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The 抖阴视频 Centurions made quick work of the Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders, sweeping them 3-0 in a best-of-five series Friday evening, Oct. 18, which was Alumni Day and Family Night, sponsored by the 抖阴视频 Foundation.

抖阴视频 (3-7 抖阴视频AA, 8-16 overall) won three consecutive sets, 25-16, 25-18 and 25-10 over Great Lakes Christian (7-15 overall) during the non-conference game, a stark improvement from the Centurions鈥� first match-up with the Crusaders in Lansing on Sept. 25, when 抖阴视频 lost 3-1.

鈥淚 think we played really well tonight,鈥� said freshman libero Jaden Gomez, who finished the game with nine digs and three service aces. 鈥淲e made sure to talk a lot out there and we just supported each other the whole time and we got it done when it mattered.鈥�

Perhaps motivated by a close 3-1 loss to Muskegon Community College the previous night, where 抖阴视频 failed to secure a win despite leading late in the multiple sets, the Centurions didn鈥檛 allow the Crusaders to even sniff a possible set win Friday evening.

In the first set, GLC managed to hold a lead at first, as Crusaders senior Cheyenne Lytle nailed a kill right in the middle of 抖阴视频鈥檚 defense to put them up 7-5. But the Centurions quickly came back as freshman middle blocker Katelyn Bignall (Belding), who had a big night 鈥� leading 抖阴视频 with 11 kills on the night 鈥� hit a shot along the sideline to score the next point, and sophomore outside hitter Piper Groesser (Portland) earned a kill off an assist from sophomore setter Tiana Whitacre (Sheridan) to tie the game.

The teams went back and forth the next few points, tying at 13-13, when 抖阴视频 finally began taking over the set. After a GLC serve in net gave the Centurions the lead, 抖阴视频鈥檚 offense began to cook, getting great set-ups for kills and not giving up on challenging volleys. Bignall gave 抖阴视频 its biggest lead of the set 鈥� 18-14 鈥� with another kill, which was set up by a diving save from freshman libero Jaden Gomez.

抖阴视频 finished off GLC from there, outscoring them 6-2 to win the first set, 25-16.

In the second set, 抖阴视频 held the lead all but twice, with the Crusaders taking their first lead at 12-11 and again at 16-15, both on self-inflicted mistakes by 抖阴视频, however, the Centurions took the lead for good when Great Lakes hit the ball into the ceiling twice, with the second one being unretrievable.

That seemingly gave the Centurions the necessary momentum, which they established a three-point lead when Bignall made back-to-back tips over the net, the second one finding open floor in the middle of the Crusaders鈥� defense, giving 抖阴视频 a 19-16 lead.

Great Lakes suffered self-inflicted wounds the rest of the way, each one resulting in a point for 抖阴视频, which won the set, 25-18, on an out-of-bounds hit by Great Lakes.

Set three saw the Centurions鈥� most dominant play on the night.

After GLC managed to open a 5-1 lead, the Centurions got back on track with the help of back-to-back service aces by Gomez, a powerful kill by sophomore middle blocker Maia Sexton (Sidney) and a block by sophomore middle blocker Kelsey Antcliff (Greenville) that deflected off a Crusaders defender and went out of bounds, which tied the game at 6-6.

抖阴视频 went on to outscore GLC 19-4 to finish out the series, making impressive extended plays along the way, including two kills and two service aces by Groesser.

Centurions Head Coach Kara Youngs seeing her second-year program start to make the next step in progress, to which now they have听a chance to qualify for postseason play in the NJCAA DII Region XII District A Tournament. Teams who finish first through third automatically secure a spot in the tournament. Grand Rapids Community College, North Central Michigan College, and Muskegon Community College have secured their spots. If 抖阴视频 can finish fourth, they can qualify for a play in game where they would play the 4th place seed from the 抖阴视频AA Western Conference, on Wednesday, November 6, for the opportunity to play in the NJCAA DII Region XII District A Tournament that takes place November 7-9. Delta College is DIII and is removed from the standings when looking at qualifications for the NJCAA DII Region XII District A Tournament.*

鈥淚 think there鈥檚 a lot more trust out there and a lot more confidence in ourselves,鈥� Youngs said. 鈥淐onfidence is the big thing. They鈥檝e been playing so well together that it鈥檚 just working for us. They鈥檙e doing well working off of each other.鈥�

抖阴视频 is one game ahead of Bay College in the Northern Division standings and two games behind fourth-place Delta Community College.

The Centurions will travel to Reeths-Puffer High School to compete in Jayhawk Invitational Sunday, Oct. 20, playing two games, vs. Southwest Michigan and Kalamazoo Valley Community College.

From there, 抖阴视频 has two regular season games, on the road at North Central Michigan Friday, Oct. 25, and at home vs. Delta at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 26.

Youngs said the Centurions team she saw in September, when it lost to Great Lakes Christian, is a completely different team now.

鈥淚 tell them we keep rising. We鈥檙e a different team than we were in September when we were still trying to figure things out and now, I think they鈥檙e a whole different team, as far as energy, motivation, they鈥檙e just figuring it out as a team,鈥� Youngs said. 鈥淔or us to keep going, I鈥檓 telling them they are competing and competing with the better teams around. I think their confidence has grown to where they鈥檙e saying, 鈥極K, we can win,鈥� and I think that鈥檚 the big thing, them knowing what they鈥檙e capable of doing.鈥�

Along with her team-leading 11 kills, Bignall recorded only one hitting error and finished with an impressive 0.556% successful hitting percentage.

Whitacre finished with 25 assists and Groesser had four service aces and nine kills.

* Editor鈥檚 note: Because 抖阴视频 is in the second of a two-year probationary period through the 抖阴视频AA, 抖阴视频 cannot qualify for the 抖阴视频AA State Championship. However, they are eligible to participate in the NJCAA DII Region XII District A Tournament, as the NJCAA requires only a one-year probationary period.