FMCC Women's Volleyball continues its domination. Over the last three seasons, the Lady Raiders are 65-10. Most importantly, they have won three straight Region 3 titles with the most recent coming yesterday with a 3-0 win over Erie.
On Saturday, the Lady Raiders defeated the 7th seeded Genesee Cougars 3-0: 25-12, 25-22, and 25-13. The win would send the Lady Raiders into the Championship Game on Sunday.
On Sunday, FMCC would play Erie Community College in the Title Match.
The Lady Raiders were crowned Region III North B District Champions for the third straight season with a 3-0 win: 25-13, 25-15 and 25-18.
Grace O'Brien was unstoppable in the match recording 11 kills, 7 digs and a .444 kill percentage. Jayden DeVellis led defensively with 14 digs and Amber Cole kept the offense rolling with 32 assists. Allie Salvione tallied 8 digs and 11 assists and Haley Tomlinson with 7 kills and 8 digs. Alaina Diffee had a strong presence at the net with 2 blocks.
"Mike and I are both incredibly proud of the team and all that they have accomplished this season. The team was determined to win the regional and district title again this season and make three consecutive appearances at the national tournament. They stayed focused on the goals that we have set for our team all season. They were focused only playing three sets each day and worked hard as a team to stay focused every point of the match and kept a strong mindset. They never gave up and had some incredible saves and played some incredible volleyball this weekend. We would like to thank the families, friends and fans that supported us up to this point and a special thanks to Kevin Jones and the women's basketball team that came to support us this weekend," said Head Coach Tina Olyer.
All-Tournament Team
Haley Tomlinson - Fulton-Montgomery Community College - MVP
Jayden DeVellis - Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Alaina Diffee - Fulton-Montgomery Community College
Allie Salvione - Fulton-Montgomery Community College
The Lady Raiders are now 21-1 and will now head to the 2024 NJCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. The National Tournament will be held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on November 14-16th.
