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LPGE won the first two sets, both close affairs, 25-22 and 28-26, to take a 2-0 lead. On the verge of defeat, the Dogs dominated the third and fourth sets, 25-15 and 25-11, and won a closer fifth set 15-11 for the win.

"After a slow start in games 1 and 2, we decided to play volleyball like we could," said coach Dawn Knoll.

Senior Lynn Lieser led the Dogs with 25 kills, 24 digs, and five blocks. Knoll said that Lieser had "a career night." "She showed the team and the opponents her ability to pick the defense apart," said Knoll.

Senior Amanda Skalicky was a perfect 18 of 18 in digging in the Dogs' victory over LPGE and had two ace serves against NL-S.

The Dogs served 91 percent as a team, received serve at 87 percent, dug the ball at 91 percent, and hit 85 percent, including 33 percent kills.

Knoll praised sophomore Laura Schaefer for coming off the bench and playing an excellent outside hitter, growing more and more confident as the match progressed. Schaefer had seven kills and four ace serves.

Knoll also praised junior Amanda Lieser and senior Amanda Skalicky for their backrow defense and senior Ashley Lieser for her setting. Skalicky was 18 of 18 in digs, and Amanda Lieser was perfect in eight dig attempts. Ashley Lieser was 133 of 134 in setting.

Junior Kristin Lang led the Dogs in serving, going 31 of 33 with six aces. She also had seven kills.

Junior Amanda Lieser was 12 for 12 serving against NL-S with three aces and was 6 of 7 against LPGE with two aces.

Senior Melanie Mages was second on the team with eight kills.

This week, the Dogs (7-9-1 overall, 5-8 in the WCC North) faced Minne-waska on Tuesday in their last conference match. Going into the match, the Dogs were in fifth place in the conference, with Minne-waska a game back in sixth.

On Thursday, the Dogs will play their last regular season games in a tourney at Sartell starting at 9 a.m.

Next week, the Dogs will start the subsection playoffs on Thursday, Oct. 27.

Paynesville--	22	26	25	25	15
LPGE--	25	28	15	11	11

Individual Statistics
Hitting: Lynn Lieser 56/57 - 25A; Melanie Mages 26/33 - 8A; Kristin Lang 18/22 - 7A; Laura Schaefer 16/20 - 7A; Chelsey Kalkbrenner 8/13 - 4A; Team 133/155 - 52A;
Serving: Lang 31/33 - 6A; Ashley Lieser 23/26 - 1A; Lynn Lieser 14/15 - 1A; Mages 11/11; Schaefer 8/9 - 4A; Amanda Lieser 6/7 - 2A; Team 101/111 - 15A;
Serve Receiving: Mages 16/17; Kalkbrenner 16/19; Amanda Skalicky 11/12; Lynn Lieser 9/11; Schaefer 8/8; Team 69/79;
Blocks: Lynn Lieser (2 solo, 3 assists); Kalkbrenner (2 assists); Lang (2 assists); Mages (2 assists); Ashley Lieser (1 assist);
Assists: Ashley Lieser 133/134 - 33A; Lynn Lieser 9/9 - 1A; Team 152/154 - 35A;
Digs: Lynn Lieser 24/26; Skalicky 18/18; Kalkbrenner 14/14; Ashley Lieser 13/16; Mages 12/16; Schaefer 10/10; Amanda Lieser 8/8; Lang 6/6; Team 112/123.

Paynesville 3, NL-S 2
The Bulldogs completed a season sweep of New London-Spicer on Tuesday, Oct. 11, defeating the Wildcats in five sets.

The Dogs, who swept the Wildcats in three sets in September, appeared on the verge of sweeping the Cats again when they won the first two sets 25-12 and 25-19. But NL-S rallied to win the third set 25-23 and then won the fourth set 25-15, forcing a decisive fifth set.

The Dogs rebounded to win that set 15-10 and the match.

"Serving was our downfall tonight," said coach Dawn Knoll. "We gave away too many free points by serving the ball out or into the net. We didn't play well but were able to come away with the win."

The Dogs had 13 service errors and served only 87 percent.

Senior Melanie Mages led the Dogs with 12 kills and added two blocks. Senior Lynn Lieser added nine kills and three blocks. Three players - junior Kristin Lang, junior Chelsey Kalkbrenner, and senior Shonda Martinson - added six kills each. Lang led the Dogs with four blocks. Kalkbrenner led the Dogs with 24 digs.

Sophomore Kayla Lieser was 14 of 16 in serve receiving, leading the team, and 14 of 15 in digging.

NL-S--	12	19	25	25	10
Paynesville--	25	25	23	15	15

Individual Statistics
Hitting: Melanie Mages 32/40 - 12A; Lynn Lieser 36/42 - 9A; Kristin Lang 22/23 - 6A; Chelsey Kalkbrenner 14/18 - 6A; Shonda Martinson 23/32 - 6A; Ashley Lieser 6/6 - 3A; Team 136/166 - 44A;
Serving: Lynn Lieser 20/20 - 2A; Ashley Lieser 19/20; Amanda Lieser 12/12 - 3A; Lang 12/14 - 3A; Amanda Skalicky 11/14 - 2A; Kalkbrenner 11/15 - 2A; Team 93/106 - 13A;
Serve Receiving: Kayla Lieser 14/16; Amanda Lieser 11/13; Team 55/66;
Blocks: Lang (1 solo, 3 assists); Lynn Lieser (3 solo); Mages (2 assists); Kalkbrenner (1 assist); Ashley Lieser (1 assist);
Assists: Ashley Lieser 145/146 - 35A; Kalkbrenner 8/9 - 2A; Team 170/173 - 39A;
Digs: Kalkbrenner 24/28; Lynn Lieser 23/28; Kayla Lieser 14/15; Team 94/116.