M-ettes take down Mavs 3-0; to face Northern B opponents this week

The Malta M-ettes Volleyball Team stacked up three wins last week, first defeating the North Country Mavs in three sets in Malta last Tuesday, September 14, Harlem Lady Cats in three on September 17, and then the Wolf Point Lady Wolves after five sets on Saturday, September 18.

The M-ettes will travel to Shelby to take on the Coyotes on Friday, September 24. They will then head to the Choteau Invitational on Saturday, September 25.

In Malta's dominant win over the Lady Mavericks, the scores were 25-18, 25-21, and 25-20.

Senior Kaylee Bishop led the team registering eight of Malta's 30 kills. Senior Skylie Lefdahl had three of Malta's five blocks. Junior Lauren Tuss had 17 of Malta's 27 assists and five of the team's 14 aces. Allison Kunze had seven of Malta's 34 digs.

The PCN caught up with senior captains Lefdahl and Bishop after the game. Lefdahl was asked what was the key to their win.

"Teamwork was the main key," Lefdahl said.

"It's kind of different because we are friends with a lot of them, so you have to keep that out of your head," Bishop said. "It's nice to play them as a fun challenge game. It is challenging every year, so it is nice to have that little pick-up (game)."

Lefdahl and the hitters were tasked with facing Teagan Erickson who like Lefdahl is 5-11, but her length and jumping ability poses a threat.

"Her wingspan is crazy," Lefdahl said. "She is strong on the net. I had to stay on her with my block."

Lefdahl was chosen by the student body as the 2021 Malta High School Homecoming Queen on Friday, September 10. She was asked about the honor.

"It was unreal because I didn't expect it to happen," Lefdahl said. "But I am glad that people liked me enough to vote for me. So, that was cool."

In Malta's win over the Wildcats in Harlem, the scores were 25-20, 25-12, and 25-12.

Malta was led by Kunze who had 14 of 25 team kills. Kunze also tied with Lefdahl for three blocks each. Hines led in digs, aces, and assists. Hines had seven of Malta's 29 digs, 15 of 23 assists, and four of nine aces.

Malta saw themselves down 1-2 against Wolf Point in Malta last Saturday, but the M-ettes won the last two sets to pick up their third win of the week. The scores were 25-6, 13-25, 22-25, 25-15, and 15-7.

Malta was led by Lefdahl who had 12 of Malta's 45 kills. Kunze had three of seven blocks. Bishop had 10 of 45 digs and four of 16 aces. Tuss had 19 of 37 assists.