Cloud County Volleyball Drops Hard-Fought Battle to No. 12 Barton

The Cloud County Community College volleyball team showed incredible effort in its three-set home match against No. 12 Barton, falling 22-25, 22-25, 11-25 in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) play on Wednesday, October 1, at Arley Bryant Gymnasium.

Freshman pin hitter Kenadie Casanova posted five kills and five blocks to lead Cloud County. Sophomores Carlie Carlgren and Iza Caroline da Silva, and freshman Zoey Sudbeck all tallied four kills. Carlgren added five digs, while Sudbeck and da Silva posted four blocks each. Redshirt freshman Addyson Ogle and freshman Elizabeth Schuster added two kills each. Schuster also recorded a team-high seven blocks, as the T-Birds out-blocked Barton in the match. Ogle notched a team-high 18 assists. Defensively, freshman Brooke Lougheed led the T-Birds with seven digs to go with three service aces. Sophomore libero Beatrice Giusti added four digs.

Cloud County will continue its current homestand when they host Pratt Community College and Northeast Community College in a triangular on Saturday, October 4. The T-Birds will take on the Pratt Beavers at 12 pm to open the triangular before closing the day against the Northeast Hawks at 4 pm. Pratt and Northeast will face off in the middle match, scheduled for 2 pm.

All three matches from this weekend's triangular will be livestreamed on the T-Bird Sports Network. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter (@CCCCSports).