(Butler, PA) Anora Robare had at least 20 assists for the 13th time as the Butler County Community College volleyball team’s setter and All-American middle hitter Josie Russo added 17 kills Tuesday as the 10th-ranked Pioneers recorded their second sweep of the season and moved to 3-0.
Robare had 21 assists in the Pioneers’ 25-6, 25-20, 25-22 victory against Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, in ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Field House.
Middle hitter Marissa Metzka had six blocks and defensive specialist Sara Lucas, 12 digs.
Dakota Weldon, an outside hitter on the ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ volleyball team, returns the ball against Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Field House on the college’s main campus in Butler Township. Also shown are ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´â€™s Anora Robare (7), Cuyahoga Community College’s Olivia Feliciano (14) and the Pioneers’ Sara Lucas (3). The Pioneers, ranked No. 10 in the nation in a preseason National Junior College Athletic Association Division III poll, moved to 3-0 with a 25-6, 25-20, 25-22 victory.
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ was among 86 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III programs in the preseason.
Robare, a graduate of Slippery Rock Area High School, is a student at ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´. Russo, Freeport, is a r student; Metzka, Slippery Rock,; and Lucas, Butler, .
ÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ hosts Pennsylvania Highlands Community College, Johnstown, at 6 p.m. Friday.
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