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1 VOLLEYBALL RECAPS Robbie Berg Named MCC s First-Ever NJCAA First Team All-American December 7, 4: pm - 4:5 pm MCC sophomore Robbie Berg became the first-ever Jayhawk volleyball player to earn First Team All-American honors. She was named to the 217 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Volleyball All-America Team, which was announced on Dec. 7. The 5-foot, 7-inch outside hitter was second in the nation with 9 aces, third nationally with 72.5 points, and fifth in the country with 591 kills. Robbie is an extremely hard working player that spends most of her time trying to become better at volleyball, said MCC Head Coach Rick Rykse, whose Jayhawks finished the season ranked 19th in the nation and advanced to the MCCAA championship match and the semifinals of the NJCAA Region XII Championships. This season she battled through injuries and the perception that she wasn t tall enough to be a dominant front row player. Her passion for winning is evident both on and off the court as those around her can see how much she loves playing the game. Robbie earning First Team All- American is not only a huge honor for her but also for our volleyball program, as Robbie is a perfect example of what hard work can accomplish. A Montague, MI, native, Berg graduated from Montague High School. In , she earned NJCAA Second Team All-Academic Honors with a Grade Point Average between Competing on MCC s first-ever outdoor track and field team last spring, Berg won the NJCAA regional heptathlon title. View the complete NJCAA Div. II Volleyball All-American Teams: NJCAA Region XII Tournament November 4, TBD Grand Rapids CC On the final day of the NJCAA Region XII Tournament, the Jayhawks came up a little short as they fell to # Grand Rapids Community College -. Set scores were 25-2, 25-19,

2 Leaders for the day were Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 8 kills, aces and blocks, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 21 assists and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 12 digs and 5 assists. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) added 8 kills, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) had 8 kills and 11 digs and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) finished with 12 digs. MCC Sophomore libero Sammi Hockstra was selected to the All-Tournament Team. The Jayhawks finish the season at and ranked #19 in the final regular season poll. NJCAA Region XII Tournament November, TBD Jayhawks advance with two wins on day two of Regional Tournament. On the second day of competition at the Region XII tournament the Jayhawks beat both Glen Oaks Community College and Kellogg Community College by identical - scores. Set scores vs. GOCC were 25-14, 25-18, and set scores vs. KCC were 25-22, 25-17, Leading the Jayhawks were Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 66 assists, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 1 kills, 2 digs and 5 blocks, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 22 digs and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 9 blocks, 21 kills and aces. Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) added 2 digs and Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) had 1 kills. With the win the Jayhawks are now and advance to the semifinals on Saturday morning against # nationally ranked Grand Rapids Community College. The winner will advance to the s against #1 Owens Community College. NJCAA Region XII Tournament November 2, TBD MCC wins match one -1, drops match two -1. Muskegon Community College defeated Sinclair Community College -1 in the opening match of the Region XII Tournament before dropping the second match to # ranked Grand Rapids Community College -1. Set scores vs. SCC were 25-2, 22-25, 25-19, 25-2 and set scores vs. GRCC were 14-25, 1-29, 2-25, Leading the Jayhawks for the day were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 29 kills, 4 aces, 25 digs and 5 blocks. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) ran the offense and added 24 digs, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 4 digs and 9 assists and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 8 blocks and 28 digs. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) added 18 kills, and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 6 digs. MCC resumes playing on Friday at 4: pm as they take on Glen Oaks Community College. The winner of that match will play again at 8: pm for the opportunity to advance to the semifinals of the tournament scheduled for Saturday at 11: am. Volleyball MCCAA State Tournament hosted by Grand Rapids Community College

