Mid-West Athletic Conference
2009 Volleyball
School M-WAC Overall
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**Parkland College (#1)
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7-0
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35-4
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Shawnee (#19)
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5-2
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30-8
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Lincoln Land
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4-3
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31-10
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Lincoln College (RV)
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4-3
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28-11
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Springfield College
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4-3
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19-21
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Danville
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2-5
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13-22
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Lewis and Clark
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2-5
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17-24
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John Wood
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0-7
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5-29
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**M-WAC CHAMPIONS
Cobras win opening round game!
Parkland (40-5) defeated East Central Mo. 25-9, 25-22, 25-19 in the opening round of the NJCAA VB Tourney. The Cobras play again at 5:30 today against the winner of Columbus State and McHenry.
Parkland Volleyball players earn recognition
Parkland Setter Jeni Sykes has been named M-WAC Player of the Year and First Team All-Region 24 in the coaches vote released today. Sykes is joined by several teammates earning recognition including Molly Elderbrook who earned 1st Team All-Conference and All-Region, Lucy Coleman who was selected 1st Team All-Region and 2nd Team All-MWAC, Brittany Monken Co-Freshman of the Year, and Paige Lay who was selected to the 2nd Team on both the Conference and Region teams. First Year Coach Cliff Hastings was named the M-WAC Coach of the Year.
Mid-West Athletic Conference
Jeni Sykes Player of the Year, 1st Team All-MWAC
Molly Elderbrook 1st Team All-Conference
Brittany Monken Co-Freshman of the Year and Honorable Mention All-Conference
Lucy Coleman-2nd Team All-Conference
Paige Lay 2nd Team All-Conference
Alyssa Elmore-Honorable Mention All-Conference
Cliff Hastings-M-WAC Coach of the Year
Region 24 Honors
Jeni Sykes, Molly Elderbrook, Lucy Coleman-1st Team All-Region
Paige Lay-2nd Team All-Region
Alyssa Elmore-Honorable Mention All-Region
Volleyball Seeded #3 for NJCAA National VB Tourney
The Parkland Volleyball team (38-5) will be the #3 seed for the NJCAA D-II Women's Volleyball Tournament which will be held November 19-21 at the Chula Vista Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. The Cobras will get a familiar opponent as they will open with East Central College of Missouri, the same opponent they started play with last year in route to a 3rd place finish. Parkland has faced EC twice this season beating them 3-1 on August 28th in the Johnson County Tournament and 3-0 on October 24 @ the ICC Classic. The Cobras have played 18 matches against teams in the National Tournament field going 13-5 against the opposition. Parkland had their 19 match winning streak stopped on Saturday but is still 28-2 in their last 30 thirty games with their only losses to ICC and DMACC.
Listed below are the seedings, records, and opening round game times.
Thursday November 19:
9:00 am #3 Parkland (38-5) vs #14 East Central Mo. (24-13)
#6 Columbus State, Oh. (41-8) vs #11 McHenry (25-8)
11:00 #2 Cowley County, KS. (28-4) vs #15 Monroe, NY. (27-2)
#7 Des Moines Area CC (41-8) vs #10 Glendale, AZ. (18-13)
1:00 #1 Illinois Central (29-7) vs #16 Catawba Valley, NC (23-4)
#8 Kalamazoo Valley (36-6) vs #9 Hagerstown, MD. (31-7)
3:00 #4 Kishwaukee (30-4) vs #13 No. Platte, NE. (27-14)
#5 Johnson Co. KS. (25-7) vs #12 Iowa Lakes (24-20)
Parkland Volleyball team headed back to Nationals!
The #1 ranked PC Volleyball team (38-5) survived several players battling illness and a tough loss Saturday to #3 ICC but rallied back to make a return trip to the NJCAA D-II National Tournament. PC knocked off Lincoln Land in three sets 25-10, 25-23, 25-12 on Sunday to make their second consecutive trip to Nationals. Paige Lay led the offense with 12 kills, but a balanced offense was key with Lucy Coleman recording 11 kills, Alyssa Elmore 9 while Brittany Monken recorded 6 kills and a team and season high of 7 aces. Jeni Sykes dished out 35 assists and Molly Elderbrook had 18 digs to lead the defensive effort.
