Roseau had a service error, Kopecky had a block, Roseau hit out of bounds, and Lana Peterson served an ace to bring the Pirates within a 9-8 deficit. Roseau led 12-10 when they finished the set on a 13-3 run to win the set 25-13.
THIRD SET
Roseau jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the third set before Kopecky had a kill and Roseau hit into the net to get the Pirates within a 6-2 deficit. Roseau continued to build on the lead on a 15-5 run for a 21-7 lead. Roseau hit into the net and then hit out of bounds, and the Pirates trailed 21-9. Roseau finished the match on a 4-1 run to win the set 25-10, and to win the match 3-0. Crookston Coach Katie Morgan said “We had a lot of great hustle plays and good block coverage. It was nice to see what we have been working on in practice translate into the match. We struggled with controlling in system plays and unfortunately had too many unforced errors.”
Crookston drops to 5-13 on the year and will host Climax-Fisher in the regular-season finale on Thursday. Roseau improves to 17-9 and will take on Lake of the Woods on Thursday.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Crookston | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Roseau | 25 | 25 | 25 |
For Crookston
Kills – Abi Bruley 5, Morgan Boll 3, Allysen Wagner 2
Blocks – None
Digs – Morgan Boll 9, Brynna Kopecky 7, Ella Anderson 7
Assists- Keatyn Kliner 6, Rilynn Aubol 5
Aces –Ella Anderson 2, Keatyn Kliner 1, Brynna Kopecky 1
