Spud Volleyball
Moorhead Draws #3 Seed Waconia for first round of the minnesota State tournament
The Spuds will play at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday against the #3 seed Waconia in the first round of the State Tournament. This is the Spuds first trip back to State since 2006.
Spud Volleyball gains state tournament berth with win Over st. michael-Albertville
Moorhead will be back at the Minnesota State 3A Tournament for the first time since 2006 after defeating STMA 25-23, 18-25, 25-20, 25-10 tonight in Alexandria. The Spuds will play Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Spuds capture victory over monticello in dramatic comeback - move on to section finals
The Spuds were down two sets to none and the season looked to be on the brink of ending but Moorhead found a spark and began to claw their way back into the match winning set three 25-11. Then pulling out set four 25-22, the Spuds and Monticello were tied going into the tie breaker. The teams traded points throughout until Monticello jumped out 13-11 only needing two points to win. Moorhead responded to the situation pulling off the huge comeback and winning 4 straight points to win the match in exciting fashion. The final point was initially called a violation on the Spuds(17-11) but after an official conference it was ruled a play over. Then Moorhead was able to get the point and secure the victory putting them into the Section 8AAA Final against St. Michael-Albertville. The Section Final will be played in Alexandria Friday night starting at 7:00 p.m.
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Coaches and players from Moorhead celebrate the come from behind victory over Monticello Tuesday, November 2 at the MHS gym.
Laura Holsen fires a spike cross court against Monticello.
Monticello: (kills-blocks-aces): LaRoque 0-8-1, Murray 3-2-0, Fedor 1-0-0, Yohnke 5-5-0, Maus 10-3-0, Palmer 12-1-2, Sutton 10-1-1 (22 assists).
Moorhead: Olsen 23-0-2, Tietz 10-2-1, Gerber 1-0-0, Gilberton 0-0-0 (19 digs), Falk 3-2-0, Ernst 0-0-0, Baldwin 0-1-1 (43 assists), Johnson 1-1-0, Holsen 25-3-0 (14 digs), Swanson 0-3-0, Van Dyke 0-0-0.
Volleyball sweeps brainerd to advance to semi-Final
Volleyball Team Goes 2-2 at apple valley invitational
The Spuds won two matches Saturday over Hibbing and Sioux Falls Lincoln. Friday Moorhead didn't fare as well falling to Wayzata and Eagan.
Moorhead defeated Hibbing 25-12, 25-17
M: Olson 6-0-1, Tietz 4-1-2, Gilbertson 1-0-0 (15 digs), Falk 3-0-2, Baldwin 1-0-2 (22 assists), Johnson 4-0-0, Holsen 9-1-1.
H: Baratto 0-0-1, Varichak 2-0-0, Gray 5-0-0, Wirtanen 1-0-0 (8 assists), Lang 2-0-0
Moorhead defeated Sioux Falls Lincoln 20-25, 25-15, 15-13
SF: Bork 1-0-0 (20 assists), Radke 7-1-0, Beninger 6-0-0, Palmer 0-0-1, Kunkel 4-1-0, Nelson 1-1-0, Schultz 4-0-0.
M: Olson 9-4-1, Teitz 10-4-1, Gilbertson 0-0-1 (31 digs), Falk 6-0-0, Baldwin 2-1-2 (25 assists), Johnson 1-2-0, Holsen 6-1-0.
Wayzata defeated Moorhead 19-25, 25-21, 15-12
M: Olson 3-1-2, Tietz 6-1-2, Gilbertson 1-0-0 (17 digs), Falk 1-0-0, Baldwin 2-0-1 (16 assists), Johnson 4-1-0, Holsen 8-1-0.
W: Jedele 0-3-0, Evans 6-1-0, Wilson 1-0-0, Okuyemi 4-0-0, Adams 5-0-1, Doyle 7-0-0 (20 assists), Kegel 4-0-0.
Eagan defeated Moorhead 25-23, 22-25, 22-20
M: Olson 4-1-3, Tietz 12-2-1, Gilbertson 0-0-2 (23 digs), Falk 4-1-1, Baldwin 3-0-0 (26 assists), Johnson 4-0-0, Holsen 7-0-0.
E: Willems 1-0-1, Weinberg 7-1-0, Potting 0-0-1 (9 assists), Loeffler 3-2-0, Peterson 5-2-0, Muyskens 7-4-0, Schuetz 0-1-0, Linder 2-1-0.
Moorhead Volleyball Over Burnsville 3-0
The Spuds continued their ability to win close matches as they defeated Burnsville 27-25, 25-23, 25-19 on their Minneapolis trip. Moorhead is now 3-3 on the season and will play Chaska Saturday, September 18 at 1:00 p.m.
MOORHEAD: Olsen 4-1-2, Tietz 13-1-0, Gerber 3-0-0, Gilbertson 1-0-0 (24 digs), Falk 5-1-0, Johnson 5-1-0, Holsen 12-0-0, Baldwin 2-0-0 (39 assists).
BURNSVILLE: Scholl 9-0-0, Voxland 0-1-0, Beckman 10-1-1, Randall 3-0-0, Muelken 2-1-0, Olson 1-0-0, Butler 7-1-0 (17 assists).
Spud Volleyball Excites as they defeat perham 3-1
Perham: Meehl 4-1-1, Moenkedick 13-4-0, Mickelson 8-1-1, Lockhart 3-2-0, Huber 1-0-1, Stall 1-1-1, Karvonen 2-0-0, Jacobson 0-1-0, Guck 0-0-0 (9 assists).
Moorhead: Olson 2-0-0, Tietz 17-3-1, Gerber 7-2-0, Gilbertson 2-0-0 (35 digs), Falk 2-1-4, Johnson 6-2-0, Laura Olsen 13-2-1, Baldwin 2-0-1 (45 assists).
Head Coach Char Lien introduces the Volleyball team at SpudFest, September 1 at Jim Gotta Stadium.
