Cooper's All-Around Play Leads Express Past Kishwaukee, McHenry County

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, OH---Jessica Cooper had a solid all-around day as the No. 4 Express women's volleyball team swept both of their opponents on the final day of the Owens Invitational.

Match 1: Owens d. Kishwaukee College 25-19- 25-22, 25-19

In today's first match, Cooper finished second on the team in assists with 15, while adding 11 digs, which was also second on the team.

Stephanie Kipp had a team-high 11 kills, while Jazmine Thomas (8) andTiffani Hobbs (5) also contributed in that category. 

Ciarra Wirick was the team leader in assists with 15. Between her and Cooper, they had 31 of the team's 35 assists.

Lisa Urbanski led the team with 14 digs, while Wirick added 10. Aricka LaVoy (6) and Dominique Yates (2) led the way in aces. 

Hobbs (5), Thomas (4) and Yates (3) led the team in blocks. 

Match 2: Owens d. McHenry County College 25-11, 25-4, 25-11

Cooper led the team in assists (17) and aces (4) in this afternoon's second match against McHenry County.

Kipp added a team-high seven kills, while Thomas (5), Yates (5) andBailey Dangler (4) also pitched in. Wirick was second on the team in assists with 12.

Aside from Cooper's four aces, Yates also had four of the team's 11 total. Urbanski was the lone player in double figure digs with 11. 

Yates and Kenzie Kleinhenz each had three blocks.

Notes

The Express, who are now 4-6 overall, have won three straight matches in straight sets.

They finished 4-2 in the three-day Owens Invitational and open up Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC) action on Wednesday with a road matchup against Lorain County Community College at 6 p.m.

After accumulating 19 kills yesterday, Kipp added 18 more today. She leads the team in the category.

Urbanski now has 163 digs this year, which is a team-high, after totaling 25 today.