Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 3 ranked Parkland College volleyball team advanced to the NJCAA DII National Tournament with a 16th straight District Championship Title on Saturday, November 4, defeating Rend Lake College and Lincoln Land Community College in the Central A District Championship at the Donald C. Dodds Jr. Athletic Complex. The Cobras (44-4) swept the Warriors (19-16) and the Loggers (22-10) en route to securing their 16th consecutive NJCAA DII National Tournament appearance.
 
"I'm very proud of the girls for their stick-to-it attitude to get through that championship match and move on to nationals," head coach Cliff Hastings said after his team's 16th District Championship in a row. "I think with the region changes where we now have crossovers this match is much tougher than it's been in the past."
 
"I didn't think we played exceptionally great today, but we worked hard the entire time, and I think that has been a thing for us this entire season," Hastings added. "We haven't always been clean or the most offensively efficient, but we've always been a hard-working team, and I like that a lot about them."
 
Up next, Parkland will travel to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for the NJCAA DII National Tournament, beginning on Wednesday, November 15. The Cobras find out what seed they have earned on Thursday, November 9, during the NJCAA DII National Tournament Seeding Announcement on the NJCAA Network.
 
(1) Parkland College – 3, (8) Rend Lake College – 0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14)
 
The Cobras jumped out to an early 8-2 lead in the first set and never surrendered it to the Warriors, winning 25-15. Parkland trailed in the early stages of a back-and-forth second set, taking its first lead at 13-12. Rend Lake tied the set back up four times as late as 20-20, but the Cobras took control down the stretch to win 25-20. In the third set, Parkland quickly built a big lead and held its ground, winning 25-14 to complete the sweep.
 
Sami Schulte (12 kills, 10 digs)
Alayna Rudebeck (18 assists, 12 digs, 2 aces)
Brooklyn Holdener (5 kills, 4 blocks)
Chloe Byrd (12 kills)
Bri Struck (9 kills, 7 digs)
Landry Warfel (18 assists)
 
(1) Parkland College – 3, (4) Lincoln Land Community College – 0 (25-13, 25-23, 25-23)
 
Parkland cruised to a 25-13 victory in set one on the back of a big early lead. Lincoln Land struck first in the second set, but the hosts battled back to take their first lead at 14-13. Neither team led by more than two in the tense closing stages of the set, and the Cobras came up big when it counted, squeaking out a 25-23 win to go up 2-0. The third set mirrored the second as both teams kept it close throughout. The Loggers threatened to steal the set away late, but the Cobras closed out the match with a 25-23 win.
 
Bri Struck (10 kills, 3 blocks, 11 digs, 3 aces)
Chloe Byrd (8 kills, 5 blocks)
Landry Warfel (15 assists, 16 digs)
Emma Robben (8 blocks)
Libby Bodine (23 digs)