Saturday the Cobras knocked off the Loggers in four sets (25-9,16-25, 25-15 25-16) before falling to ICC in four. Both Parkland and ICC will advance to the 16 team tournament which runs November 19-21 @ the Wisconsin Dells. Seeding for the tourney will be announced tomorrow afternoon.
Congratulations to Coach Hastings and his staff as well as all of the on making it back to Nationals!
Volleyball Advances in Region Tourney
The #1 ranked Parkland Cobras defeated Lincoln College on Wednesday night in a quarterfinal regional match. Parkland prevailed 25-16, 25-11, 25-23 behind Paige Lay's team-leading 15 kills and 2 aces. Brittany Monken contributed 11 kills and 6 digs, and Jeni Sykes ran the offense with 32 assists. Defensively, Molly Elderbook had 16 digs and Alyssa Elmore had 3 blocks. Parkland improves to 36-4 overall and travels to Shawnee Community College in Ullin, Illinois this weekend for the regional semifinals and finals. Parkland faces Lincoln Land at 2:00pm in the second semifinal match of the day. #3 Illinois Central faces the host #19 Shawnee in the first semifinal match at 12:00pm. The weekend schedule is listed below.
Region24/District Championships November 7-8
@ Shawnee CC Saturday November 7
12:00 Game 1: Illinois Central College (27-7) vs Shawnee (31-8)
2:00 Game 2: Parkland (36-4) vs Lincoln Land (32-10)
5:00 Game 3: Winner 1 vs Winner 2 Winner is District J Champion and advances to Nationals
Sunday November 8
12:00 Game 4: Loser 1 Vs Loser 2
2:00 Game 5: Winner 4 vs Loser 3 Winner is District K Champion and advances to Nationals
Volleyball rolls in regular season finale, playoffs start with home match Wednesday night
The Parkland volleyball team concluded their regular season on Saturday traveling to Crystal Lake, Illinois. In the first match, #1 Parkland faced off with #4 Kishwaukee College and won 25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 21-25, 15-11. Lucy Coleman led the way with 16 kills and 15 digs. Paige Lay and Brittany Monken both had 11 kills, and Jeni Sykes had 37 assists. In the final match of the day, Parkland defeated the host school, #13 McHenry County College 25-21, 25-17, 25-20. Again, Lucy Coleman led the offense with 12 kills and Monken had 11. Sykes had 26 assists in just 2 sets of action, and Molly Elderbrook was a defensive juggernaut with 29 digs in the three-set match. The wins were third against no defeats this season against the two nationally ranked opponents.
Parkland concludes an excellent regular season on a 16-match winning streak in which 10 of the wins came against opponents ranked in the NJCAA Top 20. Parkland concludes the regular season at 35-4 overall and the will be the #1 seed in the upcoming Region 24 Tournament. The Cobras will face the winner of Lincoln and Danville in a quarterfinal regional match on Wednesday, November 4 at 6 pm at Parkland.
Region Schedule:
North Division:
Monday November 2
#5 Danville (13-22) @ #4 Lincoln College (28-11)
#6 John Wood (5-29) @ 3 Springfield College (19-21)
Wednesday November 4
4-5 winner @ #1 Parkland (35-4)
3- 6 winner @ #2 Illinois Central (26-7)
South Division:
Monday November 2
#5 Lewis and Clark (17-24) @ #4 Rend Lake (15-29)
Wednesday November 4
4-5 winner @ #1 Shawnee (30-8)
#3 SWIC (20-17) @ #2 Lincoln Land (31-10)
Winners advance to Region 24 Finals at Shawnee CC on November 7-8.
Parkland Volleyball team ranked #1!!
On the heels of back to back weekend wins over previously #1 ranked teams, the Parkland Volleyball team has moved up to #1 in the final NJCAA D-II Volleyball Poll released today. The Cobras are 32-4 on the season and will travel to McHenry on Saturday for Halloween Tri-Match against #4 Kishwaukee and #13 McHenry. PC will open tournament play at home one week from today. Congratulations to Coach Hastings, the staff, and all of the athletes on their #1 ranking.
