ROCKFORD, Ill. –
Courtney Naser (
So.-Altoona, Wis.) was nearly automatic on the attack with nine kills in 12 attempts and
Caleigh Galvan (
Sr.-New Lenox, Ill.) tied a school record for service aces in a match in the Lakeland College women's volleyball team's three-set sweep of Rockford (Ill.) University Saturday afternoon.
The Muskies defeated the Regents 25-14, 25-11, 25-10 to cap a perfect weekend with a pair of Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference wins in a span of just over 16 hours. Lakeland also defeated Concordia University Chicago Friday night 25-22, 25-19, 25-18.
With the two wins the Muskies are now closing in on a berth in the six-team NACC Tournament. Lakeland is now 11-14 overall and at 5-3 in conference play owns a one-game lead over Concordia Chicago and Benedictine (Ill.) University, with a tiebreaker over Concordia and three league matches to play.
The Muskies dominated Rockford (7-16 overall, 1-7 NACC) by hitting .341for the match, the team's second-best hitting rate this year. That percentage included 39 kills and just 10 errors in 85 attempts, and Naser attacked at a .750 clip.
Galvan also added another school record, tying a school single-match mark with nine service aces. Tonya Jack originally set the mark Sept. 20, 1997 against Bethel (Minn.) University, and Kim Wooster also notched nine aces against Wisconsin Lutheran College Oct. 25, 2001.
LeShay Jones (
Sr.-Pontiac, Mich.) added eight kills, while Galvan led the team with 18 digs.
Taylor Levitt (
Jr.-Schaumburg, Ill.) paced the team with 16 assists and
Jessa Coker (
Jr.-Macomb, Ill.) added 11 assists.
Emily Thomas (
Sr.-Stevens Point, Wis.) and
Emma Bruder (
Fr.-Frankfort, Ill.) also had two service aces each as Lakeland piled up 17 aces, nearly double the team's previous season high of nine against Illinois Tech Sept. 18.
The Muskies had a tougher time Friday night against Concordia, but a defense with Galvan gathering 25 digs plus nine blocks led to the Cougars hitting -.018 for the match.
Jones led the way with nine kills,
Brittini Scoles (
So.-Kewaskum, Wis.) posted eight kills and Naser and
Allison Errthum (
So.-Joliet, Ill.) both added seven kills each.
Emilie Schartner (
Fr.-Sturgeon Bay, Wis.) also chipped in six kills and Lakeland hit .151 as a team with 39 kills and 21 errors in 119 attempts.
Levitt dished out 36 assists while Naser (five block assists), Levitt and Scoles (four block assists each) and Schartner (three block assists) combined for eight of the team's nine blocks.
The Muskies are back home Tuesday when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering at 7 p.m. at the Woltzen Gymnasium.