Moline, IL—Strong serving and a dominating presence on the defensive end carried the Marshalltown Community College women's volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep of Black Hawk College-Moline on Tuesday night, giving the Tigers their third straight victory. MCC improves to 21-17 overall on the year.

The Tigers posted double-digits in the service ace column for the second straight match, totaling 11 against Black Hawk. MCC also came up with 11 blocks on the night, including a team-high seven from Miranda Smith (Albion, IA/Marshalltown). Smith now has 125 blocks on the year, good enough for fourth in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).

Black Hawk provided a challenge in the first set, taking the Tigers to extra points but MCC prevailed, scoring a 26-24 victory. From there on out, the Tigers cruised to their ninth sweep of the year with scores of 25-15 and 25-18.

"You know you're playing well when you have seven different players record a service ace," head coach Chris Brees said. Four different players recorded two service aces on the night for MCC- Sam Hinrichs (Ankeny, IA/Ankeny), Ashley Salgado (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa), Emily Anker (Earlham, IA/Earlham), and Mehlon Maxwell (Marshalltown, IA/Marshalltown).

Smith led the Tigers offensively as well, posting 12 kills on the night. Katelyn Yauslin (Cedar Rapids, IA/Alburnett) contributed 10 kills.

The Tigers head to Southeastern Community College tomorrow night for the team's final ICCAC contest of the regular season. With a 3-6 conference record, the Tigers are fighting for the eighth and final playoff spot.