By John RittenhouseThe Hills-Beaver Creek volleyball players delivered Kala Menning her first coaching victory when the Patriots defeated Lake Benton 3-2 in Lake Benton Monday.Menning, who moved into the head coaching position when Greg Leenderts resigned Sept. 12, withstood a nine-match losing skid to start her coaching career.Her patience paid off Monday when the Patriots pulled out a 15-13 win in the fifth game of Monday’s road match."It was a nice feeling," said Menning. "The girls pulled together and played hard until the end."H-BC opened the match with a 25-21 victory in Game 1 only to fall by the same score in Game 2.The Patriots took a 2-1 lead with a 25-18 win in the third game, but LB evened the match with a 25-22 victory in the fourth game.Kerry Fransman and Chelsi Fink led H-BC at the net with 10 and nine kills respectively, while Kaitlyn Bos chipped in six blocks.Fransman completed 24 of 27 serves with five aces. Amanda Tilstra recorded 32 set assists.
