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The Luverne Cardinals went 2-2 in Jackson on Sept. 18, beating Murray County Central and Worthington 2-0, and losing to Red Rock Central 1-2 and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 0-2.
LHS dropped a 3-2 game to Pipestone Thursday at home in the annual Dig Pink match, a dual cancer fundraiser and their lone match of the Homecoming Week.
The Cardinals were scheduled to host Worthington Tuesday night, and they’ll travel to St. James Thursday and Jackson next Tuesday.
Luverne 2, Murray County Central 0
The Cardinal Volleyball squad did not appear sleepy in their first match of the morning in Jackson Saturday against the MCC as Carly Olson passed the ball to setter Reghan Bork for an opening kill by outside hitter Elise Ferrell.
After two aces and another kill by Ferrell from a Bork set, the Cards were up 9-3. They extended their lead to 16-8 following a pass by Macy Stratton, a set by Trista Baustian and a kill by Morgan Ahrendt.
With a kill by Christina Wagner and a shared block by Kamryn Van Batavia and Wagner, Luverne finished the set 25-13.
Although Set 2 was much closer, the Cardinals continued to show dominance at the net with Ferrell and middle hitter Anja Jarchow.
Emma Beyer set Van Batavia up for a tip kill to keep the Cardinals ahead 17-15.
With consecutive aces by Stratton, an overpass kill by Ahrendt and a tip by Ferrell, they finished the set at 25-19 for a 2-0 match win.
Luverne 0, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 2
Strong serving from the HLO-F Coyotes proved to dictate play in the two-set loss for the Cardinals.
Luverne stayed with the opponents throughout the set, delivering kills from Ferrell and Jarchow to gain an advantage at 23-22.
Riddled with receiving and hitting errors, the LHS squad dropped Set 1 at 23-25.
The Cardinals kicked off Set 2 with a run of impressive serves by setter Bork to put the Cards ahead 6-1.
After a tip kill by Baustian and a back row attack kill from Ferrell, Luverne was up 13-5. Despite being up 18-11 after a tip kill by Ferrell, the Coyotes made a 15-6 run to win the set 26-24.
Luverne 1, RRC 2
In bracket play, Luverne struggled against a strong middle hitter from RRC. Back-to-back kills by Ferrell closed the RRC lead to eight points.
However, late kills from Van Batavia off digs by Stratton and Baustian could not contain the Falcons as they topped the Cards 25-20 in Set 1.
Luverne rallied early in Set 2 to knot up the score at 8 with a tandem block from Wagner and Bork.
Van Batavia added a set of kills to put the Cardinals up 12-9. A string of serves by Ferrell along with a kill by Elizabeth Wagner allowed the Cards to cap Set 2 at 25-22.
In the deciding set, Luverne gained an early advantage at 6-5, but the Falcons responded with four kills to put them up 10-6.
A late run with serves by Van Batavia trimmed the Falcon lead to 10-11, but a strong serve and kill by the opponent ended in a loss in the third set at 11-15.
LHS 2, Worthington 0
In a non-conference matchup, Luverne faced rival Worthington for the final match of the day.
While behind early in Set 1, the Cardinals rallied off 10 consecutive serves by Baustian, including two aces, a set of blocks by Christina Wagner, and a kill by Jarchow to put themselves up 14-8.
A pass by Ferrell, a set by Bork, and a back row attack by Ferrell pushed the lead to 23-17. A final set by Baustian to Van Batavia sealed Set 1 at 25-19 for the Cardinals.
In Set 2, the Cardinals got off to a slow start, finally finding their groove after a service ace by Stratton for a score of 7-6.
An overpass kill by Jarchow extended the lead to 17-12. In a final 7-4 run by the Cardinals, Stratton threw down two service aces along with tip kills from Baustian and Bork to get the second set victory at 25-17.
Statistics were unavailable for the Saturday tournament.
Pipestone 3, Luverne 2
Despite a two-set lead, the Luverne Cardinals dropped an intense match to the visiting Pipestone Arrows on Thursday night.
Large crowds from both teams created an atmosphere of excitement and friction as the student sections cheered loudly in this Homecoming Week matchup.
In the first set, the Cards were down by six points when digs by Macy Stratton, sets by Trista Baustian and kills by Anja Jarchow, Kamryn Van Batavia, and Morgan Ahrendt went unanswered by the Arrows, kicking off a 14-6 run for a 27-25 Set 1 win.
Luverne gained considerable momentum off a set from Reghan Bork and kill by Elise Ferrell as Bork and Stratton rattled off a combined 13 serves to put them ahead 13-2 in Set 2.
A combined block from Christina Wagner and Baustian pushed their lead to 22-15. Luverne took Set 2 at 25-21 after an Arrow net violation.
Luverne was able to make up a deficit they faced late in Set 3 with several ace serves by Ferrell, but the Arrows put together five strong kills from their hitters to take the set 28-26.
Luverne struggled to stay consistent in Sets 4 and 5 due to hitting and receiving errors, but the Cardinals rallied late with consecutive kills from Van Batavia.
LHS came up short at 22-25 in Set 4 and dropped the deciding set at 10-15 for a 2-3 set loss.
Statistics:Blocks – Anja Jarchow – 6; Christina Wager – 4, 1 soloDigs – Macy Stratton 11; Elise Ferrell 10Serves – Reghan Bork 21/22, 3 acesSet Assists – Trista Baustian – 17; Reghan Bork – 20Kills – Elise Ferrell – 18; Kamryn Van Batavia - 9