TOLEDO, Ohio –  The Parkland women's volleyball team wrapped up an undefeated weekend at the Owens Invitational on Sunday with straight-set victories over No. 20 Muskegon (25-20, 25-18, 25-15) and Sinclair (25-6, 25-17, 25-21). The 7-0 weekend, including four wins over ranked teams, improves the Cobras undefeated start to the 2018 campaign to 15-0.
 
Winning all 21 sets this weekend; Parkland has now won 44 straight sets, and 45 of its 46 total sets this season. Winning in dominating fashion all weekend, the Cobras won each set by an average of 9.76 points and never won by less than four points.
 
In the Muskegon (MI) match, both of Parkland's starting outside hitters, Ryleigh Warfel and Gabby Wessels recorded double-digit kills with an efficient hitting percentage. Warfel earned her sixth double-double of the season with 13 kills and 17 digs, while Wessels just missed a double-double of her own with 11 kills and 9 digs. Freshman setter Rachel Verdun also recorded a double-double, her fifth of the season, dishing out 37 assists and tallying 13 digs. At the net, freshman middle blocker Dakota Harmon led the team in blocks with seven after stuffing eight attacks in Saturday's win over Oakland.
 
Playing an hour after the first match, the Cobras spread the ball around, using 17 of the 18 players on the roster, to defeat Sinclair. The three sets were highlighted by a first set that saw Parkland kill 15 of its 21 swings (.619 hitting percentage) to win 25-6, the Cobras largest set win of the season. Overall, 10 Cobras tallied a kill, highlighted by six from sophomore Sidney Heck, while freshman Hannah Benson and sophomore Maddie Allen each had three stuffs to lead Parkland defensively.
 
Up next, the Cobras will play its first single match of the season in its M-WAC opener on Wednesday, September 5, at No. 2 Lincoln Land in Springfield at 6 p.m. central time. Parkland will then travel to the Kirkwood Tournament for matches on Friday and Saturday in Kirkwood, Iowa.
 
Owens Invitational
 
Friday, August 31
Glen Oaks (MI): W, 3-0 (25-17, 25-11, 25-16) Box Score
#13 Catawba Valley (NC): W, 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-12) Box Score
#15 Mott (MI): W, 3-0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-13) Box Score
 
Saturday, September 1
#8 Grand Rapids (MI): W, 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18) Box Score
Oakland (MI): W, 3-0 (25-11, 25-9, 25-20) Box Score
 
Sunday, September 2
#20 Muskegon (MI): W, 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-15) Box Score
Sinclair (OH): W, 3-0 (25-6, 25-17, 25-21) Box Score