Volleyball wins M-WAC title, Wednesday game canceled
The #4 ranked Parkland College Cobras traveled to Godfrey, IL to face Lewis and Clark for their last conference match of the season. The Cobras won decisively by the scores of 25-13, 25-17 and 25-15 to wrap up another M-WAC title.
Alyssa Elmore and Paige Lay led the offense with 14 and 13 kills respectively. Brittany Monken added 11 killsand Lucy Coleman added 9 kills along with 3 aces. The win improved Parkland’s record to 33-4 overall and a perfect 7-0 in the M-WAC. PC has now won 16 straight M-WAC titles and has only lost one match during that time period.
Parkland is off until Saturday when they travel to McHenry for their final two matches of the regular season. PC will play nationally ranked Kishwaukee and the host school for the third time this season. The Cobras have won all four of their previous matches against the two teams. Parkland 's regular season finale vs Kennedy-King set for Wednesday night has been canceled. The Cobras will get one more home game as they will open Region 24 Play on Wednesday November 4 at 6:00 against the winner of the Lincoln-Danville game
Volleyball knocks off #1 Kishwaukee and #3 ICC on way to winning ICC Invite
For the second time in as many weeks the Parkland Volleyball team knocked off the #1 team in the NJCAA D-II Poll. Last week the Cobras upended then #1 Columbus State and this week PC took out the Kougars in convincing fashion as they won in three sets 25-9, 25-20, and 25-21. Brittany Monken led the offense with 11 kills and Lucy Coleman added 10 while Jeni Sykes recorded 31 assists. Team blocking was the story of the day for the Cobras as PC took Kishwaukee out of their offense with 12 team blocks. Earlier on Saturday, PC took care of #20 East Central Missouri 25-14, 25-18, 25-21. Monken again led the way with 12 kills and 3 services aces. Jeni Sykes had 17 assists and 15 digs in just two sets of action. Coleman had a strong all around match with 9 kills, 2.5 blocks, and 2 aces.
The biggest victory of the weekend may have come on Friday night when the Cobras stunned arch-rival and #3 ranked Illinois Central College in five sets. PC took command early winning the first two sets 26-24 and 25-12 only to see the Cougars rally for 25-10 and 27-25 wins in the next two sets before PC held on for a 15-12 win in the finale. Monken tallied 14 kills and 4 blocks while Paige Lay had 13 kills. Sykes dished out 40 assists in the match while Molly Elderbook had 20 digs. The victory likely seals the top seed for the Cobras in the Region 24 Tournament which starts the first week of November.
Late Friday, Parkland defeated D-1 Lake Land College in three quick sets winning 25-20, 25-12, 25-22. Monken (12 kills) and Lay (9 kills) paced the attack while Elderbook had 15 digs and Alyssa Elmore had 3.5 blocks.
The Cobras (32-4) will travel Monday to Lewis and Clark for their final M-WAC match. A victory will earn PC sole possession of the M-AC Volleyball title.
Cobras clinch at least tie for M-WAC Volleyball title, head to loaded ICC Invite
The #4 Parkland Cobras volleyball faced off with conference foe Danville Community College tonight in Champaign. The Cobras came out a bit slowly in each game but found their stride early enough to win in a convincing three sets, 25-12, 25-16, 25-13. Parkland had another very balanced offensive effort with Lucy Coleman, Paige Lay, Brittany Monken and
Alyssa Elmore each registering 8 kills apiece. Molly Elderbrook had 21 digs and 5 aces on the evening while Jeni Sykes tallied 26 assists in just 2 sets of action. Parkland improves to 28-4 overall and 6-0 in the conference and secures at least a tie for the Mid-West Conference championship. PC can wrap sole ownership with a victory over Lewis and Clark next Monday.
Before then, Parkland travels this weekend to East Peoria for the Illinois Central Invitational. At ICC, the Cobras will face #3 ranked Illinois Central College in their opening match. To the victor will go the top seed in the upcoming Region 24 tournament while the loser will be the second seed. The Cobras will face an extremely talented Division 1 opponent, Lake Land, in their second match on Friday. Saturday PC will play #20 East Central, Mo. and then take on #1 Kishwaukee. The Cobras handed the Kougars (32-2) one of their two losses so far this season.
