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Tigers roll to 4-0 at Southeastern invite

Marija Egic and Halee Pedro

WEST BURLINGTON — The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team posted a 4-0 record at Southeastern CC’s Taco John’s Spike Fest on Sunday, winning all four matches in straight sets.

The Tigers (19-2) defeated Kankakee CC (25-18, 25-15, 25-10), host Southeastern (25-23, 25-21, 25-19), Lake Land College (25-22, 25-16, 25-19) and Iowa Wesleyan JV (25-15, 25-19, 25-10) to improve to 10-0 in the last eight days.

For the tournament, MCC was led by Marija Egic with a whopping 55 kills. Elena Yee added 34 kills, Chiara Mottola had 31 kills, Sadie Smith added 29 and setter Jelena Dukic finished with 135 assists and a team-high 11 service aces.

Halee Pedro posted a team-leading 53 digs to go with seven aces, Yee had 29 digs and six aces, and Smith finished with 17 digs and three aces. Mottola led the defense with 11 total blocks while Dukic and Tarah Henderson both had eight blocks.

Raquel Gonzales chipped in with two aces and Fauneil Olander added 15 digs.

MCC goes on the road Wednesday night for an ICCAC Division I showdown with Indian Hills.

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