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Cougars
knock off No. 2 Miami-Dade; hand defending champs 1st loss
The Barton County Community College volleyball team officially served
notice to the rest of the nation the Cougars are back on the national
scene. That notice came with a hammer Thursday night in Hillsboro,
Mo. when the Cougars knocked off the defending NJCAA champions and
No. 2 ranked Miami-Dade College. Barton handed the Sharks their
1st loss of the season, 30-23, 23-30, 30-27 and 30-26. The two teams
were at Jefferson College in Hillsboro for the Jefferson Invitational
that gets under way today and runs through Saturday. The two played
the non conference tilt prior to the tournament, not as part of
the Invitational. Barton, ranked No. 13, is now 23-4 this season
while Miami-Dade falls to 17-1. Barton will also take on No. 8 Southwest
Missouri State-West Plains this weekend among the 4 teams it plays
in the Jefferson Invite.
Highlights
The Cougars gained momentum by winning the opening game of the match
against the Sharks by a 30-23 margin. It was the 3rd time this season
Miami-Dade lost an opening game only to come storming back and win
the next 3 games. It looked like that may happen again as the Sharks
captured the 2nd game by that same 30-23 score.
But
this time Miami-Dade would not run 3 straight games together. In
fact, the Sharks would not win another game from Barton. Barton
held off the Sharks in the 3rd game, winning by a 30-27 score, putting
Miami-Dade down 2-1 for the 1st time this year. Barton closed the
deal in the final game by a 30-26 count, picking up the win over
the highest ranked foe the Cougars have beaten have 2 years.
Several
Cougars contributed to the cause mightily, led by sophomore standout
Sunshine Uli. Suli had another double-double, leading Barton with
18 kills and adding 13 digs. She also had 6 blocks. Tayna Sale had
a great outing for Barton with her own double-double at 13 kills
and 14 digs. Sale also had 2 service aces. Juliana Moraes finished
with 14 kills and 8 blocks for Barton. Ashlee Maple was again solid
on defense with 14 digs and added a pair of aces. Kali Angerman
recorded 54 assists and 12 digs while Sarah Shinstock had a great
game at the net on defense with 12 blocks.
Coach
Kurt Kohler comments
We just played a great match. As a team we just came together and
looked really, really good. Miami-Dade is an awesome team and they
had a hard time stopping us. We just had things clicking.
Results
Barton def Miami-Dade, 30-23, 23-30, 30-27, 30-26
Leaders
Kills –Sunshine Uli 18, Juliana Moraes 14, Tanya Sale 13,
Mayne Pegorari 8
Aces – Ashlee Maple 2, Sale 2
Assists – Kali Angerman 54
Digs – Maple 14, Sale 14, Uli 13, Angerman 12,
Blocks – Sarah Shinstock 12, Moraes 8, Pegorari 8, Uli 6
Next
Oct. 7 – v (8) SMS-West Plains, 1 pm (Jefferson Invitational
at Hillsboro, Mo)
Oct. 7 – v Illinois Central, 3 pm (Jefferson Invitational
at Hillsboro, Mo)
Oct. 8 – at Jefferson College, 11:30 am (Jefferson Invitational
at Hillsboro, Mo)
Oct. 8 – v Schoolcraft (Mich), 1:30 pm (Jefferson Invitational
at Hillsboro, Mo)
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