3 October 28, 12: pm - 6: pm Jayhawks top Mott Community College -2, drop championship match to GRCC -. Muskegon Community College (#2 seed in the Western Conference) beat the top seeded team in the Eastern Conference, Mott Community College -2. Set scores were 25-18, 2-25, 22-25, 25-18, They then advanced to play the Western Conference s #1 seed, Grand Rapids Community College. MCC played good defense but couldn t get their offense untracked and they dropped the MCCAA State championship game -. Set scores were 25-19, 25-19, Leading the Jayhawks were Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 7 assists and 5 blocks, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 4 kills and 27 digs, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 6 digs, and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 8 blocks and 16 kills. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) added 21 kills. With the loss MCC is now 2-15 on the season. They are preparing for the Region XII Tournament on Thursday, 1/2 at St. Clair Community College. The winner of the Regional Tournament will advance to Nationals. Volleyball vs. Lake Michigan College October 24, 5: pm - 9: pm Lake Michigan College Muskegon Community College finished the regular season with a - victory over the Red Hawks of Lake Michigan College, -. Set scores were 25-18, 25-18, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) finished with 26 assists, 5 kills and 2 aces. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) had 11 kills and 4 blocks, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 21 digs and 6 assists and Julie Brown had 5 blocks and 8 kills. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) added 8 kills and 8 digs and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 8 digs. With the win the Jayhawks finish at 14-2 in the Western Conference and overall. They are ranked #19 in the nation in the latest NJCAA D2 poll. They return to action on Saturday, 1/28 at Grand Rapids Community College at noon as they play the semifinal of the state tournament against the #1 seed from the MCCAA East Division. Jayhawk Mona Shores High School October 22, 1: am - 5: pm Jayhawks win twice in home invitational on Sunday. Muskegon Community College hosted the Jayhawk Invitational at Mona Shores High School. MCC beat Lawrence Tech JV -1 (28-26, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22) and Mott Community College -2 (25-1, 25-12, 17-25, 15-25, 15-1).

4 Leading the Jayhawks for the day was Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 94 assists, 12 kills, 5 aces, 6 digs and blocks. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) finished with 42 kills, 4 aces, 29 digs and blocks and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 9 digs and 9 assists. Kaitlyn Gribowski (Newaygo HS) had 8 blocks and 12 kills and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) finished with 1 kills and 5 aces. Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) added 22 digs. With the 2 wins MCC is now 1-2 in conference play and overall on the season. They return to action on Tuesday, 1/24 with their final home match against Lake Michigan College at 5: pm. Volleyball at Ancilla College October 19, 6: pm - 9: pm Ancilla College Muskegon Community College defeated Ancilla College on the road by a score of -. Set scores were 25-21, 25-19, Top performers for the Jayhawks were Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 18 kills and 2 blocks, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 5 assists and 8 kills and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 22 digs and 5 assists. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) added 1 kills and 7 digs, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) had aces, Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 1 digs and Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) finished with 9 kills. The Jayhawks are now 1-2 in the conference and overall. They return to action on Sunday at Mona Shores High School when they host the Jayhawk Invitational. Game times are 1: am and noon. Volleyball vs. Kellogg Community College October 17, 5: pm Kellogg CC Muskegon Community college bested the visiting Bruins of Kellogg Community College by a score of -2. Set scores were 25-16, 25-14, 2-25, 24-26, Leading the charge for the Jayhawks were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 22 kills, 12 digs, 4 blocks and 2 aces, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 48 assists, 18 digs, 11 kills, blocks and 2 aces, 2

5 Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 22 digs and 5 assists and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 8 blocks, 15 kills and 2 aces. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) added 14 kills and 5 blocks, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) had aces and 12 digs, and Kaitlyn Gribowski (Newaygo HS) had 4 blocks. With the victory MCC is now 12-2 in conference play, which secures a 2nd place finish, and overall. The win also qualifies them for a spot in the MCCAA State Tournament which will take place on Saturday, 1/28 at Grand Rapids Community College. The Jayhawks return to action on Thursday, 1/19 when they travel to Indiana to take on the Ancilla Chargers. Game time is 6: pm. Volleyball at Grand Rapids Community College October 1, 6: pm - 9: pm Grand Rapids CC 1 Muskegon Community College visited their rivals Grand Rapids Community College for a battle at the top of the conference but the # nationally ranked Raiders prevailed -1. Set scores were 25-22, 22-25, 11-25, Leaders for MCC were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 18 kills, 18 digs, blocks and an ace, Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) with 2 aces and 15 digs, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 24 digs, 5 assists and 1 ace and Kaitlyn Gribowski (Newaygo HS) with 5 blocks and 7 kills. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 9 assists and Delaney Bennet (Fruitport HS) finished with 16 kills and blocks. The loss drops MCC to 11-2 in conference play and overall. They sit in 2nd place with a 2 game lead over rd place Kellogg Community College. The Jayhawks return to action on Tuesday, 1/17 when they host Kellogg Community College. Game time is 5: pm. Volleyball vs. Glen Oaks Community College October 5, 5: pm - 9: pm Glen Oaks CC 1

