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W. Volleyball Thu, Aug 22 Final
Guilford Technical Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Student Night Gameday Sponsor: Pinehurst Chiropractic Center
W. Volleyball Fri, Aug 23 Final
Johnson & Wales University
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: KM Laser Works
W. Volleyball Fri, Aug 23 Final
USC Sumter
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Sat, Aug 24 Final
Bryant & Stratton College (VA)
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Tue, Aug 27 Final
Lenoir Community College
2
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: Kalawi Farms and Ben's Ice Cream
W. Volleyball Wed, Aug 28 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Davidson-Davie Community College
0
W. Volleyball Fri, Aug 30 Final
Kalamazoo Valley Community College
2
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Owens Invitational
W. Volleyball Fri, Aug 30 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
vs Lorain County Community College
0
Owens Invitational
W. Volleyball Sat, Aug 31 Final
Lansing Community College
3
vs Sandhills Community College
1
Owens Invitational
W. Volleyball Sat, Aug 31 Final
Sandhills Community College
2
at Owens Community College
3
Owens Invitational
W. Volleyball Thu, Sep 05 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Lenoir Community College
1
W. Volleyball Fri, Sep 06 Final
Sandhills Community College
0
at Cleveland Community College
3
W. Volleyball Fri, Sep 06 Final
Sandhills Community College
0
at Cleveland Community College
3
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 07 Final
USC Salkehatchie
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: BRM Equipment and Service
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 07 Final
USC Salkehatchie
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Tri-Match
W. Volleyball Mon, Sep 09 Final
Louisburg College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: Quail Haven
W. Volleyball Thu, Sep 12 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Guilford Technical Community College
0
Watch Live:https://youtube.com/live/zL35S86-jeo?feature=share
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 14 Final
Rockingham Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: The Door Specialist
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 14 Final
Pitt Community College
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Tue, Sep 17 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Wake Technical Community College
2
Wake Tech North Campus (Building K) | Get Out the Vote
W. Volleyball Thu, Sep 19 Final
Davidson-Davie Community College
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Faculty & Staff Gameday Sponsor: Smith Contractors
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 21 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at USC Lancaster
0
USC Lancaster
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 21 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Andrew College
0
Tri-Match @ USC Lancaster
W. Volleyball Tue, Sep 24 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Central Carolina Community College
0
W. Volleyball Thu, Sep 26 Final
Patrick & Henry Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: H2 Volleyball Club
W. Volleyball Sat, Sep 28 Final
USC Lancaster
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: AC Sandhills
W. Volleyball Thu, Oct 03 Final
Central Carolina Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Pink Out Gameday Sponsor: United Real Estate Queen City
W. Volleyball Fri, Oct 04 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Patrick & Henry Community College
0
W. Volleyball Fri, Oct 04 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Rockingham Community College
0
Tri-Match
W. Volleyball Mon, Oct 07 Final
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
3
vs Sandhills Community College
2
Gameday Sponsor: Legacy Home Construction, INC.
W. Volleyball Thu, Oct 10 Final
Wake Technical Community College
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor: The Stites Team Keller Williams Realty Mental Health Awareness Night (Green Out)
W. Volleyball Fri, Oct 11 Final
Sandhills Community College
3
at Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
1
W. Volleyball Fri, Oct 18 Final
Virginia Peninsula CC
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Game Day Sponsor: Sandhills Adult & Teen Challenge
W. Volleyball Sat, Oct 19 Final
Virginia Peninsula CC
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Sophomore Day Gameday Sponsor: OTG Fresh
W. Volleyball Sat, Oct 19 Final
Clinton College JV
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Aberdeen Parks & Rec Youth Volleyball Day/Gameday Sponsor: Drs. Monroe and Monroe Implant and General Dentistry
W. Volleyball Tue, Oct 22 Final
Cleveland Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills
W. Volleyball Tue, Oct 22 Final
Cleveland Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Gameday Sponsor Workhorse Fitness
W. Volleyball Sat, Oct 26 Final
Central Carolina Community College
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Region 10 Semifinals
W. Volleyball Sat, Oct 26 Final
Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
Region 10 Championship
W. Volleyball Sat, Nov 02 Final
Butler County Community College - PA
0
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Thu, Nov 14 Final
Rochester Community and Technical College
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Thu, Nov 14 Final
Century College
3
vs Sandhills Community College
0
W. Volleyball Fri, Nov 15 Final
Owens Community College
1
vs Sandhills Community College
3
W. Volleyball Sat, Nov 16 Final
Dallas College North Lake
3
vs Sandhills Community College
2
NJCAA DIII Fifth Place Match

Lady Flyers Complete National Tournament on a High Note

Lady Flyers Complete National Tournament on a High Note

With a mighty swing, Sandhills Community College middle hitter Keke Lawrence rocketed a ball just inside the back line for the final point of a 3-1 victory over Northampton CC and ninth place at the NJCAA Division III Volleyball Championships in Rochester, MN.

The Spartans from Bethlehem, PA served for six aces in winning Friday's opening set before the Lady Flyers rallied to grab a hard-fought 16-25, 25-22, 25-16 and 25-23 victory. Lawrence led her team with 12 kills. A strong all-around game by setter Lannah Huneycutt produced 24 assists, nine digs and eight kills. Libero L'Asia Jackson led the team in digs with 15. 

After losing their opening match on Thursday to Finger Lakes CC, the Region 10 champion Lady Flyers wrapped up their first trip to the national tournament since 2010 by defeating the No. 6 and 9 seeds in the consolation bracket, completing the season with a record of 23-15.

"When you lose that first game you know that this is the best you can finish," Coach Alicia Riggan said when reached afterward by phone. "I'm very proud of the girls and the way they finished. We have a little history with Northampton and I'm glad that it turned out this way."

The last time the two teams met in 2017, Northampton was a 3-2 winner in the district tournament, denying the Lady Flyers a trip to the national tournament.

Trailing 13-11 in Friday's first set, the Lady Flyers were victimized by five aces as the Spartans pulled away to take the 1-0 lead. The problem continued when four more aces helped the Spartans build a 13-8 advantage in the second set.

The Lady Flyers fought back, drawing even at 14-14 on back-to-back kills by Lawrence and Huneycutt. The set was tied up five more times before kills by Lawrence, JaLasia Ray, Mackenzie Swett and Dajsha Fields helped build a 24-22 lead. Then a momentum-changing, no-look, over-the-shoulder dump into space by Huneycutt for a kill, tied the match at 1-1.

The Lady Flyers tightened up in the back, allowing no aces in the process of leading almost the entire way in the third set. But with an opportunity to close out the match, they found themselves trailing 20-15 late in the fourth.

A kill by Fields, and a service ace by Alyssa Maragelis, helped get the Flyers, going again. Moments later, a long return from the back by Olivia Barlowe dropped in for a kill, tying it up at 21-21. A net violation, and then a service error by the Spartans, led up to the dramatic match-deciding kill by Lawrence.

Other players, contributing to a Lady Flyers team that was making its first national tournament appearance since 2010 were Abby Quick, Madison Brower, Ny'Asia McKinnon, Alexis Hinson and Anna Ty Ivey.

Plans are for members of the team to remain in Rochester for Friday's semi-final matches, Saturday's championship match and the award presentations before for returning home on Sunday.

In their last four matches of the season, the Lady Flyers defeated teams ranked No.1 (Butler County CC), No. 6 (Harrison Area CC) and No. 14 (Northampton) in the final regular season national poll.  

C. Bergmann