The Becker Bulldog girls volleyball team had a great week, winning three times to improve to 9-10. 

 

Saturday, the Bulldogs traveled north to participate in the Mora Invitational and went 1-2.

 

In their first match, they faced off against Carlton and lost in two sets, 25-15, 25-12. They followed that up with their sixth straight loss to Greenway in three sets, 25-18, 25-17, 15-10.

 

They finally got off the losing side of things with a big win over Hinckley-Finlayson, 25-9, 25-22.

 

The Bulldog win streak continued Tuesday with a big win over Little Falls on the road, three sets to none.

 

After a tough week last week and two losses over the weekend, the Bulldogs entered the court Tuesday determined to fight hard for a win under Head Coach Greg Lynch. 

 

With the help of an energetic defense — led by libero Bria Amundson and defensive specialists Leah Andersen and Bailee Thorson  — Lynch’s girls were determined not to let a ball touch the floor on the Bulldog side of the court. Becker's hitters crashed through the Little Falls blockers for kill-after-kill.

 

Junior outside hitter Jessica Gruber had an especially good night with 14 kills over three sets.

 

The Bulldogs continued their successful week with win over Mora Thursday on the road, three sets to one.  

 

Becker traveled to Mora hungry for a rematch after a tough at-home loss to Mora in September by a score of two sets to three.  And Becker's appetite for a win was apparent on the court from the first touch of the ball, as the Bulldogs worked over and around and through a tough Mora defense that was determined to dig every ball that came over the net.  

 

Mora's scrappy play wasn't enough, though, to shut down Becker's hitters, who put down ball-after-ball.  Becker dominated with the assistance of junior setters Sydney Bordson and Abbie Maruska —who gave hitters consistent hitting options with dozens of clean and accurate sets. Gruber again had a big night with 17 kills over the four sets. 

 

The Bulldogs are looking to carry their momentum into their tournament at Sauk Rapids - Rice High School Saturday. They return home Thursday for a match against Milaca at 7:15 p.m.