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 […]
At the conclusion of the NJCAA Region 16 DII volleyball tournament, four Falcons received honors as voted on by the coaches. Mariah Vahlkamp, Kaley Roper and Grace Struttmann were named 1st Team All-Region and Kilisitina Lutui was named 2nd Team All-Region for their efforts on the court this season. On the All-Conference team Kaley Roper […]
The Falcons ended the season with a gallant effort trying to knock down the St. Louis Community College Archers in the NJCAA Region 16 semifinal match held at the STLCC-Meramec campus on November 1. ECC was in control most of the way after they took the lead 2-1 in sets heading into the fourth. Leading […]
The Falcons head to the post season with optimism in their bid to win the NJCAA Region 16 DII volleyball title match. Tight matches in region play during the regular season make the upcoming tournament this weekend any teams’ chance to capture a crown. Despite late season losses, the Falcons are starting to get play […]
ECC Volleyball (11-15) dropped a tight match against Metropolitan Community College Kansas City by a score line of 21-25, 25-22, 25-19, 22-25, 15-17. The last set of the match was a nail biter with the Falcons just coming up short. Allison Tonioli was swinging very well as she tallied up 20 kills in the match […]
The Falcons (10-7) traveled to the John A. Logan Community College Tournament in Carterville, IL over the weekend and collected victories over Rend Lake, Wabash Valley and Lewis & Clark. The only loss on the weekend was to the tournament host, John A. Logan. ECC beat John A. Logan early in the season at Falcon […]
The Falcons (6-4) were able to paddle right over the Rend Lake Warriors in straight sets with a 25-16, 25-23, 25-23 score line. The last two sets were close, but the Falcons were missing their middle Grace Struttmann after an ankle injury early in the second set of the match. A good offensive performance came […]
The Falcons (5-3) were able to return home with two victories in a very competitive Lincoln Land Tournament. On the first day of the tournament, ECC went 2-0, first by taking down Kankakee in three sets 25-18, 25-15, 25-12. Another good match came in the later stages of the evening as ECC was able to knock off […]
ECC Volleyball (2-0) was able to soar out of the nest on the first day of the new season by beating John Wood Community College and John A. Logan College. The Falcons faced John Wood and were able to take them down in four sets by scores of 25-13, 25-23, 22-25, 25-20. It wasn’t easy […]
The Falcons are adding new players to their flock as Coach Lisa Mathes- Peters just signed another to round out the recruiting class for 2019. Luzyanne Calderon Melendez from the United States territory of Puerto Rico was just one the recent signees to complete the seven new freshmen coming to ECC to hit the court this coming […]
The conclusion of the fall semester means athletic and academic honors for student athletes in the East Central College Athletic Department. Another semester with high academic achievement sets the tone for a successful year. The college honors students with a 3.85 GPA or higher by making the President’s List and a 3.50 GPA higher as making the […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons brought home their fair share of hardware at the conclusion of the 2019 post season. Sophomores Jessica Kelly and Janice Steacy along with freshmen Symantha Fredrick and Kaley Roper will all named to the NJCAA Region 16 1st Team. On the defensive side of the court, Roper led the team with […]
A busy weekend had ECC play three home matches in volleyball coming up on the winning side twice. The Falcons (17-11) took down the Rend Lake Warriors on Friday and turned around and beat the Lindenwood University- Belleville Lynx on Saturday. ECC dropped the early Saturday match against Missouri Baptist University JV. A jam packed […]
ECC Volleyball (16-10) took four sets to defeat the Rend Lake Warriors by scores of 25-17, 25-14, 22-25, 25-17. ECC took an early two set lead in the match, when the Warriors seemed to come to life after a couple Falcon errors. The Falcon squad rallied in the fourth set and got back to good […]
Another Missouri Community College Athletic Conference and Region 16 victory over St. Louis Community College has the Falcons sitting at 15-10 for the season. ECC knocked down the Archers by scores of 25-16, 25-19 , 25-19 in an away match in St. Louis, MO on Wednesday evening. The attack was paced by Samantha Staab, Jessica […]
