St. Mary's defeats Minot North, 3-1
September 29, 2026 · Volleyball · WDA Sports
MINOT - St. Mary's picked up its second conference win of the season, besting Minot North, 3-1, on Sept. 29. One of the keys for the Saints was their service game, piling up 10 aces. St. Mary's won the first won two sets before the Sentinels grinded out a two-point victory in set three. Minot North survived a pair of match points in set four, and even had a set point, but SM would prevail. SM improved its mark to 2-7 in the WDA and 5-10 overall. Minot North now stands at 4-5 in the WDA and 6-9 overall.
Sophia Schlinger had a solid game for the Saints, finishing with a team-best 19 assists and adding seven kills and 12 digs. Cloey Kraljic had a team-best nine kills and three blocks. Maggie Meyer had three aces and 13 digs.
North got another all-around performance from Brynn Francis. She posted eight kills, 24 assists and 14 digs. LeAnne Sim had 25 assist and nine digs.
Looking ahead, St. Mary's will face Bismarck (5-3 WDA, 10-4 overall) on October 6, while Minot North prepares to meet Legacy (8-1 WDA, 11-4 overall) on October 1.
Box Score
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 3 |
| Minot North | 17 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
St. Mary's
| # | Player | SP | Kills | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks (BS-BA) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Cloey Kraljic | 4 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 14 | Sophia Schlinger | 4 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 12 | ||
| 6 | Lydia Artlip | 4 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Emily Stroh | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Ellie Dirk | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 3 | Maggie Kraljic | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 7 | Maggie Meyer | 4 | 18 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 0 | Sydney Kukowski | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||
| 11 | Sofia Meyer | 4 | 2 | 13 |
Minot North
| # | Player | SP | Kills | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks (BS-BA) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Anistyn Perrin | 4 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | Eden Brooks | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | |||
| 8 | Kailyn Mckechnie | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | |||
| 10 | LeAnne Sim | 4 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 9 | ||
| 13 | Brynn Francis | 4 | 8 | 24 | 14 | |||
| 18 | Evelyn Jessen | 4 | 5 | 0.5 | ||||
| 19 | Addie Harper | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 21 | Kambry Burkhard | 4 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| 29 | Rain Donaldson | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | |||
| Brinley Harper | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 |
Match Notes
St. Mary's won the first two sets...Minot North over came a few match points and even had a set-point in the fourth, but couldn't extend the match...Two sets decided by two points.
Sub-Varsity Results
| JV | St. Mary's |
|---|---|
| Sophomore | Minot North |
| Freshmen | Minot North |
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