The Williston Coyotes volleyball team closed its season with a victory to earn seventh place at the state volleyball tournament in Minot on Saturday.

The Coyotes defeated Bismarck St. Mary’s in three straight games, 25-19, 26-24, 25-22.

“They played really well today,” said coach Haley Jeannotte. “Once we got our defense going, we started doing really well.”

Megan Torgerson had 15 kills for the Coyotes, and Katelyn Christensen had 19 digs.

The Coyotes lost in the consolation semifinals to Fargo North 25-20, 25-11, 26-28, 25-9. “We’d have a few points on them, then we’d just give up too many points in a row and lose the momentum,” Jeannotte said. “We did win the third game against them.”

The Coyotes’ season is now completed.

“I hope the girls feel good about it (the season),” Jeannotte said. “It was definitely up-and-down.”

Megan Torgerson and Rachel Rachel Hennessy have been invited to play in next year’s Optimist’s All-Star Game, with Katelyn Christensen being selected as an alternate.

State tournament awards were not available at press time.

In Class B action on Saturday, Thompson swept Stanley 25-18, 25-17, 25-20 in the seventh-place match on Saturday.

Williston 3, Bismarck St. Mary's 0

Williston    25    26    25

St. Mary's    19    24    22

Williston — Kills: Megan Torgerson 15, Brittany Nice 12, Rachel Hennessy 8, Jackie Lee 5; Assists: Hennessy 27, Lindy Bjella 8; Aces: Torgerson 2, Bjella 1, Hennessy 1; Blocks: Torgerson 2, Hennessy 1, Nice 1; Digs: Katelyn Christensen 19, Kayla Kain 14, Bjella 13.

St. Mary's — Kills: Morgan Tescher 7, Laura Maddock 6, Taryn Bohan 5; Assists: Ellen Mueller 17; Aces: Mueller 2; Blocks: Bohan 2, Tescher 2, Maddock 2; Digs: Mueller 7, Maddock 7, Bohan 6, Janci Eisenbarth 5.

Fargo North 3, Williston 1

Williston    20    15    28    9

North    25    25    26    25

Williston ä Kills: Megan Torgerson 9, Brittany Nice 8, Jackie Lee 5, Rachel Hennessy 4, Ashley Slade 3; Assists: Hennessy 21, Lindy Bjella 4; Aces: Katelyn Christensen 2, Kayla Kain 2, Hennessy 2; Blocks: Kain 1, Hennessy 1; Digs: Christensen 13, Hennessy 12, Kain 6.

North ä Kills: Kelsey Larson 21, Angela Waller 15, Molly Goughnour 8, Kristin Cochran 3; Assists: Cochran 41, Mia Lopez 2; Aces: Kayla Berg 4, Waller 3, Larson 2; Blocks: Goughnour 1, Berg 1, Larson 1, Lopez 1; Digs: Larson 15, Cochran 11, Waller 10, Michelle Dehne 8, Hope Marty 7, Berg 7.