The top-ranked Cougars opened up with a dominating win over Lake Land College 25-19, 25-16, 25-17. WNCC followed that win up with a four-set win over No. 24 Indian Hills Community College 25-15, 17-25, 25-14, 25-21.
Against Lake Land, Fatima Balza led WNCC in hitting with seven kills, one stuff block and three assisted blocks. Sabina Piegza dished out 22 set assists, while Brooke Blomenkamp served 10 points and one ace.
Also for WNCC, Kaleinani Kabalis had eight kills, while Paloma Alvarez had nine kills and eight digs.
In the Cougars second win of the day, Balza was hitting on all cylinders racking up 17 kills. The 6-foot-3 middle hitter also had seven points and three aces. Also for WNCC, Alvarez had 10 points with an ace and seven digs. Paulina Pirgza had 10 kills and one solo block, while Kabalis picked up nine digs and nine kills, and Gregner Quinones totaled 11 digs.
The Cougars, playing without Nayka Benitez who is still out with an illness, will have three more matches today. WNCC will open things at 8 a.m. against Missouri State-West Plains, followed by Miami Dade College and Jefferson College. Miami Dade is the team the Cougars beat last year for the national championship.
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