6 MCC defeated the visiting Vikings from Glen Oaks Community College -1 to remain a half game behind league leading Grand Rapids Community College. Set scores were 22-25, 25-2, 25-2, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) led the attack for the Jayhawks with 18 kills. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 41 assists, 4 kills, and 5 blocks, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 4 aces, 6 blocks and 1 kills and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) finished with 18 digs. The Jayhawks now own an 11-1 conference record and they are 17-1 overall. Next up is a showdown at Grand Rapids Community College next Tuesday, 1/1 in a match that will likely determine the conference champion. Game time is 6: pm. Volleyball at Kalamazoo Valley Community College October, 6: pm - 9: pm Kalamazoo Valley CC Muskegon Community College picked up a - conference victory over the Kalamazoo Valley Community College Cougars. Set scores were 25-1, 25-15, Leading the way for the Jayhawks was Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 1 kills and aces, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 22 assists and 4 aces, Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) with 9 digs and aces and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with blocks and 6 kills. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) added kills and blocks and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 7 digs. The Jayhawk s conference record is 1-1, which keeps them in 2nd place in the MCCAA West Division. Overall the Jayhawks are They return to action Thursday, 1/5 with a home game vs. Glen Oaks Community college who is currently in 4th place in the conference. Game time is 5: pm. Volleyball at The Raider Challenge October 1, TBD Jayhawks finish 4- at the Raider Challenge. Muskegon Community College took the first game from 16th ranked Waubonsee Community College - and then downed St. Clair County Community College -2 in their final game of the Raider Challenge. Set scores vs. Waubonsee were 26-24, 25-2, and set scores from St. Clair were 25-22, 2-25, 21-25, 25-2, Statistical leaders for the weekend were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 61 kills, 9 aces, 7 digs and 8 blocks, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 151 assists, 14 kills, 8 aces, 6 digs and 7 blocks and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 5 kills, 1 aces and 1 blocks. Delaney Bennett (Fruitport

7 HS) finished with 4 kills and 7 blocks, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 69 digs and 1 aces and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 19 aces and 5 digs. Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) added 4 digs and 7 aces. The Jayhawks are now 9-1 in the conference and 15-1 overall. They have now won 6 consecutive matches as they continue with conference play on Tuesday, 1/ when they travel to Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Game time is 6: pm. Volleyball at The Raider Challenge September, TBD Jayhawks win twice on day one of the Raider Invitational. The Jayhawks defeated Schoolcraft College -1 and Henry Ford Community College - on the first day at Grand Rapids Community College. Set scores vs. Schoolcraft were 25-19, 25-1, 21-25, 25-1 and set scores vs. Henry Ford were 25-11, 25-21, With the two wins the Jayhawks even their overall record to 1-1 on the season. They will play 16th ranked Waubonsee at 1: am on Sunday morning followed by a 2: pm match vs St. Clair. Volleyball vs. Lansing Community College September 28, 5: pm - 9: pm Lansing CC Muskegon Community College handed the Lansing Stars a - conference loss. Set scores were 25-18, 25-21, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) finished with 18 kills, 4 aces and 2 digs. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 4 assists and 2 aces and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) finished with 5 aces and 15 digs. Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had blocks and 7 kills. The Jayhawks are 9-1 in league play and 11-1 overall. They return to action this weekend with games at the Raider Invitational on Saturday and Sunday. Volleyball at Jackson College September 26, 6: pm - 9: pm Jackson College

