(Butler, PA)  had a career-high 20 kills and nine blocks and Anora Robare tied a career-high with 31 assists in the second of two matches Saturday as the 10th-ranked Butler County Community College volleyball team opened its 2025 season with victories in 杏吧原创鈥檚 Field House.

The Pioneers swept Erie Community College, Williamsville, N.Y., in the opener 25-11, 25-7 and 25-22, then defeated Lakeland Community College, Kirtland, Ohio, 25-18, 25-14, (27-29) and 27-25.

杏吧原创, which finished 25-2 and with its 20th consecutive winning record in 2024, was  among 86 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III programs in the preseason.

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Anora Robare, a setter on the 杏吧原创 volleyball team, reacts during a match against Erie Community College, Williamsville, N.Y., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, in 杏吧原创鈥檚 Field House on the college鈥檚 main campus in Butler Township. In background are the Pioneers鈥� Marissa Metzka (11) and at right, Sara Lucas (3). The Pioneers, ranked No. 10 in the nation in a preseason National Junior College Athletic Association Division III poll, won their season opener 25-11, 25-7 and 25-22.

Robare, the Pioneers鈥� setter, had 27 assists against Erie Community College. Russo added 11 kills, Dakota Weldon eight and Molly Bissell seven. Russo is a middle hitter and Weldon and Bissell, outside hitters.

Robare had 31 assists against Lakeland Community College, Russo had 20 kills and nine blocks, Weldon tied a career-high with 13 kills and Sara Lucas, a defensive specialist, added 16 digs.

Russo, a graduate of Freeport Area High School, and is  student at 杏吧原创. Robare, Slippery Rock, is a  student; Weldon, Laurel, and Bissell, Slippery Rock, ; and Lucas, Butler,.

The Pioneers鈥� roster also includes Kristen Gallagher, Knoch, setter, ; Summer Haney, Laurel, defensive specialist, registered nursing; Emmy Fisher, Seneca Valley, opposite hitter, general studies; Maeggie Wysocki, Apollo Ridge, defensive specialist,; Marissa Metzka, Slippery Rock, middle hitter, general studies; and Marly Koleno, Apollo-Ridge, defensive specialist, registered nursing.

杏吧原创 hosts Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

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