The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - The Glacier Wolfpack can cross that one off.

The Wolfpack volleyball team, 4-6 overall, 2-3 league, defeated host Missoula Sentinel 25-20, 25-22, 25-15 on Saturday. The Spartans were the only conference opponent the Wolfpack had not beaten before.

Rachel Cutler had 11 kills and Lexy Boschee 10. Paige Latimer had 27 assists, McKell Bennell five blocks, Cami Mathison added 14 digs and Kendra Bouley had nine.

"To me, we controlled our unforced errors. We worked really hard to take care of the ball on our side and to use our opportunities when they came to us," said Glacier coach Christy Harkins.

"I would definitely praise Paige Latimer for her job setting. She made some excellent choices and really ran a great offense out there today," the coach said. "It's the best I've seen her play all year."

Cutler and Boschee "also made very smart decisions. They hit the ball well and were very efficient," she said.

Harkins also added compliments to McKell Bennett for her work in the middle.

Next up for Glacier is a 7 p.m. home match on Friday against Big Sky.

Kills: Glacier 32 (Rachel Cutler 11, Lexy Boschee 10), Sentinel 30 (Natalie Jones 9), Assists: Glacier 29 (Paige Latimer 27), Sentinel 28 (Kelsey Becker); Blocks: Glacier 9 (McKell Bennett 5), Sentinel 4 (Natalie Jones 2, Morgan McCarthy 2); Digs: Glacier 51 (Cami Mathison 14, Kendra Bouley 9), Sentinel 43 (Bailey Branson 10); Aces: Glacier 7 (Boschee 2, Mathison 2), Sentinel 4 (No leader).

Flathead 3, Big Sky 2

MISSOULA - Hannah Sackett had 19 kills and the Flathead defense recorded 68 digs as the Bravette volleyball team rallied to beat host Missoula Big Sky in five sets.

Scores were 20-25, 19-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-13.

"We just had a really slow start. We just couldn't put anything together. The effort was there, but nothing was clicking. It was kind of like chaos," said Flathead coach Leon Wilcox.

The Bravettes, 2-4, actually started their rally late in the second set. They were down 20-9 and 24-10 in that set.

"But that's when we started putting some fight back in our game," the coach said.

"It wasn't like Big Sky (0-5, 2-9) fell down and gave it to us," he added.

"It was good volleyball. It was exciting. The back row really got after it. We played with a lot of guts.

"Our offense wasn't exactly full force, but they played hard, they played gutsy … and the back row really got after it.

"Jaimee Zorn did a real good job in the back row. She was really working hard to keep everybody connected and playing together. She played with a lot of heart," he added.

Other Flathead leaders were Kwyn Johnson with three blocks, Mary Allen with 19 digs and two aces and Alison Lunde with 40 assists.

Flathead plays host Thursday to Missoula Sentinel, then travels Saturday to Helena High.

Kills - Flathead 52 (Hannah Sackett 15), Big Sky 49 (Megan Chansler 14). Blocks - Flathead 6 (Kwyn Johnson 3), Big Sky 6 (Elle Tinkle 4). Digs - Flathead 68 (Mary Allen 19), Big Sky 45 (Katie Showers 13). Assists - Flathead 47 (Alison Lunde 40), Big Sky 42 (Sarah Lidstrom 35). Aces - Flathead 6 (Allen 2), Big Sky 11 (Chansler 3).

Bigfork 3, Superior 0

SUPERIOR - Ditto.

Bigfork defeated Superior by the same score in all three sets, 25-16, 25-16, 25-16.

Bigfork, 5-2 and 3-1 7B, was led by Emily Hardman, 10 kills, Claire Wilken, eight kills, 10 assists, three aces, and Mallery Knoll, eight kills and 10 digs.

Bigfork plays at Plains on Monday, travels to St. Ignatius on Tuesday, and wraps up the busy week on Friday at Eureka.

