(Highland Hills, Ohio) Marly Koleno, Sarah Lucas and Molly Bissell had career-high performances Tuesday night as the fourth-ranked 杏吧原创 volleyball team moved to 19-0 with a 3-1 victory against Cuyahoga Community College.
The Pioneers鈥� 25-21, (25-12), 15-10 and 25-20 win was the 497th for Rob Snyder as 杏吧原创鈥檚 coach.
Koleno had 14 blocked shots. Lucas had 29 and Bissell 18 of the Pioneers鈥� season-high 96 digs. Anora Robare, who Oct. 11 recorded her 1,000th career assist at 杏吧原创, led the Pioneers with 30.
杏吧原创 earlier Tuesday advanced to a No. 4 ranking among 86 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III programs. 杏吧原创 has been in the Top 15 in Division III in 34 of 38 polls dating to Oct. 4, 2021. The program was last ranked as high as No. 4 in mid-October 2024, when the Pioneers were en route to a 22-0 start.
All-American Josie Russo and Bissell led 杏吧原创 with nine kills each against Cuyahoga, which dropped to 9-7 with the loss.
Koleno, a defensive specialist, is a graduate of Apollo-Ridge High School. Bissell, an outside hitter, and Robare, a setter, of Slippery Rock; Russo, a middle hitter, of Freeport; and Lucas, a defensive specialist, of Butler.
The Pioneers visit the Community College of Allegheny County at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the regular-season finale. The Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference and NJCAA Division III Region 20 playoffs will be held Oct. 25 in Johnstown.
Snyder鈥檚 teams are 497-172 through his 27陆 seasons.