Lady Wolves Advance With Third-Place Showing At Tournament

The Wolf Point Wolves, who entered the district tournament as the seventh seed, advanced to the divisional tournament with a nail-biting, four-set victory over Malta on Thursday night. The Wolves emerged with a 25-13, 2519, 23-25, 25-22 win.

In the first set, the net play of Anna Matejovsky, McKenzie Rodenberg and Addy Smith led Wolf Point to a 13-7 advantage. The margin increased to 17-9 on a spike by McKinlee Paulson and block by Butterfly Lindsay. After Malta closed the gap to 18-12, the Wolves responded with seven of the last eight points of the opening set. The set ended with a kill by Ma’Kenzie Jackson and a pair of kills by Matejovsky.

The Wolves enjoyed a good start in the second set as kills by Lindsay and Cali Gorder earned the Wolves a 6-1 lead. A backrow kill by Matejovsky and a kill by Smith put the Wolves ahead 10-2.

With Wolf Point ahead by a 13-8 margin, the M-ettes battled back with an ace by Carly Mears and kills by Emma Ereaux, Brooklyn Simonton and Klohie Zeiger for a 14-14 deadlock.

The Wolves took a 19-18 lead and then scored on another kill by Matejovsky and an ace by Maia Kent for a 23-19 advantage. The Wolves finished off the set with a kill by Matejovsky for a 25-19 victory.

In the third set, Wolf Point led 19-16 after a kill by Rodenberg and an ace by Gorder. Malta, however, pulled even at 20-20 on a block by Simonton.

A kill by Wolf Point’s Jackson tied the score at 21-21, but Malta fought off the Wolves for a 25-23 victory.

The fourth set was a battle, but the Wolves gained a 14-7 lead on aces by Gorder and Kent. Malta, however, stormed back for a 14-14 deadlock.

Ahead by a slim 18-17 margin, the Wolves earned some breathing room on a pair of kills by Gorder and a kill by Rodenberg. Another kill by Rodenberg put the score at 22-18.

With the score at 23-22, the Wolves scored on a tip by Mattie Azure and then finished off the match at 25-23.

In the second day of the tournament, the Wolves came from behind to down Glasgow 21-25, 15-25, 25-20, 25-17, 15-12.

The Wolves earned a 2218 lead in the third set on a tip by Ma’Kenzie Jackson, a kill by Addy Smith and a spike by Cali Gorder.

An ace by Anna Matejovsky put the Wolves up by a 23-18 margin.

With the score at 24-20, the Wolves ended the set on Smith’s service.

The Wolves jumped out to a 12-3 lead in the fourth set as Gorder and McKenzie Rodenberg scored kills during the streak.

After Glasgow fought back to 18-16, the Wolves increased the margin on an ace by Matejovsky and a kill by Gorder.

A tip by Gorder was a highlight as the Wolves won by a 25-17 final.

In the fifth set, the Wolves trailed 8-5 until they struck for seven straight points on the serving of Maia Kent along with the net play of Matejovsky. A kill by Jackson increased the lead to 13-10.

After Glasgow’s Hannah Holinde scored a kill and block to pull the Scotties to 13-12, the Wolves finished the match with a block by Smith and a kill by Gorder.

The Wolves then lost to Harlem by a 25-20, 20-25, 21-25, 18-25, final.

Fairview defeated Harlem in the district championship match.

The divisional tournament will begin Thursday, Nov. 5, in Cut Bank.