COLUMBIA — Linn went 5-1 in pool-play sets to earn the No. 1 seed before finishing second at the Father Tolton tournament Saturday.
The Lady Cats opened with a 25-17, 25-14 sweep of Tipton. …
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COLUMBIA — Linn went 5-1 in pool-play sets to earn the No. 1 seed before finishing second at the Father Tolton tournament Saturday.
The Lady Cats opened with a 25-17, 25-14 sweep of Tipton. Nicole Grellner led Linn with six kills, while Nevaeh Ames and Carley Brandt finished with five apiece. Lexy Strong recorded eight assists, Riley Kay and Ali Russell collected five digs apiece, and Kylie Goans served three aces.
Linn split its two-set pool match against Boonville, falling 25-23 before responding with a 25-16 victory.
Brandt led the Lady Cats with five kills, while Grellner and Goans added four apiece. Strong distributed nine assists, and Grellner had seven. Goans and Russell each collected seven digs. Goans served four aces, and Russell had three.
The Lady Cats completed pool play by sweeping host Father Tolton 25-12, 25-23.
Goans and Ames recorded seven kills apiece, while Brandt added four. Strong finished with 11 assists, and Grellner had 10. Russell led the defense with seven digs. Brandt recorded three total blocks, and Russell served two aces.
Linn advanced to the championship match with a 25-22, 25-15 semifinal victory against Montgomery County.
Ames led the Lady Cats with six kills, followed by Brandt with five and Grellner and Goans with four apiece. Strong provided 10 assists. Kay collected 15 digs, Grellner had 11, and Russell added 10. Goans served two aces.
Hallsville defeated Linn 25-14, 25-21 in the championship match.
Brandt finished with six kills, while Grellner, Jorja Kempker, and Ames added three apiece. Brandt recorded seven assists, and Strong had five. Goans led Linn with seven digs, followed by Russell with six and Kay and Kempker with five apiece. Russell served two aces.
Brandt led Linn with 25 kills during the tournament. Ames finished with 22, Goans had 21, and Grellner added 19.
Strong distributed a team-high 43 assists, followed by Grellner with 30. Russell paced the defense with 35 digs, Kay collected 32, and Goans had 28. Goans led the Lady Cats with nine aces, and Russell served seven.
Linn finished the tournament with 105 kills, 97 assists, 151 digs, and 26 aces across 10 sets.
