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Thrive in five! Indians stay perfect at home
McCOOK, Neb. — For the sixth straight game, the McCook Community College Lady Indians went to a fifth set but came up a winner Thursday night in the Peter and Dolores Graff Events Center over Trinidad State Junior College.
MCC won 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 22-25, 15-8 to improve to 6-0 at home this year.
“I’m starting to think the girls just like getting in more time on the court,” MCC Coach Hayley Kobza said. “We should have won in three. We’re still mentally struggling and over-thinking things at times.”
Freshman Faith Simpson (Wauneta-Palisade) led MCC with 23 kills on the night to go along with five service aces.
“Trinidad came out in the third set and just changed up their game by putting in people whose purpose was to stop Faith and she got down on herself,” Kobza said. “There’ve been times this year she’s been triple-teamed and we have to make some adjustments.”
Sophomore Ryan Maddera (Greeley, Colo.) had 18 kills. Sophomore Hannah Emerson had nine kills, four block assists and one solo block.
On Friday, 19th-ranked Otero Junior College (21-2) comes to town for a 6 p.m. game.
The Rattlers were 21-2 heading into Thursday night’s game at Western Nebraska (18-7).
Friday night is the annual Phi-Theta Kappa Pink Out Night to raise money and awareness for breast cancer.
On Saturday MCC hosts 17-9 Lamar Community (17-9) in a 3 p.m. contest.
It is “High School Day” with free admission for students from 12 area schools invited to attend MCC’s volleyball game for free.
You can follow all MCC home games “live action” or “archived games” via live streaming this season “Tribe Watch” available in the Fan Zone section at http://mccindians.com/sports/2016/11/10/tw.aspx?tab=tribewatch.