The Heart River Cougars, the No. 3 seed of the Region 7 tournament, won the third place place match against New England 25-15, 11-25, 25-19, 25-16.
Cougars sophomore setter Bailey Olson and senior libero Mara Obrigewitch fueled Heart River’s defense with 23 and 21 digs, respectively. Olson also added a match-high 32 assists.
The No. 4-seeded New England Tigers were led by sophomore middle blocker Hailee Kuske’s 11 kills (a match best) and three blocks.
Heart River 3, New England 1
NE 15 25 19 16 - 1
HR 25 11 25 25 - 3
KILLS: NE, Paige Ehlis 1, Jenna Ehlis 8, Hallie Peterson 2, Elizabeth Kaufman 2, Linzee Volk 7, Hailee Kuske 11. HR, Jasmine Northrop 8, Bailey Olson 1, Brittini Krance 3, Mara Obrigewitch 1, Allison Buckman 7, Ashlyn Privatsky 16, Raven Walker 5.
BLOCKS: NE, P. Ehlis 0.5, Peterson 0.5, H. Kuske 3.
ACES: NE, P. Ehlis 1, Kaufman 1. HR, Northrop 7, Olson 3, Laynee Kudrna 2, Buckman 2, Jenna Obrigewitch 1.
DIGS: NE, Jalbert 6, Adrienne Roller 2, P. Ehlis 15, J. Ehlis 26, Peterson 14, Kaufman 14, Volk 13. HR, Northrop 18, Olson 23, Krance 2, M. Obrigewitch 21, Buckman 13, Privatsky 6, J. Obrigewitch 14.
ASSISTS: NE, P. Ehlis 24, Peterson 2, Kaufman 1. HR, Northrop 2, Olson 32, M. Obrigewitch 1.
