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Rockford, Ill. — For the third straight year, the Southwestern Micigan College volleyball team came away from the Opening Weekend Tournament with only one loss.

Tne Roadrunners went 2-0 on the final day of the tournament Sunday.

The Roadrunners defeated RCTC 25-12, 25-20, 25-16 and Oakton 25-17, 25-19, 25-15.

“This is always a great tournament for us to start the season with every year; we get six matches to work together as a team, gel, and figure out our strengths and weaknesses before we head into conference play” said SMC Coach Jenny Nate. “We are excited that we are off to a great start to the season and did a fantastic job playing clean, smart ball, and look forward to hitting the gym this week after film analysis and a rest day in order to prepare for a tough Owens Tournament facing ranked teams.”

The Roadrunners are now 5-1 on the season.

 

Leading scorers:

Talan Hiemstra 31 points, 10 aces

Gia Jania 18 points, 5 aces

Josie West 13 points, 1 ace

Ryli Burks 11 points, 3 aces

Cadence Knight 8 points, 4 aces

Anna Johnson 7 points, 2 aces

Reese Maas 2 points

Bri Russell 1 point

 

Kills:

Josie West 19

Ryli Burks 15

Abi Marquis 11

Kallie Solloway 10

Gia Jania 9

Talan Hiemstra 5

 

Blocks:

Gia Jania 4

Talan Hiemstra 3

Abi Marquis 2

Josie West 1

Kallie Solloway 1

Ryli Burks 1

 

Digs:

Cadence Knight 37

Josie West 16

Ryli Burks 15

Amanda Jones 13

Anna Johnson 11

Abi Marquis 8

Gia Jania 6

Talan Hiemstra 6

Kallie Solloway 4

Reese Maas 3

Bri Russell 2

 

Assists:

Anna Johnson 38

Ryli Burks 15