Volleyball knocks off two more ranked opponents
The Parkland volleyball team concluded their play in the Wisconsin Dells this weekend by winning both matches on Saturday. In the first match,Parkland defeated NJCAA Division 3 - #1 ranked Rock Valley College 25-20, 25-18, 20-25, 25-19. Jeni Sykes spread the offense well with 40 assists. Brittany Monken (13 kills), Alyssa Elmore (11 kills), Paige Lay (10 kills) and Lucy Coleman (9 kills) rounded out an evenly potent offense.
In the final match of the tournament, Parkland dominated #11 Hagerstown Community College of Maryland 25-20, 25-21, 25-9. Lucy Coleman led the way offensively with 10 kills while Monken and Lay each contributed 8. Coleman also led the aggressive defense with 4.0 blocks and Molly Elderbrook had 19 digs and 3 aces in the match.
Parkland improves to 27-4 overall and faces conference foe Danville on Wednesday night at 6pm at Parkland. A Parkland victory would wrap up
the M-WAC title for the Cobras.
Volleyball stuns #1 Columbus State
The Parkland Cobras' volleyball team traveled up to the Wisconsin Dells for a four-match tournament over the weekend. In today's action, Parkland won both matches - but it was the intensity of the Cobras and the quality of competition that made it so noteworthy.In their first match of the day, Parkland had a rematch with #1 ranked Columbus State who defeated Parkland earlier in the season. This time, the result was in favor of the good guys as Parkland won 25-18, 25-22, 22-25, 25-22. Lucy Coleman registered 15 kills, Jeni Sykes had 31 assists and Molly Elderbrook led the defense with 23 digs. The main difference maker in the match, however, was blocking - Parkland set a team season record with 15.5 blocks on the match with Alyssa Elmore recording 5.0 blocks on her own.
In the nightcap, Parkland faced off again with McHenry County who Parkland defeated earlier in the year in the semifinals of the Parkland Invitational. Parkland held form again and defeated #17 McHenry 25-18, 24-26, 25-19, 25-17. Alyssa Elmore continued with her breakout tournament recording a season-high 16 kills on just 20 attempts and also had 3.0 blocks. Lucy Coleman led the way with 18 kills, Jeni Sykes had 45 assists and Elderbrook had 29 digs on the match.Parkland's road remains difficult tomorrow as it squares off with #10 Hagerstown College (MD) and Division 3 - #1 ranked Rock Valley
Volleyballs rolls over Springfield
The #6 ranked Parkland Cobras volleyball team traveled to Springfield College Wednesday evening. After dropping two spots in the national poll this week, the Cobras came out with a new level of passion and intensity, taking control of the match early and defeating Springfield 25-7, 25-12, 25-18. Brittany Monken led the offense with 14 kills and 3 aces, Lucy Coleman had 6 kills and 4 blocks, and Molly Elderbook led the defense with 20 digs in just three sets. Parkland improves to 23-4 overall and 5-0 in the conference. Parkland travels to one of the most competitive two-year college tournaments in the nation this weekend in the Wisconsin Dells. Parkland faces #1 Columbus State (OH) and #16 McHenry on Friday, and #11 Hagerstown (MD) and D3#1 Rock Valley on Saturday. The Cobras next home match is next Wednesday against Danville.
#4 Volleyball goes (3-1) at DMACC Invite
The Parkland College Volleyball team went 3-1 this weekend at the Des Moines Area Community College Tourney. PC fell to the #7 hosts while knocking off Longview MO, NEOSHO, and Iowa Central.
On Friday, #4 Parkland faced off with the home team #7 Des Moines Area College; a tight battle ensued, but Parkland ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard losing in 5 closely contested sets. DMACC won 25-27, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9. Four players tallied double-digit kills for Parkland (Paige Lay with 14, and Lucy
Coleman, Brittany Monken and Alyssa Elmore all registered 10 apiece). Jeni Sykes had 44 assists and Molly Elderbrook led the defense with 30 digs.
