Women’s Volleyball

ECC Volleyball alumnus Madeleine Halford gets a new head coaching position. After starting the NJCAA women’s volleyball program at John Wood Community College in Quincy, IL , Halford has moved on to the NAIA level to start a new program at Texas A& M University- Texarkana. Halford played for current ECC Head Coach Lisa Mathes-Peters […]

Trinity Clark, a sophomore transfer from MSU-West Plains, has put up some impressive defensive numbers in her two years as a Falcon, as well as being named the NJCAA Region 16 DII Women’s Volleyball Player of the Year. Some may think Trinity to be quiet off the court, but on the court, she commands a […]

A sweet victory in a hard-fought match had the East Central College Falcons bringing home the hardware as they won back-to-back Region 16 DII Volleyball Championships over the Metropolitan Community College Wolves. The win for the Falcons took their record to 19-10 on the season as they were able to secure the championship in three […]

The ECC Volleyball Team (16-7) had three matches in a short time span and were able to win two out of the three with the most important coming on Friday night. The Falcons faced the Metropolitan Community College- Kansas City Wolves in an important NJCAA Region 16 match. The Wolves took the first match of […]

The Falcons (14-6) were able to knock off two NJCAA DII opponents at home in a tri-match with St. Louis Community College and Frontier Community College. A celebration for sophomore day also took place as there six were sophomores recognized for their contribution to ECC volleyball: Olivia Spanley, Trinity Clark, Vaimoana Mo’ungaffi, Macey Morehead, Leinata […]

A much needed win for the East Central College Volleyball Falcons (13-6) has the team back on the right track as the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers were handed the loss in a straight three set win by scores of 25-20, 25-21, 25-10.  ECC had dropped two earlier in the week against Coffeyville CC and Northeastern […]

  East Central College (12-4) was able to take one match over the weekend when they faced Greenville University JV and Southwestern Illinois College. The Falcons knocked off Greenvillle University JV by scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-18. ECC lost to SWIC 17-25, 16-25, 25-21, 24-26. Leanata Leakehe returned to the line-up and led the Falcons […]

A region win for the Falcons, now 11-3 on the season, over the St. Louis Community College Archers was just what the team needed midway through the season. ECC found themselves trailing after the first set and a resilient Falcon squad clawed their way back into the match by winning the next three sets for […]

The East Central College Falcon volleyball team, now 10-3 on the season, used all able bodied team members to pull out a straight set victory over the Lewis and Clark Community College Trailblazers by a score line of 25-15, 25-23, 25-15. A couple of impressive performances on the offensive side came from Macey Morehead (12 […]

The Falcons (9-3) traveled to Vincennes, Indiana to take on Henry Ford Community College and Vincennes College in a tri-match. The Falcons came up on the winning side in the first match of the day against Henry Ford by scores of 25-20, 10-25, 25-15 and 25-16. ECC was paced in the kills department by Macey […]

The ECC Volleyball Falcons (8-1) were off for 10 days straight and needed a little time to knock of the dust off and get down to business in their home tri-match against Missouri Baptist University JV and Independence Community College. ECC needed 4 sets to take down the Spartans by a score line of 25-16, 25-16, […]

The ECC Volleyball Falcons, now a perfect 6-0 on the season, were able to travel to Kansas and bring home a pair of match victories over Ft. Scott CC and Southwestern CC in Highland, KS both in straight sets 3-0. ECC knocked off Ft. Scott 26-24, 25-12, 25-23 and Southwestern CC- Creston 25-19, 25-15, 25-18. […]

The ECC Falcons (3-0) were able to make quick work of the Shawnee Community College Saints in straight sets at home by scores of 25-12, 25-5 and 25-18. The Falcons had somewhat of a slow start in the first set, but woke up soon after. The slow start might have been attributed to the first […]

It was a good day all around for the volleyball Falcons (2-0) as they were able to pick their first two wins on the season against tough opponents in Spoon River and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. ECC was a little slow out of the gate in the first match dropping the first set to the Spoon […]

