NYM volleyball team takes second place at Browerville Tournament
NewsSports | Published on September 16, 2021 at 9:13pm GMT+0000 | Author: Chad Koenen
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The New York Mills Eagles opened their season with a pair of wins and a second place finish at the Browerville Tournament on Saturday. The Eagles are currently 4-2 on the season and will travel to Lake Park-Audubon on Monday, before hosting Sebeka on Thursday night in their home opener.
Aug. 31
With the stands filled for the first time in nearly two years, the NY Mills Eagles defeated Frazee in non-conference action on Aug. 31. The Eagles cruised to a 3-0 win (25-16, 25-11, 25-20) in their only game prior to the start of school.
NY Mills was led offensively by Kali Olson and Ayla Olson who had big nights at the net as they finished with 11 and 10 kills respectively. Mairyn Erp finished with 5 kills, while Moriah Geiser and Natalie Pederson finished with 4. Ayla Olson led the way with 15 assists and tied Geiser for the lead in digs with 7 apiece.
Bella Bauck led the Eagles with 3 ace serves. As a team the Eagles finished with 11 aces on the night.
SERVING- Kaylee Meech 3-4 (1 ace), Bella Bauck 13-13 (3 ace), Hayley Hudalla 7-7 (2 ace), Moriah Geiser 9-11 (2 ace), Ayla Olson 4-6 (2 ace), Kailey Keskitalo 0-1, Kali Olson 10-14 (2 ace), Aliya Gerber 8-11
KILLS- Bella Bauck 2, Mariyn Erp 5, Moriah Geiser 4, Ayla Olson 10, Natalie Pederson 4, Kali Olson 11
BLOCKS- Bella Bauck 2, Mairyn Erp 1, Moriah Geiser 1, Ayla Olson 1
ASSISTS- Moriah Geiser 1, Ayla Olson 15, Kali Olson 12, Aliya Gerber 3
DIGS- Bella Bauck 6, Mairyn Erp 2, Moriah Geiser 7, Ayla Olson 7, Natalie Pederson 1, Kali Olson 6, Aliya Gerber 6
Thursday
NY Mills came away with a thrilling five game win over Verndale on Thursday night. The game was the Eagles’ first Park Region Conference game of the season.
NY Mills dropped the first game by a score of 25-21 before coming away with a 25-18 win in the second game.
After the Pirates were able to squeak out a 28-26 win in the third game, the Eagles had their backs against the wall, before coming away with a 25-16 and 15-12 win to secure the 3-2 victory over the Pirates.
Kali Olson and Moriah Geiser led the charge offensively as they finished with 16 and 11 kills, while Ayla Olson led the team with 23 assists. Geiser also finished with a team high 26 digs, while Aliya Gerber finished with 21 digs of her own.
SERVING- Ayla Olson 10-13, Kaylee Meech 5-7 (1 ace), Bella Bauck 13-17 (2 ace), Kali Olson 12-15 (3 ace), Moriah Geiser 18-19 (1 ace), Aliya Gerber 28-31 (1 ace), Hayley Hudalla 6-9 (1 ace)
KILLS- Megan Reidel 2, Ayla Olson 7, Mairyn Erp 1, Bella Bauck 3, Kali Olson16, Natalie Pederson 3, Moriah Geiser 11
BLOCKS- Ayla Olson 2, Mairyn Erp 2, Bella Bauck 3, Kali Olson 7, Natalie Pederson 1, Moriah Geiser 3
ASSISTS- Ayla Olson 23, Kaylee Meech 2, Mairyn Erp 2, Kali Olson 12, Moriah Geiser 1, Aliya Gerber 1
DIGS- Ayla Olson 14, Kaylee Meech 2, Bella Bauck 11, Kali Olson 9, Natalie Pederson 1, Moriah Geiser 26, Aliya Gerber 21, Hayley Hudalla 3
Saturday
NY Mills took second place at the annual Browerville Tournament on Saturday. The Eagles opened pool play with a 2-1 record after falling to Brandon-Evansville 25-16, 21-25, 9-15 and defeating Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley 25-12, 25-23 and Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 25-12, 25-16.
In the championship game, the Eagles fell to Browerville by a score of 25-22 and 26-24 to finish in second place.
Six Eagles finished the tournament with at least 9 kills with Kali Olson leading the way with 23, while Moriah Geiser finished with 15, Ayla Olson 14, Megan Reidel 11, Natalie Pederson 9 and Mairyn Erp 9.
Aliya Gerber led the team with 25 digs, while Bella Bauck finished with 24 and Kali Olson 21.
Tournament totals
SERVING- Kaylee Meech 6-8, Bella Bauck 14-16 (2 ace), Hayley Hudalla 20-21 (2 ace), Moriah Geiser 29-31 (2 ace), Megan Reidel 6-7 (1 ace), Ayla Olson 21-25 (2 ace), Natalie Pederson 11-12 (1 ace), Kailey Keskitalo 3-4, Kali Olson 26-30 (3 ace), Aliya Gerber 39-43 (2 ace)
KILLS- Bella Bauck 1, Mairyn Erp 9, Hayley Hudalla 1, Moriah Geiser 15, Megan Reidel 11, Ayla Olson 14, Natalie Pederson 9, Kali Olson 23, Aliya Gerber 2
BLOCKS- Mairyn Erp 4, Moriah Geiser 5, Megan Reidel 6, Ayla Olson 1, Natalie Pederson 7, Kali Olson 8
ASSISTS- Hayley Hudalla 3, Ayla Olson 35, Natalie Pederson 1, Kailey Keskitalo 1, Kali Olson 27, Aliya Gerber 4
DIGS- Kaylee Meech 4, Bella Bauck 24, Hayley Hudalla 2, Moriah Geiser 11, Megan Reidel 6, Ayla Olson 18, Natalie Pederson 7, Kailey Keskitalo 1, Kali Olson 21, Aliya Gerber 25