In the second match of the day, Parkland took control early vs. Longview College out of Missouri. Parkland won 25-15, 25-13, 18-25, 25-16. The same four registered double digit kills again (Lay had
15, Coleman had 14, and Monken and Elmore each had 10). Sykes tallied 33 assists and 2 aces, and Elderbrook notched 15 digs.
Saturday, Parkland played against a very motivated Neosho County (KS) team bidding for a big upset. After a lackluster Set 1, Parkland turned in one of their best matches in weeks defeating Neosho County 22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 25-18. Lucy Coleman and Alyssa Elmore registered 10 kills
apiece, Brittany Monken had 9, Paige Lay had 8 and Melissa McClain had 7. Jeni Sykes had 35 assists and Molly Elderbrook notched 19 digs. In the final match of the tournament Parkland overpowered Iowa Central CC 25-16, 25-17, 25-22. The match allowed Parkland to get a glimpse of next year's leadership where freshman setter Molly Goodrich ran the offense in Sets 2 and 3 to register 22 assists, and freshman Brittany Monken led the offense with 14 kills.
The Cobras are now 22-4 overall and take on conference foe Springfield College in Springfield on Wednesday, October 14 before heading to the prestigious Wisconsin Dells Tournament over the weekend.
#4 Volleyball holds off Shawnee
The #4 ranked Parkland Cobras volleyball team made the long drive south Wednesday to take on Shawnee CC in a match played at Anna-Jonesboro HS. In a tightly contested match, Parkland upended Shawnee in three sets 26-24, 27-25, 25-18. Brittany Monken led the way with 14 kills, Lucy Coleman had 13 kills, 3 blocks and 3 aces and Jeni Sykes had 35 assists on the evening. Parkland improves to 19-3 overall and 4-0 in the conference while Shawnee falls to 21-4 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
Parkland travels to Des Moines, Iowa this weekend to play in the DMACC Invitational. Following is the schedule:
Friday, 10/09/09:
12:00pm vs. DMACC
4:00pm vs. Longview
Saturday, 10/10/09
9:00am vs. Independence
1:00pm vs. Iowa Central
Sluggish Cobras knock off Lincoln
Four days after winning the highly competitive Parkland Invitational the #4 ranked Cobra Volleyball team came out a little sluggish Wednesday night but outlasted visiting Lincoln College in four games, defeating the Lynx 25-18, 25-18, 28-30, and 25-15. PC was in control of the match during the first two sets but 11 service errors in set 3 helped the Lynx force a 4th set.
Lucy Coleman led the way for PC with 18 kills while Paige Lay and Alyssa Elmore added 10 kills each for the Cobras who improved to (18-3 3-0). With the loss, Lincoln drops to (14-9 1-3). Parkland will take the weekend off before returning to M-WAC action on Wednesday October 7th with a match at Shawnee.
Cobras win Parkland Invitational
The #4 Parkland Volleyball team proved to be the class of the field over the weekend as they knocked off #8 Kirkwood CC 25-21, 25-23, and 25-18 to win their own Invitational. Parkland went a perfect 5-0 on the weekend including a 3-0 record in pool play and finishing 2-0 in the championship bracket. The tournament featured eight teams from five states with six teams being ranked in the Top 20 of the latest NJCAA D-II Poll and the other two teams were both receiving votes.
On Friday the Cobras opened play with a three set win over #17 SWIC, winning by the scores of 25-18, 25-15, and 25-18. Later in the day PC used a strong service game as they cruised past #8 Kirkwood 25-16. 25-10, and 25-16. The Cobras concluded poll play with a hard fought win over Owens CC. PC rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21, and 15-9.
Parkland faced #12 McHenry in the championship semi-finals and took command of the match for a 3-1 win. PC easily won the first and last games of the match winning 25-11, 22-25, 25-20, and 25-11 to move into the title game against Kirkwood. The Eagles hung on for a (3-2) win over Kalamazoo Valley to move into the championship game and a rematch with the Cobras.