Kills - Bigfork 29, Emily Hardman 10, Claire Wilken 8, Mallery Knoll 8; Superior 12, Jessica Taylor 5; Blocks - Bigfork 8, Melissa Van Derveer 3; Superior 1, Kaitlynn Koke; Assists - Bigfork 22, Taylor Peck 11, Wilken 10; Superior 11, Kaylee Crabb 6; Digs - Bigfork 30, Knoll 10, Kelly Deaton 10; Superior 26, Caitlin Bailey 6; Aces - Bigfork 7, Wilken 3; Superior 3, three players with one each.

Polson 3, Whitefish 0

POLSON - Two of Polson's returning all-staters fit the role as the Lady Pirates dropped Whitefish in three sets to remain undefeated in Class A.

Nicole Davey had 14 kills and 18 digs and Staci Benson added 23 digs and Polson, 5-0, won 25-16, 25-10 and 25-18.

"I think we came out and controlled the game from the very get-go," Polson coach Jan Toth said.

"I have five hitters at any given minute, big hitters. Whitefish gave us a run for our money, and we had to give it our all."

Breanne Kelley had 11 kills, three blocks and seven aces and Kayla Duford had all but one of Polson's 36 assists.

The Lady Pirates head to Libby Saturday to take on the undefeated Lady Loggers.

Kills - Whitefish 16 (Kaitlyn Wehrli 7, Heather Bailey 4) Polson 42 (Nicole Davey 14, Breanne Kelley 11); Blocks - Whitefish 1 (Heather Bailey 1), Polson 7 (Kelley 3, Sallie Sams 3); Digs - Whitefish 122 (Molly Filipek 27, Bailey 23), Polson 89 (Staci Benson 23, Davey 18); Aces - Whitefish 5 (Jessica Slaybaugh 3, Madison Tveidt 2), Polson 17 (Kelley 7, Marissa McCrea 5); Assists - Whitefish 16 (Slaybaugh 8, Olivia Nagler 5), Polson 36 (Kayla Duford 35)

Libby 3, Ronan 0

RONAN - Jackie Mee had a season high 21 kills and also totaled two blocks at Libby cruised to a 25-17, 25-11, 25-16 Northwestern A victory.

Mee had 26 kill attempts and only one error.

"Near perfect," Libby coach Cindy Ostrem-Johnson said of Mee's performance.

"Ronan played hard. They hung with us."

Libby, which had 46 kills in the match, improves to 4-0 overall, 3-0 league.

Kills - Libby 46, Jackie Mee 21; Ronan 25, Chelsey Bourdon 8; Blocks - Libby 2, Mee 2; Ronan 2, Tailyr Irvine 1; Assists - Libby 31, Evi Cernak 30; Ronan 19, Taylor Lynch 12; Digs - Libby 42, Alysha Martin 13; Ronan 14, Katie Andrews 4, Bourdon 4; Aces - Libby 12, Logan Best 3; Ronan 3, three players with one each.

Loyola 3, Eureka 0

EUREKA - The Loyola Sacred Heart Breakers remained undefeated after dropping Eureka 25-17, 25-15, 25-18 in nonconference action.

"We were struggling all night, but they're a good team. They're undefeated for a reason," Eureka coach Rhonda Hammond said.

"But I think we can play with them, I just think we need to have the confidence and do what we're capable of."

Tayler Holder had nine kills and 13 digs and Carly Hammond had nine kills and two blocks for Eureka, 6-2 and 4-0.

Eureka hosts Stillwater Christian on Tuesday.

Kills - Loyola 33 (Jordan Pfau 10) Eureka 28 (Carly Hammond 9, Tayler Holder 9); Blocks - Loyola 4 (Emma Priddy 2), Eureka 5 (Hammond 2, Tasha Mikita 2); Digs - Loyola NA, Eureka 54 (Cassidy Morgan 13, Holder 13); Aces - Loyola 8 (Maddie Mansch 4), Eureka 2 (Holder 1, Alyssa White 1); Assists - Loyola 27 (Mansch 17), Eureka 27 (White 27)