Section 8A-E Mahnomen-Waubun at Ada-Borup-West

Recap

The Ada-Borup-West Cougars will advance to the 8A East subsection semifinals after a 3-0 win over the Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds (25-12, 25-15, 25-13). The Cougars executed on their game plan of being aggressive at the serve line and at the net to jump out to an early advantage. The Thunderbirds block improved as the match played on, but they were not able to match the Cougars hitters on their offensive attack as the cougars pulled away to win in straight sets.

The Thunderbirds end their season with a 9-18 overall record while the #1 seeded Cougars improve to 19-8 overall and advance to host the #4 seeded Kelliher-Northome Mustangs (15-11), Friday at 7pm.

Ada-Borup-West Cougars:

Avery Johnson: 1 ace, 3 assists

Malayna Syverson: 1 ace, 16 kills, 7 assists

Kadence Thom: 11 service points

Macie Thornton: 2 aces

Audrina Eggen: 1 ace, 6 kills

Taylor Stueness: 2 kills

Emmersyn Borgen: 1 assist

Morgan Engel: 6 kills, 16 assists

Leighton Odden: 3 service points

Rylee Roux: 2 service points

Mahnomen-Waubun Thunderbirds:

Leah Hlubek: 2 service points

Morgan Houdek: 2 service points

Cora McArthur: 6 service points

Mataya Bigbear: 2 assists

Kenley Syverson: 5 service points, 1 kill

Katie Zima: 4 service points

Isabella Schlick: 1 kill

Caprina Francis: 1 assist

Nenookaasi Poitra: 2 kills

Macey Jasken: 1 ace, 4 assists

Kennedy McArthur: 4 kills

comments from MW coach Vickie Anderson

comments from ABW coach Janna Engel