Chargers Close Out Waubonsee Invite With 5 Straight Sweeps

  Aaron Frey
  Monday, August 27, 2018 10:29 AM
  Athletics

Sugar Grove, IL

The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team dropped its first match before rattling off five straight sweeps as the Chargers opened their season over the weekend at the Waubonsee Invitational.

FRIDAY
Glen Oaks (Mich.) def. Sandburg 25-18, 25-19, 19-25, 25-20
Four Chargers reached double figures in kills, but Sandburg came up short in its first match of the season.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Josalyn Owens (Lincoln) 14
• Hannah Thompson (West Prairie) 14
• Jordan Price (Fulton) 11
• Peyton Bowman (West Prairie) 11

Assists

• Cora Vyhnanek (West Prairie) 46

Digs

• Owens 8
• Thompson 7
• Emily Bloomer (Burlington) 6

Blocks

• Bowman 2

Aces

• Bloomer 2
• Haley Stevenson (Galesburg) 2 

Sandburg def. Lake Michigan 25-22, 25-15, 25-18
Freshman setter Cora Vyhnanek had team highs of 36 assists and 18 digs as Sandburg picked up its first win of the year to close out the first day of the tournament.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Thompson 13
• Bowman 11
• Price 9

Assists

• Vyhnanek 36

Digs

• Vyhnanek 18
• Stevenson 14
• Owens 14

Blocks

• Bowman 1

Aces

• Vyhnanek 2

SATURDAY
Sandburg def. Rock Valley 25-14, 25-10, 25-9
Vyhnanek and sophomore Haley Stevenson led a solid defensive effort for the Chargers against the Golden Eagles.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Owens 9
• Bowman 8
• Thompson 8

Assists

• Vyhnanek 29

Digs

• Vyhnanek 10
• Stevenson 10

Blocks

• Bowman 2

Aces

• Price 3

Sandburg def. St. Clair County (Mich.) 25-15, 25-21, 27-25
Peyton Bowman reached double figures in kills for the third time in four matches while adding a team-best four blocks.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Bowman 15
• Owens 10

Assists

• Vyhnanek 38

Digs

• Stevenson 16
• Thompson 11

Blocks

• Bowman 4

Aces

• Price 2
• Owens 2

SUNDAY
Sandburg def. Olive-Harvey 25-5, 25-4, 25-4
Sandburg racked up 29 total aces in a lopsided win over the Panthers. Olive-Harvey recorded just four kills in the match.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Owens 10
• Bowman 8

Assists

• Vyhnanek 29

Digs

• Stevenson 3

Aces

• Vyhnanek 8
• Price 8
• Thompson 6

Sandburg def. Lansing (Mich.) 25-12, 25-20, 25-18
The Chargers put down 14 kills against just one hitting error in the first set as they ran away with their fifth straight sweep to close out the tournament.
Chargers leaders
Kills

• Owens 9
• Thompson 9
• Bowman 7

Assists

• Vyhnanek 27

Digs

• Stevenson 11
• Owens 9

Blocks

• Price 2

Aces

• Thompson 3
• Vyhnanek 2
• Bloomer 2

UP NEXT
The Chargers open Arrowhead Conference play at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kishwaukee before playing their home opener at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Indian Hills (Iowa).

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