Rock Valley Invitational 10-14-2022
At Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL, October 14, 2022, at 11:00 a.m.

Harper College defeated Bryant and Stratton 25-15, 25-19, 25-20

In the first match, Harper played Bryant and Stratton from Wisconsin.  The first set went Harper's way, with leads of 7-2, 14-6 before winning 25-15.  The second set was similar in nature, starting out at 6-6, then 16-11 before winning 25-19.  In the third set, There were ties at 9-9 and 12-12, before Harper took a lead 14-12 and extended the lead to a 25-19 win.

KILLS:  Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 4 of 5 (1 Kills), Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 3 of 3 (1 Kills), Gabby Elbrecht (Owings, MD/Northern H.S.) 4 of 4 (1 Kills), Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) 23 of 26 (10 Kills), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 9 of 11 (4 Kills), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 29 of 34 (15 Kills), Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 10 of 16 (4 Kills), TOTALS 82 of 99 (36 Kills).

SERVING:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 10 of 10 (2 Aces), Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 11 of 13 (2 Aces), Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 1 of 1 (0 Aces), Gabby Elbrecht (Owings, MD/Northern H.S.) 11 of 12 (3 Aces), Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 7 of 7 (1 Aces), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 19 of 19 (2 Aces), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 13 of 14 (3 Aces), TOTALS 72 of 76 (13 Aces).

BLOCKING:  Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 1 Blocks, Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 2 Blocks, TOTALS 3 Blocks.

DIGS:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 16 Digs, Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 1 Digs, Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 9 Digs, Gabby Elbrecht (Owings, MD/Northern H.S.) 5 Digs, Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 12 Digs, Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 5 Digs, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 12 Digs, TOTALS 60 Digs.

ASSISTS:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 4 Assists, Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 1 Assists, Gabby Elbrecht (Owings, MD/Northern H.S.) 27 Assists, Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) 1 Assists, Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 1 Assists, TOTALS 34 Assists.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE:  Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.)  15 Kills, 12 Digs

Harper College lost to D2 #10 Illinois Central College  11-25, 15-25, 16-25

In the second match of the day, Harper Volleyball was really no match for D2 #10 Illinois Central College.  Harper fell behind early and far in the first set, trailing 5-13, 8-21 and then lost 11-25.  The second set was similar where Harper lost 15-25.  The third set had a bit more drama… Harper fell behind 5-11, but rallied to 14-16 before losing 16-25.

KILLS:  Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 1 of 1 (0 Kills), Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 3 of 3 (0 Kills), Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 13 of 14 (7 Kills), Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 1 of 1 (0 Kills), Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) 17 of 20 (5 Kills), Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 1 of 1 (0 Kills), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 5 of 7 (1 Kills), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 6 of 10 (2 Kills), Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 15 of 19 (3 Kills), Brianna Spetka (Elk Grove/Conant H.S.) 8 of 11 (1 Kills), TOTALS 70 of 87 (19 Kills).

SERVING:  Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 5 of 8 (1 Aces), Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 5 of 5 (1 Aces), Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 6 of 6 (0 Aces), Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) 6 of 6 (0 Aces), Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 5 of 5 (0 Aces), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 2 of 2 (0 Aces), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 6 of 6 (1 Aces), Brianna Spetka (Elk Grove/Conant H.S.) 2 of 3 (0 Aces), TOTALS 37 of 41 (3 Aces).

BLOCKING:  Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 1 Blocks, TOTALS 1 Blocks.

DIGS:  Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 1 Digs, Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 5 Digs, Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 5 Digs, Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 3 Digs, Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 18 Digs, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 7 Digs, Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 1 Digs, Brianna Spetka (Elk Grove/Conant H.S.) 2 Digs, TOTALS 42 Digs.

ASSISTS:  Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 12 Assists, Katie Hofmann (Des Plaines/Elk Grove H.S.) 1 Assists, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 4 Assists, TOTALS 17 Assists.

Harper College lost to College of Lake County 23-25, 23-25, 22-25

In the third and final match of the day… Harper played College of Lake County.  The first set was close with ties at 9-9 and 18-18.  Harper took a slim 20-18 lead, but College of Lake Country quickly reversed the score to 20-21 on the way to a slim 23-25 loss for Harper.

In the second set, Harper was down early 2-5, but stormed back to a 12-9 lead.  College of Lake County then took over again with a 14-16 lead.  Harper eventually tied the match at 23-23, but lost another close one 23-25.

In the last set, Harper was tied 5-5, 8-8 and 15-15.  But College of Lake County went on a 4-point run to lead 15-19.  Harper gallantly came close making the score 19-20 and 22-23 on the way to a 22-25 loss.

KILLS:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 2 of 2 (0 Kills), Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 5 of 5 (2 Kills), Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 18 of 20 (4 Kills), Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 1 of 1 (0 Kills), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 26 of 29 (8 Kills), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 20 of 23 (7 Kills), Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 11 of 12 (4 Kills), Brianna Spetka (Elk Grove/Conant H.S.) 19 of 20 (7 Kills), TOTALS 102 of 112 (32 Kills).

SERVING:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 6 of 7 (0 Aces), Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 7 of 8 (0 Aces), Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 9 of 12 (1 Aces), Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 13 of 13 (1 Aces), Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 9 of 9 (0 Aces), Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 9 of 10 (2 Aces), TOTALS 53 of 59 (4 Aces).

BLOCKING:  Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 1 Blocks, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 1 Blocks, Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 2.5 Blocks, TOTALS 4.5 Blocks.

DIGS:  Jocelyn Mercado (Schaumburg/Schaumburg H.S.) 8 Digs, Asia Williams (Hoffman Estates/Conant H.S.) 1 Digs, Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 12 Digs, Stacy Maimur (Wheeling/Stevenson H.S.) 2 Digs, Cassie Schweikle (Lombard/Glenbard East H.S.) 8 Digs, Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 6 Digs, Ava Belluomini (Mount Prospect/Resurrection H.S>) 4 Digs, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 12 Digs, Tess O'Gara (Chicago/Resurrection H.S.) 1 Digs, TOTALS 54 Digs.

ASSISTS:  Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.) 27 Assists, Cana Jones (Walton, IN/Lewis Cass H.S.) 1 Assists, Natalia Smiech (Sleepy Hollow/Dundee-Crown H.S.) 3 Assists, Brianna Spetka (Elk Grove/Conant H.S.) 1 Assists, TOTALS 32 Assists.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE:  Eden Suh (Buffalo Grove/Buffalo Grove H.S.)  12 Digs, 27 Assists