Kailey Biermaier led the Pirates with 14 kills, ten digs and ten blocks.
"We looked every bit as good as them," said Pirate Head Coach Sarah Reese about her team's play in the first half.
Lilli Denison was the lone Pirate to win three matches on the day.
Donovan Hoffman, Nik Johnson and Shannon Gladue, all of Crookston, and Craig Charbonneau of Grand Forks competed in the tournament that took place August 18-21.
Sophomore Abbie Anderson claimed the lone first place finish for Crookston in the 100 individual medley.
Jake Purpur and Brett Lofthus each recorded hat tricks for Grand Forks Central.
A singles tournament was held Saturday, while Sunday was the random doubles tournament.
Hibbing/Chisholm won the invite with 37 points and Bemidji finished runner-up with 27.
The schedule does get any easier as the Pirates face East Grand Forks Tuesday in Crookston.
Anna Ogaard recorded nine saves for the Golden Eagles.
In Thursday's Thief River Falls Invitational, the Pirates finished just three points behind Roseau and one point behind Thief River Falls for third place.
Crookston's Hayley Epema scored two goals and assisted on another as the Pirates dropped their season opener 10-3 to the Spuds.
But Beahen says most players interviewed so far didn’t think the incidents were a big deal.
The Rams looked like they were in midseason form as they handed the Pirates a 6-1 loss.
I'm not sure how much more I can take of MLB pitchers being pulled because they feel a twinge in their arm or Justin Morneau being out because his head hurts.
Football coach Mike Cross says he has no comment.
He recorded a second round +2, 74 at The Home Course to bring his two-day stroke play total to +9, 152 to put him at t-108.
The winning team included Tom Baldwin, Peter Phaiah, Eric Castle and Don Cavalier.
UPDATE: Travis Ross shot a second round score of +2, 74 in the U.S. Amateur Tuesday to go to +9 for the stroke play. The projected cut for the match play tree is +7. See Wednesday's Times for more on Ross' second round.
The NFL season is fast approaching and that means the second season of the Times' Fantasy Field Goal (FFG).