DRAGONS NOTCH KEY ROAD VICTORY AT COLBY

Blondie Penaflor had seven kills and five blocks to lead the No. 17 Blue Dragons to a 3-1 victory over Colby on Wednesday in Colby (Sammi Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Blondie Penaflor had seven kills and five blocks to lead the No. 17 Blue Dragons to a 3-1 victory over Colby on Wednesday in Colby (Sammi Carpenter/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

COLBY – The Hutchinson Community College Volleyball team continued to block and serve strong and earned a tough Jayhawk West road victory on Wednesday night.

The No. 17-ranked Blue Dragons had 13 team blocks and nine service aces to defeat the Colby Trojans 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-22, 25-17) conference victory at the Colby Events Center.

The Blue Dragons improve to 16-5 overall and 4-1 in the Jayhawk West. The Blue Dragons have a full week off before Garden City comes to the Sports Arena next Wednesday. Colby fell to 8-5 overall and 0-5 in the Jayhawk West.

Middles Blondie Penaflor and Anna Dean continued to put up a strong block for the Dragons. Penaflor had five total blocks, while Dean had three blocks.

Perrine Blanc tied a season high with five services aces. Baylee Miller had three aces to lead the Dragons.

Alejandra Brisino paced the Dragons offensively with 14 kills. Miller had eight kills and Penaflor had seven kills.

Setter Andrea Serrano finished with 31 assists. Giovanni Ravenhani had 10 assists.

Reigning Jayhawk Conference Defensive Player of the Week had a team-high 12 digs. Serrano had nine digs.