Volleyball team streaking to strong finish

By Maddie Toles
Sports Editor

The LCC volleyball team recently achieved an eleven-match winning streak, putting its MCCAA league record at 10-3. The team's overall season record stood at 23-7 through Oct. 9.

The Oct. 9 match against Kellogg Community College had end scores of 25-20, 25-17, 23-25 and 25-18. This match was an exciting win to begin with, but made even more so by the milestone it featured.

LCC Head Coach Emily Quintero and Assistant Coach Jubenal Falcon hit a career total of 100 wins on Oct. 9.

Their dedication to the volleyball program was recognized by both the fans and the women on the team. Both coaches were met with congratulations all around and appreciation for their contributions of time and effort.

As the season draws to an end, the team will begin to focus on regionals. Along with this, a focus is finishing the season strong with the normal conference matches.

"Strong defense and serve receive," Quintero said. "That's what's going to win us our game and we need to keep that going."

The last match of the season, on Oct. 23 at home against Grand Rapids Community College, may be an indicator of how LCC will perform at the regional level.

The women secured a big win over GRCC on Sept. 20. The Raiders had a season record of 18-2 through Oct. 9, and a conference record of 11-1, making them tough competition.

"We are going to give everybody there a run for their money," Quintero said. "We can come out on top if we're playing our game."