Saturday, October 10, 2009

WNCC captures two more wins in Seward County Invite

LIBERAL, Kan. - The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team ran its winning streak to 19 in a row with a pair of sweeps at the at the Ozfest Invitational at Seward County Community College on Friday in Liberal, Kan.

The fourth-ranked Cougars posted a 25-21, 26-24, 25-16 win over Arizona Western before topping Hutchinson Community College 26-24, 25-19, 25-11. The wins improved WNCC to 28-2.

"Both teams we played today were very good," WNCC assistant coach Nicole Gonzalez said. "We were behind 23-18 in the first set against Hutchinson, but we pulled through."

In the win over Hutchison, Kaleinani Kabalis put down 16 kills. Sabina Piegza dished out 31 set assists and served eight points, while Cami Weimer and Kuulei Kabalis led the Cougars defensively with 10 digs each. Kathryn Stock added six kills and Paulina Piegza finished with six points, two aces and seven kills. Also for the Cougars, Emily Hoehn had five points, Kaleinani Kabalis had nine digs and Sabina Piegza finished with nine digs.

Kaleinani Kabalis registered a double-double of 17 kills and 12 digs in WNCC's win over Arizona Western. Paulina Piegza added 11 kills, Stock had nine kills and Brooke Blomenkamp finished with seven kills.

Sabina Piegza handed out 34 assists and served four points, while Stock tallied eight digs and eight points. Kuulei Kabalis finished with nine digs. Also for the Cougars, Paulina Piegza served six points and Hoehn served four points.

WNCC will be back in action Saturday with a pair of matches in the round-robin tournament. The Cougars will take on Midland College at 11 a.m. and Seward County Community College at 3 p.m.

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