Tag: KCKCC volleyball

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Kansas City Kansas Community College rebounded from a five-set loss Thursday with a 3-0 thumping of Coffeyville Saturday.

Down two sets to one, Cloud County came back for a 3-2 win Thursday before the Blue Devils blitzed Coffeyville in three sets.

The Blue Devils (7-5) are right back in action Tuesday at No. 7 ranked Johnson County at 6 p.m. and then return home to play host to Allen County Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and No. 6 Highland Saturday at 11 a.m.

The win over Coffeyville gave the Blue Devils a sweep of the long-time Jayhawk power. After winning 3-2 at Coffeyville earlier, KCKCC make quick work of the second meeting, winning 25-20, 25-25, 25-14.

“After the loss to Cloud, the group decided they didn’t want to feel like that again and hit another level,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno-Ballou said. “We had heart, executed our game play well and played excellent volleyball as a group. An absolute team win; proud of them and the success they’ve had as a group.”

Cassidy Crist led the Blue Devils with 17 kills in the swift 3-game match. Nicole Hughes and Mia Tomasic added seven and Michelle Dvorak six. Adriana Velez had 33 assists while Kelcey Hund had 14 digs, Velez 10 and Crist 8.

After dropping the opening set to Cloud 25-18, the Blue Devils bounced back with 25-24 and 25-22 wins only to drop the final two sets 25-22, 15-8. Four Blue Devils had 10 or more kills and five had double digits in digs.

Crist led in kills with 17 followed by Dvorak with 12 and Hughes and Tomasic with 10 each. Hund led in digs with 17 with Velez adding 15, Crist and Tomasic 13 each and Abigail Marcouillier 10. Velez had 47 of KCKCC’s 51 assists.

Johnson County and Neosho County share the Jayhawk Conference lead at 7-1 followed by Highland, 6-1; Fort Scott, 7-4; KCKCC, 6-4; Cloud County, 6-5; Coffeyville, 3-4; Allen County, 5-7; Cowley College, 4-7; Labette, 1-9; and Hesston, 0-9.

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Kansas City Kansas Community College suffered a backbreaking opening set loss and could never quite recover in a 3-1 loss to Fort Scott Saturday.

Despite the loss, the Blue Devils (5-3) stayed a half game ahead of Fort Scott (5-4) for fourth place in the Jayhawk Conference heading into a home match Thursday with second place and No. 9 ranked Highland (6-1) at 6:30 p.m. The match will be streamed on the KCKCC Blue Devil website.

The Blue Devils took a 21-18 lead in the opening set against Fort Scott only to have the Greyhounds take seven of the final eight points for a 25-22 win. KCKCC did rally for a 25-22 win jump-started by three straight Cassidy Crist kills midway through the match but Fort Scott pulled away with back-to-back 25-17 wins to close out the match.

“We did not control our side well and allowed too many runs late in sets,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno-Ballou said. “And we couldn’t control Julian Squire, a first team All-American last year who had 24 kills. No conference match is easy; the toughest conference in DII volleyball.”

Crist, the national Division II leader in kills, had 20 kills and Michelle Dvorak 13 while Adriana Velez stayed atop the national lead in assists with 44. Kelcey Hund led in digs with 14.

“We earned points well but had too many hitting errors,” Bruno-Ballou said. “We also need to improve on blocking and defense in the coming weeks. But all of those things can be fixed.”

by Alan Hoskins, KCKCC sports information

Kansas City Kansas Community College dominated in three of four sets on the way to a 3-1 Jayhawk Conference home win over Labette Thursday,

The win improved the Blue Devils’ conference record to 5-2 and solidly in fourth place behind Neosho County (5-0), Highland (5-1) and Johnson County (4-1) heading into a home match with Fort Scott Saturday at noon. The match will be streamed on the KCKCC Blue Devil website.

The Blue Devils (6-3) quickly took control against Labette with 25-18 and 25-17 wins before the Cardinals eked out a 26-24 third set win. KCKCC then closed out the match with a 25-16 win.

“We played well; a great team win,” KCKCC coach Mary Bruno said. “We lost a close third set playing some players who don’t normally play as much. They played great; very proud of our team win – 5-2 in conference heading into a great opponent in Fort Scott.”

Four Blue Devils had eight or more kills. Cassidy Crist had 17, Mia Tomasic 13, Michelle Dvorak 11 and Jordan Johnson 8. Adriana Velez led in assists with 46 while Kelcey Hund had 20 digs, Crist 14, Velez 12 and Tomasic 11.