MELLETTE – Northwestern improved to 24-4 on the season with a 25-16, 25-14, 25-18 Lake Region Conference volleyball win over Faulkton on Thursday night.

Elexis Kramp led a balanced attack with 12 kills, and Taylor Vetter had 10 for the Wildcats. Vetter had 20 digs and Kramp followed with 16. Lila Johnson contributed six kills, 31 set assists, and a pair of assisted blocks.

Anika Mueller topped Faulkton with 11 kills and 17 digs.

Serving: Faulkton 40-43 1 aces (Austina Sorensen 8-8 1 ace, Claire Cotton 9-9); Northwestern 67-71 5 aces (Brenna Halvorson 11-11 2 aces, Taylor Vetter 12-12 1 ace).

Hitting: Faulkton 116-145 26 kills (Anika Mueller 46-52 11 kills, Khloe Kaup 14-16 3 kills); Northwestern 124-142 39 kills (Elexis Kramp 12, Vetter 10, Lila Johnson 6).

Setting: Faulkton 139-140 24 assists (Cotton 109-110 22 assists); Northwestern 134-136 38 assists (Johnson 31).

Digs: Faulkton 64 (Mueller 17 digs, Sorensen 14); Northwestern 64 (Vetter 20, Kramp 16).

Blocks: Faulkton 6 assists (Blake Bowman 3, Khloe Kaup 2); Northwestern 1 solo 10 assists (Kylee Henjum 1 solo, 2 assists, Breelyn Satter 3 assists, Lilly Haven 2 assists, Lila Johnson 2 assists).

Records: Faulkton 14-6; Northwestern 24-4.

Clark-Willow Lake 25-25-25, Redfield 12-12-16

Serving: Clark-Willow Lake 3 aces (Cella Larson 2, Kamryn Nesheim 1); Redfield 1 ace (Harper Schade 1).

Hitting: Clark-Willow Lake (Shelby Begeman 21 kills, Ella Sass 5 kills); Redfield (Charli Jungwirth 9 kills, Schade 4 kills).

Setting: Clark-Willow Lake (Kamryn Nesheim 23 assists); Redfield (Layla Hardie 18 assists).

Digs: Clark-Willow Lake (Kelsey Hofer 8, Maddie Brenden 7); Redfield 18 (Jungwirth 6, Addyson Rice 6, Miley Fey 6).

Blocks: Clark-Willow Lake (Begeman 3 solo, 1 assist; Kamryn Nesheim 1 solo, 2 assists); Redfield (Adriana Bagola 1 assist, Schade 1 assist, Fey 1 assist).

Records: Clark-Willow Lake 14-2; Redfield 4-11.

Hamlin 25-25-20, Sisseton 6-2-6

Sisseton stats not reported

Serving: Hamlin 32 aces (Issie Steffensen 11, Paxton Neuendorf 9, Sam Schlenker 5).

Hitting: Hamlin 21 kills (Addie Jensen 10, Maddy Jutting 3, Lexa Thue 3).

Setting: Hamlin 16 assists (Steffensen 15).

Digs: Hamlin 20 (Janci Trowbridge 5, Jutting 5, Neuendorf 4.

Blocks: Hamlin 3 (Kayde Nobel 1 solo 1 assist, Jensen 2 assists, Thue 1 assist).

Records: Sisseton 2-14; Hamlin 15-3.

Miller 25-21-25-25, Hitchcock-Tulare 9-25-17-20

Serving: Hitchcock-Tulare 69-73 7 aces (Laina Putter 4, Brynn Binger 2); Miller 86-95 7 aces (Autumn Flor 23-25 2 aces, Olivia Nye 21-23 2 aces, Hailey Werdel 9-11 2 aces).

Hitting: Hitchcock-Tulare (Keilee Schone 6 kills, Emmarie Arthurs 5 kills); Miller 119-146 50 kills (Emma Pugh 39-51 18 kills, Flor 22-27 10 kills, Olivia Nye 15-16 8 kills, Hailey Werdel 18-24 7 kills).

Setting: Hitchcock-Tulare 17 assists (Binger 8, Puffer 7); Miller 47 assists (Bailey Bruggeman 122-127 38 assists).

Digs: Hitchcock-Tulare 52 (Arthurs 13, Olivia Knox 11); Miller 70 (Avery Pugh 20, E. Pugh 16, Flor 13).

Blocks: Miller 1 solo (Nye 1).

Records: Hitchcock-Tulare 11-10; Miller 12-6.

North Central 25-25-25, Herreid-Selby Area 22-10-19

Herreid-Selby Area stats not reported

Serving: North Central 65-74 9 aces (Lindsey Hoerner 15-18 5 aces, Camryn Witlock 15-16 2 aces, Peyton Schnabel 12-12 2 aces).

Hitting: North Central 89-103 32 kills (Tylee Vander Vorst 27-28 9 kills, Hoerner 20-23 8 kills, Schnabel 15-16 7 kills).

Setting: North Central 28 assists (Witlock 15, Ashton Heyne 8).

Digs: North Central 62 (Hoerner 14, Vander Vorst 10, Witlock 9, Heyne 9).

Blocks: North Central 2 solo (Hoerner 2).

Records: North Central 11-11; Herreid-Selby Area 8-12.