St. Louis, MO - A strong overall team effort helped the #18 Illinois Central College volleyball team get back on the winning track as they swept both St. Louis and Independence at the STLCC Triangular on Saturday.

The opener against STLCC was a balanced attack with Harper Francis and Jessi Rokey leading the hitting attack with seven kills apiece. Celia Cross dished out 19 assists and Audrey Rivord had 26 digs.

Whitney Rumbold smacked 14 kills in the win over Independence while Ellie Dallas returned to action to dish out 16 assists.

The wins moved ICC's overall record to 23-8. 

The Cougars will take advantage of Fall Break and head to Alabama for their next five matches. ICC will play at Enterprise State (Enterprise, AL) on Wed, Oct. 14 before heading to Hanceville, AL for the Wallace State Invite on Oct. 16-17. 

ICC over St Louis CC 25-18, 25-14, 25-21
Kills: Harper Francis & Jessi Rokey (7); Whitney Rumbold, Haley Ashley, Kennedy Teubel (6)
Assists: Celia Cross (19); Kadie Bishop (9)
Digs: Audrey Rivord (26); Rumbold (14); Cross (10)
Blocks: Rokey (4)
Aces: Cross (3)

ICC over Independence 25-14, 25-16, 25-11
Kills: Whitney Rumbold (14); Jessi Rokey & Haley Ashley (8); Kailey Ciesielski (7)
Assists: Ellie Dallas (16); Celia Cross (10)
Digs: Audrey Rivord (13); Rumbold (12); Dallas (10)
Blocks: Ciesielski, Ashley, Rokey (2)
Aces: Rumbold (4); Kennedy Teubel (3)

WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE COUGARS
Wed, Oct. 14 at 3:00 pm
at Enterprise State
Enterprise, AL