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PERRYSBURG, Ohio – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) is headed home with a 3-2 record after playing four matches over the weekend at the Owens Express Invitational.
After losing twice on Friday, the Red Hawks beat Vincennes (Ind.) University and Glen Oaks (Mich.) Community College on Saturday.
CVCC plays at USC Salkehatchie on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. and then has trips to Florida, New York and Lancaster, S.C., before playing a home match on Sept. 21 in a tournament at the Tarlton Complex.
“I am so proud of how the team came together this weekend, especially Saturday,” CVCC head coach Shannon Hudson said via school press release. “We faced a really tough opponent in Parkland for our first match, and it was a struggle to come back from it against St. Clair on Friday afternoon, but we regrouped and learned a lot about ourselves during those two tough losses.
“We fought in two competitive five-set matches Saturday, and it was great to come out with two wins … The girls gained confidence in each other and started playing more aggressively as the tournament went on. I’m thankful for this group of young ladies and their hard work so far this season.”
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CVCC 3, Vincennes University 2 (Saturday)
The Red Hawks started the second day of the tournament by earning a hard-fought five-set victory against the Trailblazers.
CVCC won the opening game 25-23 before falling behind after wins of 29-27 and 25-19 by Vincennes.
The Red Hawks won 25-16 and 15-9 to even their record at 2-2.
Freshman Siena Naotala registered 15 kills, while freshmen Rachel Delcamp and Sage Harrington each added 10 kills.
Libero Emily Williams had 34 digs for CVCC.
CVCC 3, Glen Oaks CC 2 (Saturday)
Rallying from down two games to none, CVCC won in five sets to improve to 3-2.
Glen Oaks gained a 2-0 lead with wins of 26-24 and 25-23 before the Red Hawks rallied and won 25-19, 25-22, 19-17.
Delcamp (12 kills) and Naotala (11 kills) led the Red Hawks, while Williams made a team-best 38 digs.
No. 2 Parkland College 3, CVCC 0 (Friday)
Parkland won 25-21, 25-14, 25-12.
Naotala paced CVCC with four kills, while Harrington added three kills and Williams made 17 digs.
St. Clair County Community College 3, CVCC 1 (Friday)
After CVCC won the opening set 25-21, the Skippers won 27-25, 25-21, 25-22.
Delcamp tallied a team-high nine kills and added 13 digs for the Red Hawks, while Harrington and Karsyn Mundy made six kills each.
Williams made a team-high 19 digs.
CVCC’S SCHEDULE: http://gocvcc.com/sports/wvball/2018-19/schedule