Photo: Patrick Irgens, WDA event photographer 
Photo: Patrick Irgens, WDA event photographer Century defeats Williston, 3-0
November 12, 2026 · Volleyball · WDA Sports
JAMESTOWN - Century was pushed by No. 8 Williston in the first couple of sets in the teams' West Region quarterfinal match on Nov. 12 at JHS Jerry Meyer Arena. Both times, the Patriots showed why their the top seed. Century held an 18-16 lead in set one and then would go on a 7-1 run to close out the opening set. Then, leading just 20-18 in set two, the Pats would dig in again, and close out the set 25-21. Century jumped out to a sizable lead in the third set en route to the sweep. Parker Lutman and Lily Edinger each had a team-best 12 kills. Six other Patriots recorded at least one kill as the squad flexed its muscle with its net play. Sierra Blotsky finished with 21 assists. Kenley Melby added 18. Kinley Pedersen had 26 digs. Century also posted 10 aces. Melby had four. Williston's Alex Austreim had seven kills to lead the charge. Three others had five (Cady Cabler, Averi Austreim, Abigale Ferlan). Alex also had 13 assists and nine digs. Rylee Irgens had a team-best 14 digs.
The Pats will face Bismarck High in the semifinals on Nov. 13. Wiliston meet Mandan in a loser-out match.
Box Score
| Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Sets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williston | 17 | 21 | 13 | 0 |
| Century | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
Williston
| # | Player | SP | Kills | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks (BS-BA) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cady Cabler | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2 | Frances Huelsman | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 4 | Molly Johnson | 3 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Abigale Ferlan | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Alex Austreim | 3 | 7 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Maggie Holter | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | Jovi Zander | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 20 | Averi Austreim | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 21 | Rylee Irgens | 3 | 3 | 14 | ||||
| 22 | Harper Stundal | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 23 | Hayden Krieger | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 27 | Kambree McIvor | 3 | 2 |
Century
| # | Player | SP | Kills | Assists | Aces | Digs | Blocks (BS-BA) | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Kilber | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| 5 | Sierra Blotsky | 3 | 21 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 6 | Parker Lutman | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | Kenley Melby | 3 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 8 | Aurora Gross | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | ||||
| 10 | Madelyn Staloch | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Kinley Thorton | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |||
| 12 | Kinley Pedersen | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 | |||
| 14 | Norah Allerdings | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 15 | Kaylie Welstad | 3 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 18 | Lily Edinger | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0.5 |
Match Notes
Century advances to the region semifinals while Williston will play in the loser-out round...Twice Williston cut the deficit to two points late in sets one and two, but the Patriots would step up their play.
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