The Corvallis Blue Devils will be making their sixth straight appearance at the All Class Volleyball tournament in Bozeman this weekend. The Blue Devils, who finished fourth in the Western A, will play Belgrade, the No. 1 seed from the Central A, at 4 on Thursday.
Corvallis opened against Hamilton on Thursday and topped the Lady Broncs in three games, 25-19, 25-15, 25-22. No Corvallis stats were available. Hamilton was led by Kacia Guisinger who had two blocks and three aces.
Corvallis then went on to play Whitefish, who finished second in the division. The Blue Devils could not find a way to stop Whitefish and lost in three games. Genesis Keith had 10 blocks and Emme Warnken laid down two aces.
Whitefish def. Corvallis 25-17, 25-22, 25-22
Kills – Corvallis 33 (Genesis Keith 10), Whitefish 34. Blocks – Corvallis 6 (Maureen Jessop 3), Whitefish 7. Digs – Corvallis 64 (Jessop 16), Whitefish 48. Assists – Corvallis 29 (Kate Hurlbert 27), Whitefish 30. Aces – Corvallis 5 (Emme Warnken 2), Whitefish 6.
Corvallis took four games to put Polson away in loser out action. The Blue Devils relied upon a strong front row who smashed down 36 kills. Hurlbert and Jessop combined for nine aces.
Corvallis def. Polson 25-20, 25-12, 20-25, 25-23
Kills – Corvallis 36 (Keith 12, M. Jessop 10), Polson 30. Blocks – Corvallis 5 (Keith 2, Jessop 2), Polson 5. Assists – Corvallis 31 (Hurlbert 29), Polson 30. Digs – Corvallis 69 (Jessop 14, Hurlbert 12), Polson 74. Aces – Corvallis 15 (Jessop 5, Hurlbert 4), Polson 11.
Corvallis then battled Dillon for third place. All four of the games were within two points each game. After losing the first two games, the Blue Devils rallied to take game three but couldn’t hold on to win the fourth. Keith had another strong showing at the net with 15 kills. She also laid down three aces.
Dillon def. Corvallis 26-24, 25-23, 23-25, 26-24.
Kills – Corvallis 52 (Keith 15), Dillon 48. Blocks – Corvallis 10 (M. Jessop 5.5), Dillon 8. Digs – Corvallis 104 (Hurlbert 29), Dillon 78. Assists – Corvallis 50 (Hurlbert 49), Dillon 41. Aces – Corvallis 6 (Keith 3), Dillon 9.
Hamilton defeated Frenchtown, 26-24, 25-15, 25-20. Hayley Hudgins had seven kills and Caitlin Dillon had two blocks. Crissy Lubke, Dillon and Tristy Searle each had two aces. Hamilton fell to Butte Central in three games to finish their season.
Stevensville lost to Columbia Falls and to Polson.