8 Muskegon Community College travelled to Jackson College on a hot, humid day for a conference match with the Jets and left with a convincing - victory. Set scores were 25-12, 25-11, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) put up 26 assists and added 11 digs and blocks. Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 11 kills, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) added 7 kills, 1 digs and 2 aces and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) finished with 22 digs and 5 aces. Raelyn Sells (Mona Shores HS) added blocks. With the win the Jayhawks are now 8-1 in the MCCAA West Division and 1-1 overall. They remain within one game of first place. They return to action on Thursday, 9/27 at home against the Stars from Lansing Community College. Game time is 5: pm. It is also Mexican Fiesta Night. All players and fans are invited to join us for a Mexican Dinner after the match. Volleyball at The Parkland College Invitational September 2, 1: pm - 2: pm MCC drops 2 matches in day two of the Parkland Invitational. On the second day of the Parkland Invitational the Jayhawks dropped both of their matches as they fell to #8 ranked Kirkwood - and D1 John A. Logan -1. Set scores vs. Kirkwood were 25-2, 25-1, and set scores vs. John A. Logan were 25-18, 11-25, 25-2, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) had 21 kills and blocks, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) finished with 21 kills and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 17 kills and blocks. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 59 assists, Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) added 18 assists and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 2 digs and aces. Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) finished with 18 digs and 4 aces, Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 18 digs and Kaitlyn Gribowski (Newaygo HS) had 4 blocks. MCC is now 7-1 in conference play and 9-1 overall. They return to action on Tuesday, 9/26 when they travel to Jackson College to start the second half of the conference season. Volleyball at The Parkland College Invitational September 22, 7: pm - 8: pm Jayhawks drop two matches to nationally ranked opponents. On day one of the Parkland College Invitational the Jayhawks lost to #15 ranked McHenry -2 and to #1 ranked Parkland -. Set scores vs. McHenry were 15-25, 21-25, 25-1, 25-18, 15-7 and set scores vs. Parkland were 25-16, 25-11, Leading the team were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 25 kills, aces, 15 digs and 2 blocks. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 52 assists and aces, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 8 kills and blocks and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 29 digs and aces. Rounding out the stats were Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) with 9 kills and Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) with 19 digs and aces. Volleyball at Lake Michigan College September 21, 6: pm - 9: pm

9 Lake Michigan College The Jayhawks wrapped up the first half of the season with a - victory over the home team, Lake Michigan College. Set scores were 25-17, 25-18, Leading the Jayhawks were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 15 kills, 5 aces, and 7 digs. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) had 26 assists, 4 aces and 4 blocks. Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) finished with 1 digs, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 12 digs and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) had 6 blocks. MCC improved their conference record to 7-1 and evened their overall record at 9-9. They move on to Parkland College for matches on Friday, 9/22 and Saturday, 9/2 vs. #1 Parkland, #9 Kirkwood, #15 McHenry and D1 John a Logan. Volleyball vs. Ancilla College September 19, 5: pm - 9: pm Ancilla College The Muskegon Community College Jayhawks took a - victory from the visiting Chargers of Ancilla College. Set scores were 25-21, 25-18, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) finished with 5 assists and 4 blocks, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) had 12 kills and Robbie Berg (Montague HS) added 7 kills, aces and 1 digs. Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) and Alexis Issette (Chippewa Hills HS) led the defense with 17 digs and 5 blocks respectively. MCC now holds a 6-1 conference record and they are 8-9 overall. They return to action on Thursday, 9/21 with a trip to Lake Michigan College to wrap up the first half of conference play. Game time is 6: pm. Volleyball at Kellogg Community College September 14, 6: pm - 9: pm Kellogg CC 1

