2023 West Region Volleyball Tournament
Saturday, Nov. 11
Bismarck High Karlgaard Gymnasium, Bismarck
Championship
(2) Bismarck Century 3,
(1) Jamestown 0
CENTURY 25 25 25
JAMESTOWN 20 22 22
Notes: Century won its 10th-straight West Region Tournament title...The Patriots will be the West's top seed at the Class A Tournament...Jamestown will be the No. 2 seed....Century and Jamestown have met nine times in the tournament finals...The Blue Jays held leads in both the second and third sets...Jamestown won both regular season meetings.
(Top) Century captured its 10th-consecutive region tournament crown. (Above) A Century defensive specialist dives to keep a ball in play.
Jamestown's Kendyl Anderson hits a ball past Century's Eden Fridley (3) and Madison Wolf during the West Region Tournament title match on Nov. 11.
State Qualifier
(3) Bismarck Legacy 3,
(5) Dickinson 0
DICKINSON 22 21 24
LEGACY 25 25 26
Notes: Legacy advances to the Class A Tournament for a fourth year in a row...Dickinson was up 15-10 in the third set before Legacy rallied for the win...All three sets were decided by four points or less.
(Top) Dickinson's Jenna Nelson (7) attemps to get the ball past Legacy's Gracey Klein (15) and Marlee Falcon. (Above) A Dickinson player sprawls to save a loose ball.
Legacy's Brooklynn Felchle pushes a ball past Dickisnon players Nelson and Jazmin Barry during the teams' state qualifier at the West Region Tournament on Nov. 11.
State Qualifier
(4) Bismarck High 3,
(6) Minot High 1
MINOT 18 25 10 26
BISMARCK 25 16 25 28
Notes: Bismarck High qualifies for the Class A Tournament for the first time since 2021...Minot High had two set points in the fourth set...
(Top) Bismarck High's Madison Foster lunges for the ball as teammate Tayla Andersen looks on. (Above) Minot High's Tayler Falcon hits a ball from the back row.
Bismarck High's Emerson Carufel concentrates on striking ball vs. Minot High in the teams' state qualifier at the West Region Tournament on Nov. 11.
Friday, Nov. 10
Bismarck High Karlgaard Gymnasium, Bismarck
Semifinal 2
(2) Bismarck Century 3,
(3) Bismarck Legacy 0
LEGACY 13 17 20
CENTURY 25 25 25
Notes: Century advances to its 10th consecutive West Region Tournament title match and qualifies for next week's Class A Tournament....The Patriots will face top seed Jamestown...Legacy will play Dickinson in a state-qualifying match...Century and Legacy splits its first two matches this season.
(Topt) Century's Madison Wolf hits a ball between Legacy's Brooklynn Felchle (22) and Aleah McPherson. (Above) Legacy's Felchle battles at the net.
Century's Erika Lee pushes a ball past the Saber defense and into the corner for a point in the teams' West Region semifinal on Friday, Nov. 10.
Semifinal 1
(1) Jamestown 3,
(4) Bismarck High 1
BISMARCK 9 25 23 15
JAMESTOWN 25 21 25 25
Notes: Jamestown advances to its ninth West Region Tournament final and qualifies for the Class A Tournament...Bismarck High will face Minot High in a state qualifier....The teams traded leads throughout the pivotal third set....Jamestown won its 30th match of the season.
(Top) Jamestown's Makenna Nold sends a ball past Bismarck High's Tayla Andersen as Jamestown's Makhal Rowell looks on. (Above) Bismarck High's Jordyn Rood (2) shoots a ball between Jamestown's Leah Trumbauer (9) and Kendyl Anderson.
Jamestown's Leah Trumbauer (9) and Bismarck High's Aspen Roaldson (3) converge at the net during the teams' West Region semifinal on Friday, Nov. 10 in Bismarck.
Consolation 2
(6) Minot High 3, (7) Williston 0
WILLISTON 16 21 23
MINOT 25 25 25
Notes: Minot High advances to a state qualifier for the first time since 2017...Minot High scored 8 of the last 10 points in set three to rally for the win...Williston ended its season (Williston's Madison Collings was an all-conference selection).
(Top) Minot High's Sydney Aberle sends a ball past Williston's Madison Collings (14) and Sophia Suchy. (Above) Wiliston's Alison Wilcox reaches for a loose ball as her teammates look on.
