CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Rend Lake College Lady Warriors Volleyball team fell in three (11-25; 19-25; 17-25) to No. 1 ranked Parkland College Cobras last night during round one of the Region 24 Championship.
RLC’s Denise Bruns (Pinckneyville) and Sydney Crews (Mt. Vernon) led the offense hitting seven and five kills respectively. Crews also had 11 digs and two blocks. Three other Lady Warriors delivered kills for the night, including Rowdee Sanders (Carterville) with three kills and three blocks; Allie Lietz (Hoyleton) with three kills; and Ashley Modglin (Shiloh Hill) with one kill and two blocks.
Cassidy Melliere (Prairie du Rocher) led the defense with 13 digs while also scoring one ace. Other top performers for RLC were Koral McBride (Murphysboro) with eight assists and seven digs, Emily Green (Wayne City) with eight assists and three digs, and Kacee Roberts (Ewing) with eight digs.
Head Coach Sara Crews said of the match, “We came out of the gate slow against the team who is currently, and has been most of the season, ranked number one among Division II teams in the country. I am proud of the girls for playing hard and not letting the first set be the tone for the rest of the match. They battled back in sets two and three, and made Parkland work for their right to advance to the next round of the postseason.”
The Lady Warriors ended their regular season 4-30, with a 2-8 record against GRAC (Great Rivers Athletic Conference) teams. For all things athletic at The Lake, visit www.rlc.edu/warriors.
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