Cowgirls upend Eagles in non-conference action
By Chad Koenen

Photo by Chad Koenen
Gabi Vaden eyes up a dig during a recent home game.

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The New York Mills Eagles improved to 3-7 overall after splitting a pair of non-conference games last week.

On Monday night the Eagles defeated Brandon-Evansville by a score of 3-0, before they fell Breckenridge 3-0 on Tuesday night.

This week the Eagles traveled to Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal on Monday, before they hosted Pelican Rapids on Tuesday and Sebeka on Thursday. 

On Saturday the Eagles will travel to Barnesville for the annual Barnesville Tournament, before returning home for another Park Region Conference match up next week against the Verndale Pirates on Sept. 30.

Monday

NY Mills picked up its third win of the season last Monday night with a 3-0 victory over Brandon-Evansville.

Photo by Chad Koenen
Alise Schornack and Ellyana Ruther try to block a spike during a recent game in New York Mills.

The Eagles edged the Chargers in a close 25-21 game in the opening set of the night, before taking over at the net to come away with a 25-18 win in the second game and a 25-17 win in the third game to complete the sweep.

The senior duo of Gabi Vaden and Annika Dunrud led the charge offensively with 11 kills apiece,
Alivia Preuss chipped in with eight kills and Alise Schornack finished with six kills in the win. Vaden also led the team with digs with 12 in the win. 

Chloe Costin led the team with two ace serves, while Schornack was a perfect 9-9 from the service line and led the team with 17 assists. Talli Schmitz finished with 15 assists and seven digs in the win. 

Aces: Gabi Vaden: 1, Aubree Salo: 1, Chloe Costin: 2

Serving Overall: Gabi Vaden: 12/14, Aubree Salo: 12/13, Chloe Costin: 11/13, Alise Schornack: 9/9, Annika Dunrud: 7/10, Aubree Salo: 13/14

Kills: Gabi Vaden: 11, Annika Dunrud: 11, Alise Schornack: 6, Alivia Preuss: 8, Chloe Costin: 3, Ellyana Ruther: 2

Digs: Gabi Vaden: 12, Talli Schmitz: 7, Annika Dunrud: 4, Alise Schornack: 8, Alivia Preuss: 1, Aubree Salo: 6, Chloe Costin: 3, Ellyana Ruther: 1

Blocks: Annika Dunrud: 2 Block Assists, Alise Schornack: 1 Block Assist, Alivia Preuss: 1 Solo Block, Chloe Costin: 1 Block Assist

Setting: Chloe Costin:17 Assists, Talli Schmitz: 15 Assists, Annika Dunrud: 1 Assist, Alivia Preuss: 1 Assist, Alise Schornack: 1 Assist, Ellyana Ruther: 1 Assist

Tuesday

On Tuesday the Eagles took on one of the top teams in Section 6A as the Breckenridge Cowgirls rolled into town. After dropping the first game by a score of 25-10, the Eagles fought back a bit in the second game as they fell by a closer score of 25-12. The third game was all Breckenridge as the Eagles fell 25-3.

Gabi Vaden led the team offensively as the senior had five kills, while Chloe Costin finished with 10 digs to lead the way for the Eagles. Annika Dunrud finished with seven digs, Aubree Salo had six and Costin led the team with four assists in the loss.

SERVING: Annika Dunrud 3-3, Gabi Vaden 4-4, Chloe Costin 5-4, Aubree Salo 5-6, Alise Schornack 1-2, Talli Schmitz 2-2

KILLS: Annika Dunrud 1, Eliyana Ruther 1, Gabi Vaden 5, Chloe Costin 1, Alise Schornack 1

BLOCKS: Chloe Costin 1, Alivia Preuss 1

ASSISTS: Gabi Vaden 1, Chloe Costin 4, Talli Schmitz 2

DIGS: Annika Dunrud 7, Eliyana Ruther 2, Gabi Vaden 6, Chloe Costin 10, Alivia Preuss 2, Aubree Salo 6, Alise Schornack 4, Talli Schmitz 5