A big win in the NJCAA Region 16 DII Volleyball Championship had the Falcons (13-6) bringing home team hardware as well as individual honors. Directly after winning the championship, honors were awarded to individual players in the tournament. The Falcons took home the most honors with six and had smiles beaming ear to ear under […]

The East Central College Falcons (13-6) beat the Metropolitan Community College Kansas City Wolves in three straight sets to capture the Region 16 DII Championship. Each set was tightly contested as the Falcons clawed deep into each game winning 26-24, 25-22, 25-23. ECC was trailing 5-0 at the beginning of the third set and made […]

The Falcons (12-6) slammed the door shut on the regular season with a three-set win over the Frontier Community College Bobcats with a dominating 25-20, 25-20, 25-6 score. ECC was in the driver’s seat right from the beginning in this match. Leinata Leakehe was the big hitter in this one again for the Falcons as […]

A Falcons’ victory over the Eutectics of the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis capped off the home regular season and elevated ECC to an 11-6 record. The Falcons didn’t let the Eutectics mix up much in the first set as ECC jumped out to a 13-1 lead and didn’t look back. […]

A trip to Springfield, IL had the Falcons (10-6) facing off against NJCAA #19 Lincoln Land Community College and Southwestern Illinois College in a tri-match. The Falcons were able to secure their 10th win of the season by knocking off Southwestern Illinois College by scores of 25-22, 27-25, 25-18. The Falcons were not so fortunate […]

The ECC Volleyball Falcons (9-5) have secured a number one seed in the Region 16 Tournament and have won three straight matches with the latest win coming over John Wood Community College. ECC mowed over the Trailblazers in three sets by scores of 25-23, 25-19, 25-22. A much improved John Wood team was in the […]

The East Central College Falcon volleyball team (8-5) was able to make a statement Friday night against the St. Louis Community College Archers by winning their second NJCAA Region 16 match this week. ECC was coming off the most dramatic win of the season by beating Metropolitan Community College Kansas at home in a fifth set […]

A rescheduled match with DII Region 16 Tournament seeding implications had the Falcons (7-5) facing the Metropolitan Community College Kansas City Wolves in a repeat from this past Saturday in Kansas City where MCCKC won. ECC came out strong and kept clawing their way back to outlast the Wolves in the tightest contest of the […]

Sophomore Day 2021 for the East Central College Volleyball Falcons (6-3) was unique. First, having parents come to the game was a bonus as this was the first home match with fans for the 2020-21 season. Second, a big Missouri Community College Athletic Conference match-up against Jefferson College with a crowd had the Falcons performing […]

The East Central College Volleyball Falcons, 6-2, won a big MCCAC and Region 16 DII match at home in straight sets over the St. Louis Community College Archers by scores of 25-23, 25-18, 25-21. Things were not going well for the Falcons who found themselves trailing early in the first set 8-2. Trying to claw […]

A trip out of state for the first time this year for the ECC Volleyball Falcons, now 5-2, had the team flying high with a 3-1 set victory over the Spoon River College Snappers in Canton, IL.  The score line of 25-14, 25-15, 19-25, 25-23 had the Falcons on the attack right from the beginning, […]

ECC Volleyball (4-2) was able to brave the frigid temperatures outside and inside the gym to win two matches in a Saturday afternoon tri-match with Lewis & Clark Community College and Missouri Baptist University JV. The Falcons won both matches in straight sets even though the first set in each match was closely contested. The […]

The Falcons improved to 2-1 on the season with a four-set victory over the Missouri Baptist University JV Spartans last night in St. Louis. East Central College dropped the first set and then came charging back in the next three sets to finish strong with a score line of 24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 25-18. An offensive […]

A delayed start to the regular season has finally come as the East Central College Volleyball Falcons were able to play their first match of the season against John Woods Community College. It has been more than a year since ECC has taken to the court for a regular season match and it was evident. […]

Union, MO  10-23-20 A tri-match with John Wood Community College and Mineral Area College will go down in history as a collective group of being the only three volleyball matches played at East Central College in the year 2020.  Unpredictable, crazy and down right not normal are a few descriptors to describe this year in […]