Top-Ranked Cardinals Sweep Stars

BOTTINEAU (NewsDakota)- It was a day of headlines early for Carrington on Tuesday, and once they hit the floor, they made sure to end it on the right note. On the day the program achieved the first number one ranking in program history, the Cardinals swept Bottineau (25-13, 25-4, 25-15) on the road in non-region play. The match started with a bit of back-and-forth, though the Cards hit the ball well early.  They led 10-9 before a 7-0 run on the serve of Sophomore Mya Neis to take control with Maara Kutz and Marah Johnson collecting five kills each in the set. Carrington (21-2) opened the second set on a 10-0 run with Aniston Hoornaert serving four aces during the run.  After the Stars (5-12) scored two of the next three, the Cards went on an 8-0 run on Johnson s serve in a dominant set.  Carrington served eight aces in the set that ended with the B squad on the floor for Carrington. The third set was tic-for-tac early until Harper Kollman went on a 4-0 run for an 11-7 lead that methodi