The Vals clinched the second seed in the conference tournament with the win. They improved to 8-2 in league play and 10-2 overall. Polson swept the first meeting at home in the second week of October.
“We're going to have to go through them again if we want to make it to the state tournament too,” Bigfork coach Yvonne Peck said. “Tonight was a hard fought match with a lot of good defensive plays.”
Roxy Thurman led the attack for the Vals, posting 10 kills, while Rachael Luckow and Claire Wilken split the setting duties, combining for all 27 of Bigfork's assists. Luckow finished with 14, while Wilken dished out 13.
The Vals also picked up nine aces in the match, while Polson served three.
“I think the service line was a big difference,” Peck said. “We were a little bit more effective and forced them into some errant hits they couldn't set.”
Mallery Knoll had three of the Vals' aces to go with a match-high 18 digs.
Breanne Kelley led Polson with 14 kills and Nicole Davey chipped in 17 digs.
Bigfork def. Polson, 25-22, 25-19, 25-16.
Kills - Polson 34 (Breanne Kelley 14), Bigfork 31 (Roxy Thurman 10). Blocks - Polson 4 (Sallie Sams 2), Bigfork 4 (Jill Hamilton 2). Digs - Polson 71 (Nicole Davey 17), Bigfork 77 (Mallery Knoll 18). Assists - Polson 29 (Kayla Duford 29), Bigfork 27 (Rachael Luckow 14). Aces - Polson 3 (Duford 1, Kelley 1, Davey 1), Bigfork 9 (Emily Hardman 3, Knoll 3).
Elsewhere:
Class AA
Missoula Hellgate def. Helena Capital, 3-1
At Helena, Missoula Hellgate wrapped up the regular season on a high note, defeating Helena Capital 25-23, 25-17, 24-26 and 25-23 in a Western AA matchup.
The Knights improved to 3-9 in conference, 6-13 overall. Capital fell to 4-7, 3-13.
“I'm feeling really good about how we're playing,” Hellgate coach Courtney Callaghan said. “We've played some really good games going into the playoffs.”
Junior outside hitter Lisa Woerlein led the Knights with 13 kills and four aces. Mary Yoder contributed 17 digs, while Colleen Asby had 17 assists.
Sammi Bagnell led the Bruins with nine kills and two blocks.
Hellgate def. Capital, 25-23, 25-17, 24-26, 25-23.
Kills - Hellgate 49 (Lisa Woerlein 13), Capital 38 (Sammi Bagnell 9). Blocks - Hellgate 7 (Becca Braake 4), Capital 4 (Bagnell 2). Digs - Hellgate 62 (Mary Yoder 17), Capital 51 (Desiree Schaumand 13). Assists - Hellgate 36 (Colleen Asby 17), Capital 31 (Emily Burke 28). Aces - Hellgate 7 (Woerlein 4), Capital 3 (Lauren Fox 2).
Kalispell Glacier def. Missoula Big Sky, 3-0
At Kalispell, the Wolfpack rolled over Big Sky 25-12, 25-17, 25-19 to secure third place and extend their lead over the Eagles in the Western AA standings.
Glacier (7-5, 9-8) received 10 kills apiece from Emilee Hashley and Lexi Boschee. The duo also had a pair of aces each.
The Wolfpack combined for 42 team kills, compared to only 13 for the Eagles (5-6, 8-10).
Katie Showers led Big Sky with four kills. She also had five blocks.
Glacier's Lindsea Vaudt set 35 of the Wolfpack's 36 assists and Kayla Smart scooped up a match-high 17 digs.
Kalispell Glacier def. Missoula Big Sky, 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
Kills - Big Sky 13 (Katie Showers 4), Glacier 42 (Emilee Hashley 10, Lexi Boschee 10). Blocks - Big Sky 7 (Showers 5), Glacier 1 (Hashley). Digs - Big Sky 29 (Lindsay Hall 9, Sarah Lidstrom 9), Glacier 50 (Kayla Smart 17). Assists - Big Sky 10 (Sarah Lidstrom 10), Glacier 36 (Lindsea Vaudt 35). Aces - Big Sky 1 (Hall 1), Glacier 8 (Hashley, 2, Boschee 2).
Class A
Frenchtown def. Ronan, 3-1
At Frenchtown, Laura Geis led the Broncs to a 25-15, 21-25, 25-12, 25-20 nonconference win against Ronan.
Geis controlled the net, tallying a match-high 17 kills and eight blocks.
Setter Aimee Duncan pulled double duty for Frenchtown (6-3, 10-5), collecting 22 digs to lead the defense while setting 36 of the Broncs' 37 assists to guide the offense.
Kaylee Larson had 12 kills and four aces to lead Ronan (0-9, 2-13) while Carli Starkel pitched in a team-high 14 digs, 11 kills and three aces.
Frenchtown def. Ronan, 25-15, 21-25, 25-12, 25-20.
Kills - Ronan 27 (Kaylee Larson 12), Frenchtown 42 (Laura Geis 17). Blocks - Ronan 7 (Amanda Bartel 2, Kelly Lake 2), Frenchtown 14 (Geis 8). Digs - Ronan 40 (Carli Starkel 14), Frenchtown 87 (Aimee Duncan 22). Assists - Ronan 20 (Kelsey Swelling 18), Frenchtown 37 (Duncan 36). Aces - Ronan 11 (Larson 4), Frenchtown 13 (Emily Kreyenhagen 3, Kelsey Fallis 3).
Corvallis def. Stevensville, 3-0
At Stevensville, the Blue Devils swept the Yellowjackets 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Corvallis, playing in its final Southwestern A regular-season match, was led by senior Kim Gilder, who just missed out on a double-double with 11 kills and nine digs.
Whitney Henderson chipped in 19 assists and Amy Warren contributed three of the Blue Devils' (5-5, 10-6) nine aces.
Corvallis is locked into the fourth slot in the Southwestern A standings behind Frenchtown, Anaconda and Dillon.
Statistics for Stevensville (1-8, 1-13) were unavailable.
Corvallis def. Stevensville, 25-23, 25-18, 25-15.
Kills - Corvallis 24 (Kim Gilder 11). Blocks - Corvallis 10 (Amber Bradshaw 2). Digs - Corvallis 44 (Gilder 9). Assists - Corvallis 21 (Whitney Henderson 19). Aces - Corvallis 9 (Amy Warren 3).
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