BRODHEAD - The 6th-seeded Brodhead volleyball team knocked off 11th-seeded Cambridge in three games Tuesday night, in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs.

The Cardinals beat the Blue Jays 25-10, 25-16, 25-23.

"We knew we would have to come out and serve tough and that is what we did," Brodhead coach Erin Kammerer said. "We controlled the first two sets with our serving."

Junior Carly Mohns led Brodhead with 13 kills and three blocks. Sophomore Payton Wright also came up big for the Cardinals, recording 30 assists and a team-high three aces. Mohns and Heather Shanks each added two aces.

"Rachel Heller and Carly Mohns did a nice job of controlling the net," Kammerer said. "We are coming together as a team."

The Cardinals advance to the regional semifinals on Thursday night, where they will travel to play 3rd-seeded Deerfield.

Monticello 3, Juda 0

MONTICELLO - The Monticello volleyball team beat Juda in three games Tuesday night, in the first round of the Division 4 playoffs.

The Ponies dispatched the Panthers in three games (25-19, 25-12, 25-15), but coach Scott Smice said his team can still play better and will have to if they want to advance further.

"We're a little slow. We'll have to play a little better to move on," Smice said. "Our coverage was slow. It looked like we were waiting for things to happen instead of making things happen. That's what we're going to work on in practice."

Junior Marissa Berg led the Ponies in kills with 12, and senior Jordyn Kubly had eight. Junior Claire Bruns led the team in assists with 24, and senior Amy Silver notched seven kills and five blocks.

Smice said he was impressed with Silver's play.

"Amy Silver was completely focused the whole night," he said. "I've been trying all this year ... to get her to be more aggressive at the net. She understands in tournament time that she's gotta let it all come out, so that was nice to see."

Juda was led by senior Brianna Knudtson who recorded two aces and 20 digs. Senior Brittany Moe had six kills, junior Jessica Jordan recorded two blocks and junior Tabatha Davis notched 21 assists.

Monticello will host Central Wisconsin Christian on Thursday.

Smice is confident in his team but is aware that playoff time is a tumultuous time.

"I think our chances are pretty good," Smice said. "Tournament time changes everything. You gotta come to play every night no matter who it is."

Iowa-Grant 3, New Glarus 1

LIVINGSTON - The 9th-seeded New Glarus volleyball team dropped a hard-fought, four-set match to 8th-seeded Iowa-Grant Tuesday night.

The Panthers knocked off the Glarner Knights 25-20, 26-24, 20-25, 25-21. New Glarus junior Mandi Sargent had 19 kills and two blocks. Senior Alaina Legler racked up 34 assists.

"They played hard," New Glarus coach Casey Boatman said of her team. "They played aggressive. They haven't been in this situation. They didn't quite know how to pull it out."

River Ridge 3, Pecatonica 0

PATCH GROVE - The Pecatonica volleyball team lost in three games to 4th-seeded River Ridge Tuesday night, in the first round of the Division 4 playoffs.

The Timberwolves knocked off the Vikings 25-15, 25-20, 25-20.

"We started each game in the hole," Pecatonica coach Cher Schliem said. "But once we got going, we got on a roll. Defensively, we played pretty well."

Senior Ashley Johnson led the Vikings with 6 kills and 5 blocks.

"Ashley Johnsen had a big night at the net," Schliem said.

Belmont 3, Argyle 1

BELMONT - The 10th-seeded Argyle volleyball team fell in four games to 7th-seeded Belmont Tuesday night, in the first round of Division 4 playoff action.

The Orioles fell to the Braves 25-11, 25-21, 20-25, 25-11.

"We lacked energy all night," Argyle coach Shelby Rideout said. "We weren't getting a lot of opportunities at the net, and when we did we weren't aggressive."

Junior Jessica Treuthardt led the Orioles with six blocks. She also added five kills. Rachel Tollakson picked up 24 digs, and Kayla Ostby notched 18 assists.

Despite the season-ending loss, Rideout was quick to praise her seniors.

Said Rideout, "Our three seniors left their heart and soul on the court."

Central Wisconsin Christian 3,

Albany 0

WAUPUN - Albany didn't play like a No. 12 seed, but the Comets' upset bid came up short as Central Wisconsin Christian was able to pull out a sweep.

Central Wisconsin Christian edged Albany in all three games 26-24, 25-21, 27-25.

Albany coach Connie Wunschel said the turning point was the Comets' struggles with service receive.

"The report we got is they were aggressive servers," Wunschel said. "They just got on big runs all three games. They come right at you and serve at your shoulders. We were backing up and trying to pass the ball. I don't think we played like a 12th seed against the fifth seed."

Albany senior Kirstie Kauk had seven kills, 12 digs and three aces to lead the Comets. Junior Felicia Conley had eight assists and three aces. Senior Carlie Peters had six kills and sophomore Alexis Kennedy added 10 digs.

Black Hawk 3, Randolph 2

RANDOLPH - Black Hawk pulled out a five-set win to upset No. 6 seed Randolph.

After losing the first two games 21-25 and 18-25, the Warriors stormed back and won three straight 25-14, 25-23, 15-12. With the win, Black Hawk advances to the sectional semifinals where they will play at No. 3 seed Fall River on Thursday.

Lancaster 3, Darlington 0

LANCASTER - The Darlington volleyball team traveled to Lancaster Tuesday, where they were knocked off by top-seeded Lancaster in three games in the first round of the Division 3 playoffs.

The Redbirds fell to the Flying Arrows by a score of 25-6, 25-11, 25-14.