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Posted: Sep 20, 2016

Volleyball team nipped in ’16 debut

Volleyball team nipped in ’16 debut
Box Score
Game Leaders
Lansing Community College
K: Delaney Thompson - 14
B: Kelsey Grant - 3
D: Alyssa Hill - 35
SA: 3 Players (#2, #9, #13) - 1
Oakland Community College
K: Calla McNulty - 18
B: 3 Players (#6, #7, #10) - 5
D: 2 Players (#3, #16) - 14
SA: Jazlyn Teichow - 3
Team Stats
Full stats

By Brodee Gillam
Sports Editor

After a successful 24-13 season and an 11-1 conference record in 2015, the LCC volleyball team started its season with a tough road loss against Oakland Community College Tuesday, Aug. 23.

 

The winning scores for Oakland were 25-17, 25-23, 23-25 and 25-23.

 

Returning players dominated the first match for LCC. Sophomore Delaney Thompson led the Stars with 14 kills. Sophomore Rachel Cook paced LCC with 42 assists. Sophomore Alyssa Hill had 35 digs to lead LCC.

 

LCC freshmen Kelsey Grant said the diversity of the team will provide the Stars with success.

 

"I think my team has a lot of potential. We have a lot of very unique players and as a whole I think we can do great things," Grant said. "As long as we stay focused and determined I think we will go really far."

 

The next match for the Stars is at home against division rival Glen Oaks Community College at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 30.