Lori Dean enters her first season as head coach of the Brainerd Warriors volleyball...It will make us stronger and deeper. Volleyball facts Head coach -- Lori Dean, 12th year (first at Brainerd, 11 at Northside Christian School, St...

...teammate Megan Arns added 10 kills, five blocks and five digs. "Megan Arns had an outstanding game," said Brainerd coach Lori Dean. "She really contributed in every part of the game. "We kind of had a slow start but in the last couple of games...

...it was senior night and we had our minds on that and it took us some time to get into our rhythm," said Warrior coach Lori Dean. "But it was huge for us to get that win because that was just a huge confidence builder." That game may have set...

...10-15, 15-11, 15-9 in Central Lakes Conference volleyball Thursday. "Sauk Rapids is a good team" said Coach Lori Dean, "I think we needed to attack the net a little harder, and get on the floor for a few more balls." Haley Bower added...

...setter Lauren Kirkpatrick dished out 23 set assists in the loss. "We were digging really good," said Warrior coach Lori Dean. "Our defense was putting in a lot of extra effort. We just started out slow." Brooke Rollins added seven kills...

...the momentum going. The games might not be shorter but it will move along at a steady pace." Brainerd Warriors coach Lori Dean is also looking forward to rally scoring and isn't worried about her players adapting to the change. "Half of the...

...games consisted of 15 points. Brainerd Warriors coach Lori Dean expects rally scoring to heighten the level of intensity. Volleyball facts Head coach -- Lori Dean, 13th year (second at Brainerd, 11 at Northside Christian...

...won the decisive game 15-12. "It was pretty much biting fingernails the whole time," Arns said. Warriors coach Lori Dean said the victory was a boost for a senior class that had never beaten Alexandria at any level and for the coaching staff...

...said. "They get us pumped up. We try to go back and forth. We use their energy, they use ours." Warriors coach Lori Dean thought it was an energetic performance by her team, whose confidence obviously has been boosted. "I don't know what's...

...six blocks. "I was able to play everybody and look at things that I needed to look at as a coach," Warriors coach Lori Dean said. "The second Greenway game really impressed me. Things didn't rattle us and we won that game. There were pluses...