East Peoria, Ill.---Setters Booke Ely and Lacy Pilgrim combined for 40 assists to engineer the ICC volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep over Southeastern Iowa on Friday night in Ramsey Gym.  The Cougars and Blackhawks battled back and forth but the hosts eventually prevailed 25-16, 25-16, and 25-17 to get back on the winning track.

ICC was in control from the start in Set 1, taking a 12-9 lead that stretched to 18-13 after a great dig by Hope Allen that led to a Cougar kill.  ICC steadily kept the momentum and ended the set on a kill by Raquel Frakes.  Southeastern took a 6-4 advantage in the second set, but the Cougars responded and took control at 18-12 following a double block by Ashlyn Mool and Frakes. Summer Sheley ended the set with two consecutive kills to give ICC the set at 25-16.  

In Set 3, the Cougars took a 9-6 lead but the Blackhawks went on a 5-0 run to grab the lead at 11-9.  Sheley responded with two kills (sets Ely) which sparked an ICC spurt to go up 18-13.  Frakes got a kill, Gracie Schultz a block and a Hannah Alvey kill helped finish off the Blackhawks to take the set and the match.

Final stats:
Kills:  Gracie Schultz (10)
Digs:  Hope Allen (14)
Assists:  Brooke Ely (22), Lacy Pilgrim (18)
Blocks:  Schultz & Ashlynn Mool (2 each)
Aces:  Brynn Rossman & Hannah Alvey (3 each)

Next up:  ICC (13-9) will host Spoon River on Monday, September 27 at 6pm.