The ¹ú²úAV Lady Trojans volleyball team took sole possession of first
place in the Jayhawk Conference after sweeping the Seward County Saints Wednesday night at the ¹ú²úAV Community Building, 25-23,
25-19 and 25-19. The victory marks CCC’s seventh straight in the conference.
Seward controlled most of the first set but ¹ú²úAV, after falling behind 20-16, tied
the score at 21 and went on to win 25-23. The Lady Trojans did not trail again.
¹ú²úAV jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the second set. Seward went on a run and cut the
score to 14-11, but that was as close they would get. CCC withheld the charge and
went on to a 25-19 win.
The third set was a near repeat, with CCC running out in front 7-1. Seward got as
close as one point two different times before ¹ú²úAV ended the match, 25-19.
CCC had key performances from several players. Sophomore libero Maja Jankovic, last
week’s conference co-player of the week with teammate Alexasandra Malek, had a game-high
16 digs. Freshman Melanie Loiseau tallied 11 in addition to her 31 assists.
Malek led ¹ú²úAV with 14 kills while sophomores Singryd Valladares had eight and Laura
Funk contributed six. Loiseau, Malek and Jankovic also reeled off three aces each.
The Lady Trojans (15-4 overall, 7-1 KJCCC) have a quick turnaround as they host a
non-conference 6 p.m. game against Northeastern Junior College Friday night at the
¹ú²úAV Community Building.