State Volleyball: Tigers drop state quarterfinal match to Minneota

ST. PAUL — The No. 1-seeded Minneota Vikings proved too much for the No. 8-seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers, who lost 3-0 in the Class 1A State Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 12, at Grand Casino Arena. The Tigers scored the first point in the first set and stayed even with the Vikings for a while. "I feel like we did a pretty good job on some service passing," Tigers Coach Crysta Blake said. "We showed up great in some places in there, but I think we do recognize the No. 1 seed and how well-coached and a good team that they are, and they're pretty consistent out there." Leah Eveland led the Tigers with one kill, seven set assists, 11 digs and two ace serves. Margaret Crimmins and Ella Brewer each had five kills. Maren Lindquist recorded four kills. Lindquist said the team came out a bit nervous. "But once we got out there, as soon as we were on the court, we didn't really feel like there was a big crowd out there," she said. Crimmins said the Tigers had good energy.

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