College Volleyball: Ridgewater earns second win of the season
Sep. 12—WILLMAR — The Ridgewater volleyball team tallied its first conference win on Saturday.
Hosting winless Anoka-Ramsey, the Warriors took the Minnesota College Athletic Conference match in four sets, 25-19, 25-17, 22-25, 25-18.
Two Ridgewater players — Harley Kunstleben and Lizzie Koenen — had double-digit kills. Kunstleben, a sophomore right-side hitter from Paynesville, led with 13 kills, also serving up four aces. Koenen, a freshman outside hitter from Clara City, came up with 10 kills. She added three ace serves and 12 digs.
Tayler Schmidt, a sophomore defensive specialist from Paynesville, had a team-high 26 digs. Olivia Naatjes led Ridgewater's offense with 36 set assists. She is a freshman setter from Clara City.
The Warriors have three home games this week: Minnesota State-Fergus Falls at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Century College at 6:30 p.m. Friday and vs. Western Tech at noon Saturday.
Anoka-Ramsey (0-10) 19 17 25 18
Ridgewater (2-4) 25 25 22 25
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Ridgewater
Serving (aces): Harley Kunstleben 4, Olivia Naatjes 3, Lizzie Koenen 3, Gabrielle Randt 2 ... Set assists: Naatjes 36, Kunstleben 3, Adelia Pierson 1, Hallye Foster 1 ... Hitting (kills): Kunstleben 13, Koenen 10, Randt 7, Yansi Flores 5, Pierson 5, Julia Schweiss 4, Naatjes 4, Morgan Hoffmann 4, Jenna Kunerth 2, Foster 2, Tayler Schmidt 2, Macy Schenk 1 ... Blocking (aces): Randt 1, Flores 1 ... Digs (5 or more): Schmidt 26, Naatjes 12, Koenen 12, Kunstleben 9, Pierson 7
