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Cardinals beat Chargers, host home tourney

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Jacqueline Johnson for the Star Herald

The Luverne Cardinals bounced back from a Sept. 7 loss to the Tigers in Marshall with a 3-1 win over Westbrook Walnut Grove on the road Thursday, Sept. 9, and a second place finish in their home tournament Saturday, Sept. 11.
Windom beat Luverne in the Saturday tournament, but the Cards hope to avenge that loss when they meet the Eagles in Windom on Thursday, Sept. 16.
 
Luverne 3, WWG 1
The Luverne Cardinals volleyball squad was in action Thursday, Sept. 9, in Westbrook against a fierce home team that came out swinging in Set 1. 
Luverne knotted up the score early in the first set after a tip from outside hitter Kamryn VanBatavia. Despite late attempts by Elise Ferrell and Reghan Bork with a kill and an ace, the Chargers took the first set 25-16.
In Set 2, the Cards rebounded with Trista Baustian putting up consecutive sets for Kamryn Van Batavia for two kills to put Luverne ahead 9-4. 
Christina Wagner opened the lead to 20-14 with a strong hit from the middle. A service ace by Baustian helped conclude the second set for a Cardinal 25-15 win.
In Set 3, Luverne’s Bork and Anja Jarchow set up Ferrell for a set of kills that helped put the Cards up 8-3. 
A collective block by sisters Elizabeth and Christina Wagner sent the Cardinals to an 11-6 lead. 
Despite attempts to stave the bleeding by the Chargers, an 11-4 run with a Baustian set and Van Batavia kill allowed the Cards to acquire a 2-1 set lead.
Bork and Baustian teamed up to push an early lead in Set 4 at 7-0 with solid sets, a kill and a service ace. 
With a set by Averill Sehr, Van Batavia pushed the lead to 14-7.  Although W-WG attempted a late run, the Cards were able to narrowly champion the set at 26-24.
 
Serves:  Anja Jarchow, two aces; Set Assist: Trista Baustian 15, Reghan Bork 17; Digs:  Macy Stratton 8; Kills: Elise Ferrell 16, Kamryn VanBatavia 8; Blocks:  Elizabeth Wagner 4; Christina Wagner 3
 
Luverne tourney:
Luverne 2,
George-Little Rock 0
In match one, the home team got off to a strong start with an ace and consecutive tips from setter Reghan Bork. 
Elise Ferrell bookended ace serves to put the Cardinals ahead 12-3.  A set by Trista Baustian to right side hitter Morgan Ahrendt extended Luverne’s lead to 17-7. They finished the set 25-7 after sets from Baustian to Bork and Ferrell for back-to-back kills.
Luverne cleared the bench in Set 2, which allowed all the players on the squad an opportunity to face the G-LR Mustangs. 
A pass from Macy Stratton and set by Bork allowed Baustian to tip the ball for a kill to put the Cards ahead 3-1. With a pass by Christina Wagner, Ferrell was able to complete a back row attack to maintain a lead at 8-5. 
Elizabeth Wagner’s block at 21-13 gave the home team an edge before a Stratton pass set Ferrell up for the back row attack roll shot to finish off the match for a 2-0 set win.
 
Kills: Elise Ferrell 5, Trista Baustian 5; Aces: Elise Ferrell 3; Blocks: Elizabeth Wagner 1
 
Luverne 2, Hills-Beaver Creek 0
In a Rock County tilt, the Cardinals proved too strong for the visiting Patriots, taking an early lead that H-BC could not recover from. 
Anja Jarchow pounded out three consecutive ace serves to put Luverne ahead 9-1. 
With a pass from Stratton and a set from Bork, Ferrell hit a blistering outside kill to continue the lead at 11-3. 
Elizabeth Wagner finished the set with an overpass kill for a score of 25-13 in Set 1.
Set 2 started similarly with a 6-1 run from the Cardinals, leading to a 10-3 lead after a pass from Carly Olson, set by Bork and kill by Christina Wagner. 
A block by Wagner and ace by Ferrell gave Luverne the edge to 2-0 win.
 
Service Aces: Anja Jarchow 4, Reghan Bork 2; Kills: Elise Ferrell 9, Christina Wager 5, Trista Baustian 3
 
Luverne 0, Windom 2
In the tournament championship, Big South contender Windom proved too strong for the Cardinals. 
Sets 1 and 2 were riddled with Cardinals’ errors, which the host team could not seem to overcome.
The Cards lost the sets 22-25 and 21-25. 
Despite an early lead in Set 1 at 17-10, Luverne struggled to put together a run of points.
 
Digs: Macy Stratton 20, Elise Ferrell 8; Kills: Elise Ferrell 7

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