10 Muskegon Community College took to the road for a match with 17th ranked Kellogg Community College in Battle Creek and came home with an impressive -1 win. Set scores were 19-25, 25-21, 25-21, Filling up the stat sheet was Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 45 assists, 5 kills, 14 digs and 2 aces. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) had 17 kills and 14 digs, followed by Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 1 kills, 4 blocks and aces. Delany Bennett (Fruitport HS) finished with 1 kills and blocks, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 26 digs, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) added 18 digs and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) had 14 digs. The Jayhawks are now 5-1 in the Western Conference and 7-9 overall. They return to action on Tuesday, 9/19 when they host Ancilla College. Game time is 5: pm. Volleyball vs. Grand Rapids Community College September 7, 5: pm - 9: pm Grand Rapids CC Muskegon Community College In a battle for first place in the Western Conference, MCC lost to GRCC -. Set scores were 25-15, 25-19, The two teams faced off in front of a nearly full house, including many local high school teams there to watch former team-mates battle head to head. Leaders on the stat sheet were Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 12 kills, 2 aces and 12 digs. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) finished with 2 assists, 5 kills and blocks. Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) had aces and 1 digs and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) finished with 18 digs. The Jayhawks are now 4-1 in conference play and 6-9 overall. They are half game back of the Raiders in the conference standings. They have a week off before travelling to Battle Creek to face Kellogg Community College on Thursday, 9/14 at 6: pm. Volleyball at Glen Oaks Community College September 5, 6: pm - 9: pm Glen Oaks CC The Jayhawks upped their conference record to 4- with a -1 road victory over Glen Oaks Community College. Set scores were 25-19, 25-2, 22-25, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) ran the offense with 41 assists and she also added 2 aces and 12 digs. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) finished with 2 kills and Julie Brown (Fruitport HS) added 1 kills, aces and 5 blocks. Shelby 1

11 Rasch (Coopersville HS) finished with 5 aces and 18 digs, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) had 22 digs and Raelyn Sells (Mona Shores HS) had 4 blocks. MCC returns to action on Thursday, 9/7 with a home contest against league rival Grand Rapids Community College. Both teams are currently undefeated in conference play. First serve is scheduled for 5: pm. Volleyball at The Owens Invitational September, 1: pm - : pm Jayhawk lose twice in day, - to # Owens CC and - to Division I power Wallace State. Muskegon Community College lost to rd ranked Owens in the morning match -. Set scores were 25-21, 25-17, In the afternoon match it was D1 power Wallace State over MCC - with set scores of 25-17, 25-17, Leaders for the day were: Kills Robbie Berg (Montague HS) 22, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) 15. Assists Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) 42. Aces Berg 5, Veihl, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) 2. Digs Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) 29, Rasch 18, Veihl 17. Blocking Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) 5, J. Brown 5, Raelyn Sells (Whitehall HS) 5. MCC is now - in conference play and 5-8 overall. They travel to Glen Oaks Community College on 9/5/17. First serve is scheduled for 6: pm. Volleyball at The Owens Invitational September 2, 5: pm - 6: pm MCC win one and lose one on day 2 of the Owens Invitational. The Jayhawks won their first match of the day against Macomb Community College - with set scores of 25-6, 25-1, before losing their second match to 6th ranked Illinois Central - with set scores of 25-2, 25-1, Leaders for the day: Kills Robbie Berg (Montague HS) 2, Delaney Bennet (Fruitport HS), 1, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) 9. Assists Kate Veihl (Fruitport HS) 44, Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) 6. Aces Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) 7, Berg 4, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS). Digs Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) 21, Bernia 2, Hockstra 1. Blocks- Bennett 4, J. Brown 4, Raelyn Sells (Whitehall HS). The Jayhawks are now 5-6 overall and will finish out the Owens Invitational with 2 more games tomorrow. Volleyball at The Owens Invitational September 1, :15 pm - 5: pm Jayhawks drop 2 matches in day 1 at Owens Community College.

12 Muskegon Community College traveled to Perrysburg, OH for the Owens Community College Invitational. Game one was against 4th ranked Catawba Valley and MCC lost -1 with set scores of 25-14, 2-25, 25-2, and In game 2 the Jayhawks took on D1 Vincennes and lost - with set scores of 25-1, 25-22, Statistical Leaders were: Kills Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) 16, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) 1, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) 12, Robbie Berg (Montague HS) 1. Assists Veihl 6, Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) 22. Aces Veihl 4, J. Brown 2. Digs Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) 6, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) 2, Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) 12, Berg 11. Blocks Bennett 2, Alexis Issette (Chippewa Hills HS) 2. MCC is now 4-5 overall and return to the court tomorrow for 2 more games. Volleyball vs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College August 1, 5: pm - 8: pm Kalamazoo Valley CC 1 Muskegon Community College defeated Kalamazoo Valley Community College tonight -. Set scores were 25-18, 25-17, Leading the offense was Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) with 18 assists and Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 1 kills. Berg also served 4 aces. Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) was all over the stat sheet with 1 assists, 7 kills, 6 digs and 2 blocks. On defense it was Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 11 digs, followed by Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) with 1. The Jayhawks run their conference record to - and 4- overall. This weekend they hit the road for 6 games at Owens Community College; 4 of the teams are ranked in the latest NJCAA National polls. Volleyball at Lansing Community College August 29, 6: pm - 9: pm Muskegon Community College Lansing Community College 2

