HANNIBAL, Mo. – The Columbia College volleyball team won twice on Saturday in Hannibal to reach the 30-win mark. The Cougars swept Hannibal-LaGrange 25-19, 25-16, 25-15 in American Midwest Conference play, then beat Central Baptist 25-7, 25-14, 25-18.
Columbia moved to 30-7 on the season and 16-1 in the AMC, while Hannibal-LaGrange fell to 10-16 (7-6 AMC) and Central Baptist to 5-23 (2-13 AMC).
Columbia 3, Hannibal-LaGrange 0
The opening set was tied at 2 before Taylor Johnson served eight straight points, one of them an ace, to give Columbia a 10-2 lead. Hannibal-LaGrange cut it to 15-12 behind two aces from Jena Jobb, but the Cougars answered with a 10-7 run. Rowan Carr ended the set 25-19 with a kill.
Emma Faulconer served three straight points to push Columbia's lead to 7-2 in the second. The Trojans got within 9-7, but Viola Giangreco had back-to-back kills to start a run. Johnson served out the set 25-16, including an ace.
Hannibal-LaGrange led 8-6 in the third before Addison Burroughs served six straight points, two of them aces, to make it 12-8. Burroughs returned to the line at 21-15 and served out the match with four straight points, including aces on the final two.
Isabella Kincaid and Samira Baltazar each had eight kills, Kenedi Canty added seven kills on .545 hitting, and Alayna Backes had eight blocks. Hannah Vogt dished out 18 assists, and Johnson recorded 19 digs.
- Kills: Isabella Kincaid (8), Samira Baltazar (8), Kenedi Canty (7)
- Assists: Hannah Vogt (18), Alexa Olson (11)
- Digs: Taylor Johnson (19), Isabella Kincaid (10), Rowan Carr (7)
- Blocks: Alayna Backes (2 solo, 6 block assists), Viola Giangreco (1 solo, 6 block assists), Kenedi Canty (2 solo, 4 block assists)
- Aces: Addison Burroughs (4), Taylor Johnson (3)
Columbia 3, Central Baptist 0
Vogt opened the match with 11 straight points on her serve, two of them aces, and Columbia led 11-0 before Central Baptist scored. Carr had seven kills on seven swings in the set, and the Cougars closed it out 25-7.
Rita Marques served four straight points, including two aces, to stretch a 6-1 lead to 10-1 in the second. Central Baptist scored four in a row to cut it to 15-7, but Columbia pulled away and Giangreco ended the set 25-14 with a kill.
Central Baptist led 2-0 in the third, and the set was tied three times before Columbia took the lead for good at 7-6. The Cougars scored four straight to turn a 9-8 lead into 13-8, with Sophie Hurst recording two kills and a block during the run. Kincaid ended the match with a kill to clinch the Cougars' 30th win.
Kincaid led Columbia with eight kills on .500 hitting, and Carr added seven kills without an error. Vogt had 22 assists and four aces, and Johnson recorded 20 digs.
- Kills: Isabella Kincaid (8), Rowan Carr (7), Samira Baltazar (4)
- Assists: Hannah Vogt (22), Alexa Olson (8)
- Digs: Taylor Johnson (20), Isabella Kincaid (6), Hannah Vogt (6), Rita Marques (6)
- Blocks: Sophie Hurst (3 block assists), Alayna Backes (1 solo, 2 block assists), Isabella Kincaid (2 block assists)
- Aces: Hannah Vogt (4), Rita Marques (2)
