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Sept. 17, 2025, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The nationally-ranked Grand Rapids Community College volleyball team continued its strong start to conference play with a dominant sweep at home, while the men's golf team wrapped up three days of competition at the prestigious Folds of Honor Tournament hosted by Grand Valley State University.

Volleyball

The No. 12-ranked Raiders improved to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in conference with a 25-8, 25-13, 25-15 sweep over Montcalm Community College on Wednesday night inside the Gerald R. Ford Fieldhouse.

For the third straight match, all 17 Raiders saw action, and 14 of them contributed points. GRCC wasted no time jumping ahead 11-2 in the opening set, cruising to its largest set win of the season at 25-8. The Raiders hit a blistering .485 in set two with 18 kills and just two errors to roll to a 25-13 win. Montcalm earned its first leads of the night in the third, but GRCC still closed strong to finish the sweep 25-15.

Sophomore outside hitter Taylor Kik led the attack with 12 kills, including seven in the third set, while also tying for the team lead with eight digs. Sophomore right side Allie McGlothlen was nearly perfect, hitting .750 with six kills on eight attempts without an error. Freshman right side/setter added a versatile performance with five kills, a team-high 12 assists, five digs, an ace, and two blocks.

Sophomore middle Christina Williams tallied five kills and a team-best three blocks, while freshman libero Olivia Inthout anchored the defense with eight digs. Freshman outside Garnet Mullet added seven digs and an ace. GRCC's other two setters, Ava Tarsi and Payton Taylor, combined for 22 assists while each also recorded a kill.

Assistant Coach Lena Thompson praised the team's depth and execution:

"We love how balanced we are right now. The fact that so many players are stepping up and contributing makes us really tough to defend. It was another great team win, and we're excited to keep building."

The Raiders now head north for their annual three-match road trip, starting Thursday, Sept. 25, with conference matches at Delta College, Alpena Community College, and Bay College.

Golf

GRCC men's golf closed out three rounds of play at the Folds of Honor Tournament on Wednesday at The Meadows Golf Course in Allendale. The Raiders finished 11th in the strong field, which featured mostly four-year programs, including tournament champion Grand Valley State University, who edged Aurora University by two strokes. FINAL RESULTS

The Raiders carded rounds of 319, 306, and 314 for a three-day total of 939. Freshman Hank Livingston paced the team, firing scores of 79-72-77 to finish +15 and tied for 43rd place among 62 competitors. He led the team with nine birdies and an eagle.

Freshman Lucas VanMaanen (78-78-81, +24, 51st), sophomore Trevor Hobbs (84-77-77, +25, T-52nd), freshman Hezekiah Nobel (78-82-79, +26, T-55th), and sophomore Zac Vaandrager (84-79-84, +34, 61st) rounded out the lineup.

First year head coach, Chris Sobieck, was pleased with the team's progress:

"The team is growing each week and we saw an improvement from last week. Hank had a really good week and our low round of 72. We have a lot of work to do but I am very encouraged with our development so far."

The Raiders return to competition on Sept. 22 at the Battle of Blackthorn in South Bend, Ind.

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