CANTON, Ill. – No. 1 Parkland College Volleyball (23-1) swept both matches at the Spoon River Triangular, defeating both Spoon River (1-13) and John Wood (8-9) in non-conference action.
Summerlyn Smith had two double-doubles on the day.
Up next, Parkland travels to Crystal Lake, Ill., to compete in the McHenry County College Triangular on Sunday, March 14. The Cobras will face Bryant and Stratton College at 1:00 pm and, immediately after, No. 11 McHenry CC at 3:00 pm.
No. 1 Parkland- 3, Spoon River- 0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-16)
Summerlyn Smith (33 assists, 11 digs) produced a double-double, leading Parkland in assists and coming in 2
nd in digs. Other top performers in the back line were
Kayla Brandon (18 digs, 2 aces),
Brittney Litton (8 digs), and
Isabella Classen (6 digs).
On the offensive attack,
Hailey Sperling (13 kills) led the way, with major support from
Halle Everett (10 kills, 2 aces, 8 digs, 2 blocks) and
Arika Richardson (9 kills, 2 blocks)
Jayden Sortor (4 aces, 6 digs, 5 blocks) led the Cobras in aces and blocks.
No. 1 Parkland- 3, John Wood CC- 0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-17)
Halle Everett (10 kills, 6 digs, 6 blocks) and
Hailey Sperling (10 kills, 3 digs) split 20 kills, and
Arika Richardson (8 kills, 2 blocks) added 8 of her own.
Summerlyn Smith (27 assists, 13 digs, 2 blocks),
Brittney Litton (13 digs), and
Kayla Brandon (12 digs) combined for 38 of Parkland's 63 digs, while
Isabella Classen chipped in 9.
Jayden Sortor (4 kills, 8 blocks) was a force at the net, tallying 8 blocks.