Minot High's Rachel Nwankwo (8) and Williston's Sophia Suchy (8) watches the ball cross the top of the net during the teams' consolation match on Nov. 10.
Consolation 1
(5) Dickinson 3, (8) Bismarck St. Mary's 1
ST. MARY'S 6 13 25 23
DICKINSON 25 25 21 25
Notes: Dickinson scored 14 of the first 15 points in the opening set...St. Mary's took the third set...Dickinson moves into a state qualifier on Nov. 11...St. Mary's ended its season (SM's Lexi Gerving and Mataya Messer were named to the all-conference team).
(Top) Dickinson Cecilia Homiston (7) and Jazmin Barry defend the net as the ball heads toward back row player Jenna Nelson. (Above) St. Mary's Addison Kukowski sets a ball as teammates Makayla Klein (15) and Sommer Schweitzer look on.
Dickinson players rally to a loose ball during the Midgets' consolation win vs. the Saints on Friday, Nov. 10 at the West Region Tournament.
Thursday, Nov. 9
Bismarck High Karlgaard Gymnasium, Bismarck
Quarterfinal 1
(1) Jamestown 3, (8) Bismarck St. Mary's 0
ST. MARY'S 20 16 13
JAMESTOWN 25 25 25
Notes: Jamestown scored seven-straight points en route to a set one win. The top-seed Blue Jays advance to the semifinals.
(Top) Jamestown's Kendyl Anderson puts a ball between St. Mary's Matya Messer (17) and Lexi Gerving. (Above) St. Mary's Sommer Schweitzer (21) and Gerving attempt to block a ball.
Jamestown reserves celebrate a point during set two of the Blue Jays' quarterfinal win on Nov. 9.
Quarterfinal 2
(4) Bismarck High 3, (5) Dickinson 1
DICKINSON 12 15 25 17
BISMARCK 25 25 18 25
Notes: Bismarck High's Tayla Andersen had nine kills in the opening set...BHS advances to the semifinals for the first time since 2021.
(Top) Bismarck High's Tayla Andersen (center) readies for a kill vs. Dickinson. (Top) Dickinson's Sadie Stevenson and Jenna Nelson block a ball.
Bismarck High's Dalena Aamot turns away a hit by Dickinson's Jazmin Barry (far right) in the teams' region quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 9.
Quarterfinal 3
(2) Bismarck Century 3, (7) Williston 1
WILLISTON 17 26 16 19
CENTURY 25 24 25 25
Notes: Century has advanced to the region semifinals every year since 2008...Williston took the second set and held a brief four-point lead in set three.
(Top) Century's Atrianna Backman prepares for a kill as her teammates look on. (Above) Williston's Madison Collings tips a ball over the net.
Williston players gather after scoring a point in the second set vs. the Patriots in its West Region quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 9 in Bismarck.
Quarterfinal 4
(3) Bismarck Legacy 3, (6) Minot High 0
MINOT 14 23 15
LEGACY 25 25 25
Notes: Legacy advances to the semifinals for a fourth-straight year...Minot High drops into consolation play.
(Top) Legacy's Aleah McPherson prepares to send a ball over the net. (Above) Minot High's Sydney Aberle (6) reaches high for the ball as Legacy's Gracey Klein defends.
Legacy's Reese Duchsherer (8) celebrates a Saber point in set one vs. Minot High in the teams' quarterfinal on Thursday, Nov. 9.
Saturday, Nov. 11
Bismarck High Karlgaard Gymnasium, Bismarck
All-WDA Selections
(As voted on by WDA coaches)
Bismarck High: Tayla Andersen, Madison Foster, Jordyn Rood
Bismarck Century: Eden Fridley, Atrianna Backman, Quinn Kost, Erika Lee
Bismarck Legacy: Reese Duchsherer, Halle Severson, Aleah McPherson, Brooklynn Felchle
Bismarck St. Mary's: Lexi Gerving, Mataya Messer
Dickinson: Jenna Nelson, Cecilia Homiston, Jazmin Barry
Jamestown: Makenna Nold, Edie Hegerle, Leah Trumbauer, Kinley Anderson
Mandan: Jayden Wiest
Minot High: Zoe Zarr
Watford City: Jessica Mogen
Williston: Madison Collings
West Region Senior Athlete of the Year: Makenna Nold, Jamestown
Coach of the Year: Tayler Hafner, Dickinson