SMC Volleyball Splits at LMC Quad

The Southwestern Michigan College Volleyball Team went 1-1 Saturday at the annual LMC Quad, losing the first match to Owens 18-25, 17-25, 20-25 and then beating Harper 25-23, 25-23, 25-27, and 25-21. "Today was a challenging quad facing tough teams which is exactly what we wanted as we head into conference play this week," said Head Coach Jenny Nate. "We are working on consistency in our energy, aggression, and offense. We have to continue to work on playing clean ball while playing to win. We've worked hard on our blocking this past week which really helped us today; we pulled great numbers in that area. Our total focus is on Kellogg now, and we will take a rest day tomorrow after coming off of 13 days of straight play, and then we will hit the gym Monday to prepare."

The Roadrunners are now 17-11 overall and 5-3 tied for second in conference play  

Leading serving scorers: Cadence Knight 16 points, 4 aces; Gia Jania 14 points, 1 ace; Ryli Burks 12 points, 1 ace; Josie West 9 points, 2 aces; Anna Johnson 8 points, 1 ace; Talan Hiemstra 7 points, 1 ace

Kills: Josie West 23, Kallie Solloway 13, Gia Jania 12, Abi Marquis 11, Talan Hiemstra 10, Ryli Burks 9, Anna Johnson 2

Blocks: Abi Marquis 7, Ryli Burks 7, Gia Jania 6, Kallie Solloway 5, Josie West 1

Digs: Ryli Burks 29, Cadence Knight 25, Josie West 23, Anna Johnson 17, Amanda Jones 13, Kallie Solloway 8, Talan Hiemstra 5, Gia Jania 3, Abi Marquis 3

Assists: Anna Johnson 36, Ryli Burks 27, Cadence Knight 8, Amanda Jones 13