A straight set victory over Lindenwood-Belleville JV by scores of 25-19, 25-13, 25-22 had the Falcons adding to the win column and improving their record to 14-9 on the season. A peak performance with a month left in the season creates momentum for the Falcons to charge through the remaining schedule. The offense was clicking […]
A boisterous crowd made “Jam the Gym” an epic night as the Falcons (13-8) took down conference and region foe St. Louis Community College. ECC rode the momentum of a quality first set performance and the loud crowd to a three set sweep of the Archers by scores of 25-20, 26-24 and 25-16. After a […]
The Falcons, now 12-8 on the season, went through the weekend not firing on all cylinders at the St. Louis Community College Tournament. ECC picked up one victory over Millikin University JV by scores of 25-19, 26-24 and 25-20. In the match, Symantha Fredrick was one of the consistent offensive players recording 12 kills. The […]
ECC Volleyball (11-5) came out on top of some close matches at the Southwestern Illinois Tournament over the weekend. The Falcons knocked off the tournament host SWIC in five sets: 20-25, 18-25, 25-23, 29-27 and 15-9. This was the biggest comeback of the season for the Falcons who found themselves trailing by two sets and […]
Another victory for ECC (8-4) has Coach Lisa Mathes- Peters’ Falcons flying high as they conquered the Missouri Baptist University JV Spartans in four sets. The Falcons were in charge most of the match, just faltering once in a close third set by a two-point margin. ECC took three sets to one with a score […]
ECC Volleyball (7-4) had the match in control from start to finish as the Falcons floated past the Rend Lake Community College Warriors in straight sets by scores of 25-14, 25-22, 25-18. As the Falcons face competition throughout the regular season, it important to build on each win to create a mentality to finish off […]
The Falcons, now 6-3 on the season, traveled north of the border over the Labor Day weekend to take on several team from Iowa in the Jimmy John’s Invitational at Southeastern Iowa Community College in Burlington, IA. It made sense for the Falcons to checkout the talent level at Southeastern, which is the closest Iowa community […]
ECC Volleyball improved their season record to 4-1 with an away win over John Wood Community College by scores of 25-18, 25-10, 25-15. The Falcons were able to win in three straight sets for the fourth time this season. Both of their victories over John Wood have come in convincing fashion with a dominant attack […]
The Falcons (3-1) were successful over the first weekend of the 2018 season with big wins coming in second day of the Falcon Classic over Southwestern Illinois College and Lewis & Clark Community College. ECC was in control of both matches as they took down the Trailblazers of Lewis & Clark 25-17, 25-21, 25-17 and […]
The Falcons (1-0) made quick work of the John Wood Community College Blazers in three straight sets by scores of 25-16, 25-13 and 25-12. Coach Lisa Mathes-Peters was pleased with the overall team play and saw areas where improvement needs to be made for the future. The Blazers were led by first year head coach and […]
Union, MO– The Falcons keep transferring sophomore student athletes to four year schools with good academic and athletic scholarships. McKenzie Struckhoff is one of the latest after her signing with Missouri Valley College to play volleyball on the western side of the state next year. Last year’s Missouri Valley College squad was 33-11 earning a […]
The Falcons ended their season in the NJCAA District O/ Region 16 DII Tournament as they fell to the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Norse in four sets by scores of 10-25, 14-25, 25-17 and 22-25. As the season ended East Central College was named Region 16 Runners-Up and four players received honors. Three sophomores were named […]
As the Falcons fly from their home nest for the rest of the season, they are on a quest to bring home victories. The first step was collecting a three straight set win over the Lewis & Clark Community College Trailblazers in Godfrey, IL. After falling to the Trailblazers in the Falcon Classic to start […]
The East Central College Falcons 15-9 were able to knock off the Cottey College Comets in an NJCAA Region match-up at home. A scoreline of 25-21, 29-27, 25-13 had the Falcons battling to win each set from a much improved Cottey squad. A couple of big performances came offensively from freshman Molly Kraus who was […]
A large crowd enjoyed a Falcon victory at “Jam the Gym” night as ECC put up a three set sweep of the St. Louis Community College Archers. ECC won the match by scores of 25-21, 25-14 and 27-25. A close score line had the ECC Falcons clawing to stay ahead in each set. The team […]