The title game was a much closer contest that Friday’s pool play tilt as the team’s went back and forth before PC took control late in each set to defeat Kirkwood in three for the second time in as many days.
7th-8th Place: #17 SWIC (14-8) vs #20 Vincennes (23-5)
#17 Vincennes (24-5) defeated #20 SWIC (14-9) 25-20, 25-7, 22-25, 25-22 for 7th place
5th-6th Place: #9 DMACC (14-6) vs (RV)Owens ( 16-10)
#9 DMACC (15-6) defeated (RV) Owens (16-11) 25-16, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18 for 5th Place
3rd-4th Place: #12 McHenry (17-4) vs (RV) Kalamazoo Valley (12-4)
(RV) Kalamazoo Valley (13-4)defeated #12 McHenry (17-5) 25-22, 26-24, 31-29 for 3rd Place
Championship: #4 Parkland (16-3) vs #8 Kirkwood (18-4)
#4 Parkland (17-3) defeated #8 Kirkwood (18-5) 25-21, 25-23, 25-18 for 1st place
Loaded field set for Parkland Invitational
Parkland College will be the site for one of the top NJCAA D-II tournaments of the season when the Cobra Invitational takes place Friday September 25 and Saturday September 26 in the newly renovated Parkland Gym. The eight-team tourney includes six teams ranked in this week's top 20 of the NJCAA D-II Poll while the other two are listed in the schools receiving votes.
In addition to #4 Parkland (12-3) the tournament includes: #8 Kirkwood (15-3), #9 Des Moines Area (12-4), #12 McHenry (15-2), #17 Southwestern Illinois (13-5), and #20 Vincennes (22-2). Kalamazoo Valley (10-2) and Owens CC (15-7) round out the field.
Play beings on Friday at 1:00 with #4 Parkland taking on #17 SWIC while #9 Des Moines faces #20 Vincennes on the other court. Each team will play three games in their pool and will play two more in bracket play on Saturday.
Volleyball wins battle of ranked teams in home opener!
The Parkland Volleyball team took a liking to their new surroundings as they made quick work of M-WAC rival Lincoln Land winning in three sets by the scores of 25-12, 25-20, and 25-22. The victory marked the team's first home game of the season and the first athletic contest in the newly renovated gym. The win moved the Cobras, who are now #4 in the NJCAA D-II Poll, to (12-3 2-0) while #13 Lincoln Land falls to (12-4 1-1).
A balanced offensive attack was the key for the Cobras as Lucy Coleman led the way with 12 kills. Brittany Monken added 11 kills, Paige Lay 9, and Alyssa Elmore 7. Jeni Sykes had 35 assists while Molly Elderbrook led the defensive charge with 19 digs. Parkland will take the weekend off before returning to action on September 24-25 when they host the Parkland Invitational.
Volleyball home tonight for M-WAC showdown
The #3 ranked Parkland Volleyball team (11-3 1-0) will finally get to play in their newly renovated gym when they host #12 Lincoln Land (12-3 1-0) in a Mid-West Athletic Conference showdown starting at 6:00 tonight. The Cobras are coming off a 3-1 weekend at the Kirkwood Invitational while Lincoln Land went 4-1 at the College of Lake County Tournament.
#3 Volleyball cruises to M-WAC win
The #3 ranked Parkland Volleyball team made quick work of John Wood CC on Thursday night sweeping the Blazers in three games, winning 25-10, 25-12, and 25-10. The Cobras (8-2 1-0) won the match in less than an hour and left after the game for Iowa where they will play in the Kirkwood Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
Parkland Volleyball moves up to #3
After battling tough competition for the opening two weeks, the Cobras have moved up six spots to #3 in the NJCAA D-II Volleyball Poll.
The Cobras (7-2) have picked up four wins over nationally ranked foes so far this season including wins over three-time defending National Champs Kishwaukee as well as Johnson County and Owens on their home courts.
The new #1 team is Columbus State CC of Ohio who defeated the Cobras (3-1) last week in Toledo. Illinois Central comes in at #2, Parkland at #3, Kishwaukee #4, and Johnson County is at #5.