13 The Jayhawks traveled to Lansing Community College to take on the Stars tonight and came home with a -2 victory. Set scores were 21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 2-25, Leading the offense was Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 5 assists. Robbie Berg (Montague HS) finished with 2 kills and 2 aces, followed by Alexis Issette (Chippewa Hills HS) with 9 kills and Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) with 8 kills. On defense it was Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) with 18 digs, followed by Berg with 17. Raelyn Sells (Mona Shores HS) finished with 6 blocks, followed by Veihl, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) and J. Brown all with 4 blocks each. The Jayhawks are now 2- in Western Conference play and - overall. They return to the court on Thursday, 8/1 vs. Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Game time is 5: pm. Volleyball at The Wisconsin Dells Invitational August 26, TBD MCC drops 2 sets in final day of competition in Wisconsin. In Day two at the Battle of the Dells, the Jayhawks lost both of their matches, falling to #11 Des Moines Area - ( 17-25, 25-27, 17-25) and Carl Sandburg -2 (18-25, 25-2, 18-25, 25-2, 1-15). Leaders were: Kills Robbie Berg (Montague HS) 27, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) 18, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) 14, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) 1. Aces- Veihl 7, Berg 5, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) 2. Assists- Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) 42, Veihl 4. Digs- Hockstra 44, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) 24, Berg 22, I. Brown 17, Veihl 14. Blocks- J. Brown 4, Alexis Issette (Chippewa Hills HS) 4, Veihl, Bennett. The Jayhawks are 2- on the season. Next match is Tuesday at Lansing Community College. Volleyball at The Wisconsin Dells Invitational August 25, TBD Jayhawk lose first set -1 but win set two -2 in Wisconsin In Day 1 of the Battle at the Dells Tournament the Jayhawks split their two matches, losing to DIII #1 ranked and defending National Champion Harper College by a score of -1 and then defeating Rock Valley -2. Set scores against Harper College were 17-25, 16-25, 25-21, Set scores against Rock Valley were 18-25, 25-12, 2-25, 25-18, Stat leaders on the day were: Kills- Robbie Berg (Montague HS) 1, Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) 17, Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) 17, Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) 16. Assists- Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) 64, Veihl 26. Aces- Berg 1, Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) 4, Julie Brown 4. Digs- Hockstra 47, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS), Berg 25, Veihl 21, Kennedi Bernia (Grand

14 Haven HS) 15. Blocks- Kaitlyn Gri bowski (Newago HS) 5, Juie Brown, Berg. The Jayhawks are now 2-1 on the season as the return to action on Saturday vs #11 Des Moines Area CC, and Carl Sanburg CC. Volleyball vs. Jackson College August 2, 5: pm - 8: pm Muskegon Community College Jackson College In the home opener for the 217 season, Muskegon Community College was victorious over the visiting Jets of Jackson College by a score of -. Set scores were 25-12, 25-15, Leading the team in kills was Robbie Berg (Montague HS) with 15 and Delaney Bennett (Fruitport HS) with 6. Julie Brown (Whitehall HS) and Alexis Issette (Chippewa Hills) both added. Leading in assists were Katie Veihl (Fruitport HS) with 2 and Isabelle Brown (Holly HS) with 9. Berg served up 7 aces and Sammi Hockstra (Fruitport HS) added 2. Hockstra was tops with 19 digs, followed by Veihl with 1, Shelby Rasch (Coopersville HS) with 1 and Kennedi Bernia (Grand Haven HS) with 8. Veihl finished with blocks and Brown finished with 2. The Jayhawks are 1- on the year as they head to Wisconsin this weekend for the Battle at the Dells, which features many of the top teams in the nation.