Volleyball Recap: Sauk Rapids-Rice Picks Up Third Consecutive Win

Sauk Rapids-Rice had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the St. Michael-Albertville Knights by a score of 3-1. For the Storm, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 victory the Knights walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

The match finished with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19.

Abbey Meinert

Digs (Career)

08/28/25 vs St. Michael-Albertville	33
08/26/25 vs Brainerd	16
08/21/25 @ Becker	7
09/24/24 vs Apollo	6
10/29/24 @ St. Michael-Albertville	3

Abbey Meinert went supernova, getting 33 digs and two assists. Those 33 digs gave her a new career-high.

Sauk Rapids-Rice was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least six aces in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.

Sauk Rapids-Rice's record now sits at 3-0. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sauk Rapids-Rice will face off against Sartell-St. Stephen at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for St. Michael-Albertville, they will head out to take on Minnetonka at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.