The Central Community College volleyball team won both matches to end their Siouxland Tournament this Saturday. A brief recap of each match is below. CCC is 6-1 and will return to action on September 6th at 1:30 PM against Rock Valley College.
Match 1 vs. Lake Region State College- ND
The Raiders defeated the Royals, 3-0. The final scores were 25-21, 25-12 and 26-24. The Raiders got on the Royals early, winning the first 2 sets comfortably. The 3rd set saw a much closer match play out, with CCC still closing the game in 1 extra volley with a 26-24 final set to sweep the match. Libbie Ball accounts for 21 assists, with Lauryn Scott leading team in kills with 12. Liv Swanson was right behind her with 10 kills herself and Maleigha Johnson tallied up 17 digs.
“Great to finish the weekend with a couple of sweeps.” Head coach Mary Young said, “We didn’t play as clean as I would have liked, but still able to get the 3-0 sweep which I thought was key. “
Match 2 vs. Ellsworth Community College
The Raiders beat Ellsworth 3-0 on Saturday afternoon, 25-19, 25-14, and 25-19. All 3 matches saw the Raiders hold Ellsworth to less than 20 points. Liv Swanson had the team-high kills with 10, Libbie ball with 32 assists, and Maleigha Johnson racked up 15 digs.
“Our final match of the day was by far our best showing of the weekend. I thought we served well and were able to get an athletic Ellsworth squad out of system and it enabled us to take control of the match.” Said Mary Young, “Overall, felt good about the weekend and the direction this team is heading.”
The Raiders go 3-1 on tournament play at the Siouxland Tournament, and move to 6-1 on the season.
