by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information
Kansas City Kansas Community College’s surging volleyball team stretched its current winning streak to five in a row with a 3-0 shutout at Hesston College Saturday.
The Blue Devils (12-7) have not lost a set in four of the five wins and vaulted into third place in the Jayhawk Conference heading into a Monday engagement at Labette and a home duel with Fort Scott Thursday. Both are set for 6:30 p.m.
Johnson County leads the Jayhawk at 12-2 followed by Highland (10-3), KCKCC (10-6), Neosho County (8-5) and Fort Scott (6-6).
“We had an excellent performance at Hesston; worked hard; a true team win,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno-Ballou said. “We’re a group peaking at the right time heading into the final 2½ weeks of the season.”
The Blue Devils made quick work of Hesston, winning handily 25-12, 25-11 and 25-19, their fifth 3-0 sweep of the season.
Offensively, Cassidy Crist had nine kills, Mia Tomasic eight, Nicole Hughes seven and Trinity Holland six in an extremely well-balanced attack.
Kelcey Hund had 19 digs and Adriana Velez 12 along with a game high 22 assists