Seniors Lead Owatonna Volleyball to Victory

On senior night at the Owatonna gym, the eight seniors on the Huskies' roster each had a hand in leading the team to a 3-2 victory over Mankato West. The match was the regular season finale and the final time playing on their home floor, as OHS will begin the playoffs on the road Wednesday October 25.

The seniors had plenty of reasons to smile afterward. Ahnna Stelter had ten kills and a few blocks. Maddy Kuck added eight kills. Liv Spatenka had her usual solid night digging. Syd Schultz led the team with 16 kills. Erin Peterson led the squad in set assists. Syd Mullenbach served an ace and had a few digs. Alexa Sommers served well and had a dig, plus remained a strong voice off the bench, according to coach Whitney Ordal. Lexi Kunkel had a few kills.

Sophomores Alyvia Johnson, with 11 kills, and Kaitlyn Madole, with eight, added to a well-balanced night for the Huskies (11-16 overall, 5-6 Big Nine). Junior Breeze Berglund had a great service run in the fifth set to lift OHS from a 5-2 deficit to a 10-5 lead with three aces.

Ordal said distributing the ball to a wide variety of attackers was a key to the win, which including using the middles more.

The scores were close all night long with Owatonna beating West 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 24-26, 15-13.