East Peoria, Ill. - All that stands between the ICC Volleyball team (26-14, 9-1) and hosting the District Tournament is one match. When you add on that it's Sophomore Night, then students have started up a costume theme for the match, it all adds up for a must-see evening of volleyball when the Cougars welcome in-region rival Lincoln Land (24-16, 8-2) on Wednesday night.
The Cougars may be on a four-match skid, but that was all sandwiched into two days against three top-ranked teams in Division-I, so plenty of tough competition. Not just with the recent Jefferson College Invitational, ICC has built itself a very strong non-region schedule. With it's lone region loss being on the road against #3 Parkland, the Cougars control their own destiny.
If ICC defeats the Loggers on Wednesday, then a match involving #15 Heartland and Rend Lake on October 30th has no significance and the Cougars would host districts regardless. However, if ICC were to fall on Wednesday, it would mean they'd need to rely on Heartland to lose as well. Then, the two would have matching in-region records, which ICC holds the head-to-head tiebreaker, and would host. Therefore, if ICC loses to Lincoln Land and Heartland beats Rend Lake, the Cougars would then travel to Parkland College for the District Tournament.
The ICC sophomores pose for a picture back on Picture Day for the 2021 Season. PHOTO / STEVE DAGGS
So needless to say, there are many ways this match could be looked at. It's also a fun night. To start, the sophomores will be honored:
Jasmine Nickerson,
Halle Peterson,
Hope Allen,
Brooke Ely,
Lacy Pilgrim,
Ashlyn Mool, and
Hannah Alvey. Details on when the ceremony will be happening will be updated here when they become available. The other student-athletes have also teamed up to make Wednesday a "Costume Night". Pizza will be given to the first 50 students that arrive at Ramsey Gym in their respective costume. Prizes will also be awarded for the students that are the "Most Original", "Most Humorous", and "Best Duo". The student(s) must be present at the match to win.
The ICC student section during an earlier match against Sauk Valley. PHOTO / STEVE DAGGS
Taking a deeper look at the ICC - Lincoln Land match, there is a Tale of the Tape and Series History below.
ICC vs. Lincoln Land | Last 10 Meetings | Loggers 6, Cougars 4
| Season |
Result |
| Spring 2021 |
Cougars win, 3-0 |
| 2019 (District Final) |
Cougars win, 3-1 |
| 2019 |
Cougars win, 3-1 |
| 2018 (District Semifinal) |
Loggers win, 3-0 |
| 2018 |
Loggers win, 3-0 |
| 2017 (District Semifinal) |
Loggers win, 3-0 |
| 2017 |
Loggers win, 3-0 |
| 2017 |
Cougars win, 3-0 |
| 2016 (District Final) |
Loggers win, 3-2 |
| 2016 |
Loggers win, 3-1 |
ICC vs. Lincoln Land | Tale of the Tape
| Category |
ICC |
LLCC |
| Overall Record |
(26-14) |
(24-16) |
| Region Record |
(9-1) |
(8-2) |
| Kills (Per Match) |
1,553 (38.8) |
1,573 (39.3) |
| Digs (Per Match) |
2,237 (55.9) |
2,273 (56.8) |
| Assists (Per Match) |
1,466 (36.7) |
1,467 (36.7) |
| Blocks (Per Match) |
230 (5.8) |
318 (8.0) |
| Aces (Per Match) |
250 (6.3) |
311 (7.8) |
| Kills Leader (Per Match) |
H. Alvey (448 / 11.2) |
K. Bauer (423 / 10.6) |
| Digs Leader (Per Match) |
H. Allen (591 / 14.8) |
K. Schanuel (446 / 11.2) |
| Assists Leader (Per Match) |
L. Pilgrim (693 / 17.8) |
E. Veach (638 / 16.0) |
| Blocks Leader (Per Match) |
G. Schultz (123 / 3.1) |
B. Powell (123 / 3.4) |
| Aces Leader (Per Match) |
H. Alvey (45 / 1.1) |
C. Lobb (58 / 1.5) |
Gameday Information:
Sophomore Night
Costume Night
ICC Cougars (26-14, 9-1)
vs. Lincoln Land Loggers (24-16, 8-2)
6:00 PM First Serve
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