PC will get a chance to avenge their only other loss on Saturday when they will play #8 Cowley at the Kirkwood Invitational. Two other Region 24 opponents also made the top 20 with Lincoln Land coming in at #12 and SWIC @ #16. Parkland will host Lincoln Land in their first home game of the season on September 15.
1 Columbus State Community College 12 11-1 0 0
2 Illinois Central College 24 4-3 0 0
3 Parkland College 24 7-2 0 0
4 Kishwaukee College 4 5-2 0 0
5 Johnson County Community College 6 4-1 0 0
Parkland Volleyball stays hot, stuns #1 Kishwaukee
The #9 ranked Parkland Volleyball team continued their strong early season play by picking up two more wins over nationally ranked foes. On day 2 of the Owens CC Invite. the Cobras stunned 3-time defending National Champions Kishwaukee (3-2) defeating the Cougars 25-19, 16-25, 23-25, 25-19, and 18-16. Jeni Sykes ran the offense to perfection recording 52 assists while Lucy Coleman (19 kills), Paige Lay (15 kills), and Brittany Monken (12 kills) carried the attack on offense. Blocking at the net was key as Coleman registered 5.5 blocks and Alyssa Elmore had 4.
Earlier in the day, PC knocked off the #17 ranked hosts in four games, defeating the Express 27-25, 25-22, 23-25, and 25-14. Molly Elderbook had a season high 30 digs and Brittany Monken had a career high 20 kills. Paige Lay recorded 15 kills while Coleman added 12.
On Saturday, PC fell to #13 Columbus State (1-3) 25-20, 15-25, 20-25, and 20-25 and defeated Jackson CC (3-0) 25-18, 25-13, 25-23 and St. Clair CC (3-2) 25-13, 25-11, 22-25, 23-25, and 15-8.
The Cobras improved to (7-2 0-0) on the season and have now earned four wins (#1 Kishwaukee, #3 Johnson County, #17 Owens, and #22 East Central) over teams ranked in the top 25. Both losses (#4 Cowley and #13 Columbus St) have also come against nationally ranked foes.
Next up for the Cobras will be a Thursday night match in Quincy against conference opponent John Wood CC. From there PC travels to Iowa for the Kirkwood Invitational where the Cobras will play #8 Iowa Lakes and Southwestern Iowa on Friday before playing Iowa Central and getting a rematch with #4 Cowley on Saturday.
Volleyball ties for First at Johnson County Tip-Off
The Cliff Hastings era got off to an impressive start as the #9 ranked Parkland Volleyball went 3-1 over the week-end good enough to finish in a three-way tie for first at the Johnson County Community College Tip-Off held in Overland Park, Kansas.
The Cobras fell to #4 Cowley County in their opening contest dropping a hard fought five-game marathon losing to the Tigers 18-25, 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, and 19-17. PC rebounded from that heartbreaking loss to beat #22 East Central Mo. 25-22, 14-25, 25-11, and 25-23. Saturday, PC earned a piece of the title by stunning #3 ranked Johnson County 23-25, 25-23. 25-18,and 25-22 behind 15 kills each from Lucy Coleman and Paige Lay. Jeni Sykes had 49 assists in the victory. The Cobras, behind Lay's 20 kills, defeated MCC-Longview 25-16, 25-22, 24-26, and 25-14 in their final match of the weekend.
Parkland (3-1) will continue their tough early season schedule next weekend at the Owens Express Classic in Toledo, Ohio. The Cobras will take on #13 Columbus State College at 11:30 on Saturday followed by games vs unranked Jackson CC at 2:30 and St. Clair CC at 5:30. On Sunday, PC will play #17 Owens at 10:00 and #1 Kishwaukee at 1:00.
Cobra Volleyball # 3 at NJCAA Nationals
- AVCA Coach of the Year
Mike Trame
- NJCAA 1st Team All American
Kylie Cavanah and Brittani Fallis
- AVCA All-American
Kylie Cavanah
- M-WAC and Region 24 Player of the Year
Kylie Cavanah
- NJCAA Academic All-Americans
Kylie Cavanah, Jessica Redden
- NJCAA Dinstinguished Academic All American (4.0 GPA)
Jaclyn Meado