Sept. 20, 2021, MUSKEGON, Mich. – Annie Holesinger set a new career high with 24 kills while helping the Grand Rapids Community College volleyball team to a 3-1 victory over Muskegon Community College on Monday.
The No. 13-ranked Raiders, winners of five in a row, defeated the home team Jayhawks by a score of 26-24, 25-23, 25-27, 25-23. The win brought GRCC's season record to 7-5, and 5-0 against MCCAA Western Conference opponents. Muskegon ended a seven-match win streak and dropped to 8-3 for the season, and 3-2 in the conference.
"I was very proud of how our team executed our game plan from start to finish," associate head coach David Rawles said. "We served the ball extremely well which forced the opposition into making tough decisions offensively. "
The Raiders served at a 93 percent clip out of 100 serve attempts, and received aces from Ola Nowak, Audrey Torres and Kara Hecht.
Holesinger, a sophomore from Rockford, had five more kills than her previous career high, which she attained during her previous match. She totaled four in the first set, eight in the third set and six in the second and fourth sets. Her .386 hitting percentage was a match high for all players.
Setter Shannon Russell, from Grand Rapids, nearly had her second straight double-double, but she did end up with a career high 51 assists. She also had nine digs and four kills.
Right side hitter Karissa Ferry, from Chesaning, was unstoppable nearly all night running the flare, as she finished with 11 kills and hit .259.
Statistical Leaders:
-- Kills: Holesinger, 24; Ferry, 11; Torres and Kylie Oberlin, 9.
-- Assists: Russell, 51; Nowak and Audrey Gower, 3.
-- Digs: Nowak, 22; Torres, 18; Hecht, 17; Gower, 13.
-- Blocks: Oberlin, 3; Ferry, 2; Torres, Holesinger and Rylee VanPatten, 1.
-- Aces: Nowak, Torres and Hecht, 1.
Conference play continues for the Raiders on Sept. 23, as the team takes on Kalamazoo Valley Community College at 6:30 p.m. The Cougars are also undefeated in the conference.