The Neosho County Community College volleyball team defended its home court with a pair of wins last week, defeating Coffeyville Community College in five sets on Wednesday before sweeping Pratt Community College on Friday.
Neosho Battles Past Coffeyville in Five Sets
Neosho opened the week with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Coffeyville on Oct. 21, winning by set scores of 25-18, 18-25, 25-21, 23-25 and 15-12.
The Panthers took the opening set before Coffeyville evened the match in the second. Neosho responded with a third-set win, but the Red Ravens forced a decisive fifth set by taking the fourth, 25-23. Neosho came through in the final set, 15-12, to secure the home victory.
Hedi Koppany led the Panthers with 11 kills and added four service aces and 22 digs. Eliza Maraschin recorded 12 kills while committing just one attack error, finishing with a .478 hitting percentage. Makenzie LaRue contributed nine kills, and Elyse Haxton added eight kills off the bench.
Tori Thompson distributed 26 assists, while Georgia Rogers added 16 assists. Mckenzye Williamson led the defensive effort with 25 digs, and Koppany finished with 22. At the net, Maraschin recorded eight total blocks, including one solo block.
Neosho finished with 46 kills, eight service aces and 26 total blocks, using a balanced offensive and defensive effort to close out the five-set match.
Panthers Sweep Pratt
Neosho returned to the court Friday, Oct. 23, and delivered a decisive 3-0 sweep of Pratt, winning 25-9, 25-20 and 25-20.
The Panthers controlled the opening set, limiting Pratt to nine points before carrying that momentum through the final two sets to complete the sweep.
Koppany and LaRue paced the offense with nine kills apiece. Koppany hit .500, committing just one attack error on 16 attempts, while LaRue added a .438 hitting percentage. Abigayle Hudson also made an impact offensively, recording four kills on five attempts for an impressive .800 hitting percentage.
Rogers led the team with 14 assists, while Thompson added 10. Defensively, Scarlett Frace recorded eight digs, and Rogers and Williamson each finished with seven. Neosho also received contributions at the net from Brown, LaRue and Hudson, who each recorded a block.
The Panthers finished the match with 33 kills, a .303 hitting percentage and nine service aces. Neosho also limited Pratt to a .054 hitting percentage, holding the visitors to 30 kills across the three sets.
