BC3 volleyball wins 6th WPCC title in row
BUTLER TWP — Breanna Reisinger had 14 kills, Aslyn Pry 11 and Abby Granato 7 as the ninth-ranked Butler County Community College women's volleyball team won a Western Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference-record sixth conference championship in a row Saturday.
BC3 moved to 13-0 with its 11th sweep of the season, beating Penn Highlands Community College, Johnstown, 25-15, 25-19 and 25-11 at BC3's Field House.
“They've done everything they were supposed to so far, and they've beaten some really good teams, so we're happy with our progress,” Pioneers coach Rob Snyder said. “The big thing we are looking forward to now is next weekend.”
The Pioneers enter the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Region XX championships next weekend and undefeated for the first time in Snyder's 22 years as BC3 coach.
BC3 has won the past two Region XX championships and 10 under Snyder.
“We are fortunate to have good talent this year,” Snyder said. “Our season will be judged on how far we go in the playoffs.”
Reisinger and Pry were selected Saturday to the WPCC's all-conference team, as were teammates Morgan Jack and Lainey Tobolewski.
Jack was among NJCAA Division III leaders in assists and Tobolewski in digs through Oct. 16.
Jack had 29 assists Saturday and Tobolewski, 23 digs.
The Pioneers ran off scoring runs of 11-1 and 7-1 in the third set to record the sweep and the program's sixth WPCC championship in a row. T
BC3's Top 10 ranking among 91 NJCAA Division III volleyball programs is its first since 2016.
Reisinger and Pry led BC3 in kills in the regular season with 107 each.
Both have had 11 or more in three of BC3's past four games.
“We've definitely made a connection working together in front of the court,” said Reisinger, a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City and BC3 outside hitter. “We call it the dream rotation when we are all up there together. We get lots of points rolling in “
The dream rotation includes Jack, a setter and Knoch graduate, Reisinger and Pry said.
“We work really well together,” said Pry, a Moniteau graduate.
