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KCC spikers finish 4-0 at Parkland

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Madi Wagaman rolled up 76 assists Saturday as the  Kirkwood women's volleyball team finished with a perfect 4-0 record at  the Parkland Invitational.

Wagaman furnished 51 assists as the 13th-ranked Eagles trimmed  Muskegon, 25-23, 25-27, 23-25, 25-13, 16-14, in a dramatic match. She  had 25 more assists as Kirkwood swept Southwestern Illinois, 25-15,  25-23, 25-17.

The Eagles finished 4-0 in the tournament, raising their overall  record to 17-7.

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No. 13 Eagles win twice in Champaign

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Aubrin Dittmer collected 27 kills Friday as the  13th-ranked Kirkwood women's volleyball team won both of its matches  at the Parkland Invitational.

Dittmer had 15 kills as the Eagles topped Lincoln Land, 25-12, 19-25,  25-20, 25-15, in their first match in the tournament. She followed  with 12 kills as Kirkwood trimmed McHenry, 25-23, 28-30, 25-21, 25-18,  in their second outing.

The sweep lifted the Eagles to 15-7 for the campaign.

Anna Gorsich supplied 11 kills, 18 digs and five blocks in the victory  over Lincoln Land. Dittmer contributed 16 digs. Taylor Carey had 10  kills. Madi Wagaman provided 37 assists. Maranda Wheelock had 13 digs.

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No. 13 Kirkwood spiked by Northeast

The Kirkwood Eagles were serving for set point and a 2-0 lead in their match against Northeast Wednesday night, but the contest went poorly  for the Eagles after that.

Northeast topped the Eagles, 3-1, in an ICCAC contest at Johnson Hall.

Kirkwood won the first set 25-22 and was serving with a 24-23 lead in the second set, but Northeast took that second set 26-24 and then  coasted in the final two sets, 25-15 and 25-16.

The loss dropped the Eagles to 13-7 overall and 2-2 in the conference. Northeast, which is not ranked, raised its records to 11-8 overall and  4-0 in the league.

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No. 8 Eagles split with ranked teams

EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The eighth-ranked Kirkwood women's volleyball team split matches with two other ranked teams Friday at the Illinois Central tournament.

The Eagles were nipped by 13th-ranked Illinois Central in their first match, 25-17, 25-21, 19-25, 21-25, 15-5 despite a strong comeback in the third and fourth sets.

Kirkwood swept 16th-ranked Moraine Valley, 25-23, 25-15, 25-22, in its second match of the day.

Abbie Ericson led the Eagles against Illinois Central with 14 kills and eight blocks. Anna Gorsich had 11 kills and 16 digs. Madi Wagaman contributed 36 assists. Maranda Wheelock had 26 digs and Wagaman had 13. Taylor Carey blocked seven shots and Maggie Peters had five.

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