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FRIDAY RECAP
NORTH PLATTE – The McCook Community College volleyball team improved to 3-0 in the North Platte Community College season-opening tournament with a pair of sweeps Friday. The Lady Indians prevailed 3-1 against both Laramie County Community College and Cloud County Community College.
“I thought the girls played well,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “They had to play through some tough and tight situations which showed the tenacity that this group has all around.”
The coach was also pleased with the support from the MCC sideline.
“They were huge supporters and really helped with momentum moments with our team,” said Kobza.
MCC 3-0, will conclude the tournament on Saturday with a 10 a.m. match against Colorado Northwestern Community College.
McCook CC 3, Laramie County CC 1: The Lady Indians won 25-17, 24-26, 25-21 and 25-23.
Freshman Maggie Fiene (Murray, Neb | Conestoga High School) paced the MCC attack with 11 kills, four assist blocks and asolo block. Freshman Jade Powell (Sterling, Colo.) added nine kills, three assist blocks, one solo block and one ace.
Leia Young (sophomore, Amarillo, Texas) had seven kills, two assist blocks and two aces. Freshman Relebohile Phamotse (Maseru, Lesotho) was credited with six kills, five assist blocks and three aces. Sophomore Bobbi Starkebaum (Haxtun, Colo.) had five assist blocks and three kills.
Paula Urizar (freshman Guatemala City, Guatemala) led MCC from the serving line with four aces.
McCook CC 3, Cloud County CC 1: After losing the first set 20-25, MCC came back to win the final three sets, 25-15, 25-12, 27-25.
Phamotse led MCC with 12 kills and added five assist blocks. Fiene tallied 10 kills and one assist block while Starkebaum powered 10 kills, had two solo blocks and five assist blocks.
“Bobbi Starkebaum played a good match against Cloud County and that effort and grit she had today is a great example of what can be done in the off season,” said Kobza.
Powell totaled nine kills and three assist blocks while Young added eight kills.
Freshman Cheyanne Ortiz (Pueblo, Colo.) led the Lady Indians with 30 assists and had five assist blocks and two aces.
Paula Urizar had four more aces in the second match of the day.
SATURDAY RECAP
NORTH PLATTE – The McCook Community College women’s volleyball team snagged their first sweep of the season Saturday morning in North Platte taking down Colorado Northwestern Community College in three sets.
MCC topped the Spartans 25-19, 25-6 and 25-19 to complete a 4-0 mark in the tournament to start the season.
“I’m glad how the last three days ended up,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “We will need that momentum going into next weekends’ matches in Texas.”
Freshman Relebohile Phamotse (Maseru, Lesotho) topped the kill chart with nine to go along with three assist blocks, a solo block and an ace from the service line. Sophomore Leia Young (Amarillo, Texas) netted six kills and two assist blocks. Bobbi Starkebaum (sophomore, Haxtun, Colo.) had two kills and one assist block.
Jade Powell (freshman Sterling, Colo.), was credited with seven digs, three kills, one assist block and one solo block. Sophomore Anna Richardson (Worland, Wyo.) had six digs, three kills and two aces and freshman Tanna Bailey (Stoneham, Colo.) had two kills.
Freshman setter Cheyanne Ortiz (Pueblo, Colo.) led MCC with 21 assists and connected on five ace serves and one assist block. Freshman Paula Urizar (Guatemala City, Guatemala) had six digs.
The Lady Indians will pack up their 4-0 record and take it to Gainesville, Texas where they will play four matches next weekend in the North Central Texas College Invitational Tournament. MCC will play Western Texas and Dallas College-Brookhaven Friday then take on the host NCTC and Wharton County JC on Saturday.
“I hope the girls are ready to hit the ground running this week and work on a few things,” said Kobza.
MCC returns home Sept. 3 to host Eastern Wyoming at 6 p.m. to kick off the MCC Labor Day Weekend Tournament in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center, which continues Sept. 4-5.
Up-to-date information about MCC volleyball including up-to-date schedule and changes, livestream links for home games, rosters, photos, statistics and more can be found on the MCC Athletics website, www.mccindians.com<http://www.mccindians.com/>
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