MCC Volleyball downs Otero for homecoming win
The McCook Community College volleyball team opened Region IX South play Friday with a 3-1 win on homecoming night over Otero College.
MCC won the first set in convincing fashion 25-10
“I thought we started off tonight really well,” said MCC Coach Hayley Kobza. “And then we just got complacent.”
The Lady Rattlers came back to win the second set 26-24 before MCC polished off the win taking the third and fourth sets 25-22 and 25-16.
Sophomore transfer Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) and freshman Leia Young (Amarillo, Texas) tired for team-high kills with eight. Fister had two block assists and 10 digs. Young had three block assists.
Shana Muller (freshman, Gretz-Armainvilliers, France) had seven kills, one block and four digs. Charlee Russick (sophomore, Berthoud, Colo.) was credited with six kills, eight digs, two solo blocks and two assist blocks.
“We did a different lineup today and I think it’s really worse,” said Kobza. “But we just didn’t come in and stay consistent within our positions.”
Freshman Landree McNair (Chase County High School) led MCC with 12 assists to go along with five kills, eight digs and one block assist. Zoe Mulholland (freshman, Lander, Wyo.) added 11 assists and three digs.
Peightan Swanson (freshman, Severance, Colo.) had five kills, two digs and one block assist. Freshman Bobbi Starkebaum (Haxtun, Colo.) had two kills, six digs, three block assists and a solo block.
Freshman libero Brooke Nelson (Berthoud, Colo.) led MCC with 18 digs. Libby Cole (freshman, Grant) added four digs.
Otero goes to 2-11 on the season and 0-1 in Region IX South.
“We’ re looking forward to tomorrow I still think we have a lot of area that we can grow,” said Kobza.
MCC improves to 5-10 and 1-1 in the region. The Lady Indians will play Trinidad State College (8-8) Saturday at 2 p.m.
Up-to-date information about MCC volleyball including livestream links, schedule, statistics, rosters, photos and more can be found on the MCC Athletics website, www.mccindians.com