ECC Volleyball (13-7) took down the St. Louis Community College Archers in a four set MCCAC Conference match 25-19, 22-25, 25-17, 25-16 to elevate their win total. Brenna Moore and Abby Cowell were pounding the ball off the St. Louis backcourt with consistency. Moore collected 9 kills and Cowell 8 kills in the match. Katie […]
The Falcons (12-7) went 1-1 in a tri-match over the weekend knocking off Rend Lake 3 -1 with set scores of 25 21, 16-25, 25-23, 25-23. ECC went down swinging and fell to Southeastern Iowa in four sets. Good play on the day came from Brenna Moore with a number of kills in both matches. […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons (11-6) were able to flatten the Saints like a steamroller in the three sets by scores of 25-14, 25-12, 25-14. Abby Cowell led the Falcons with 10 kills in the short match. Emma Cobun and Peyton Yarbrough recorded eight and seven kills respectively as well. Lexi Filkins led a flock of […]
The ECC Falcons (10-4) were able to claw their way back from a deficit in the match against Southwestern Illinois College to win in dramatic fashion. ECC lost the first set 25-18 and then put their nose to the grindstone to win some gritty sets 25-22, 25-22, 25-23. Each point was crucial. Lexi Filkins and […]
East Central College Volleyball (9-2) split the first two matches in Burlington, IA by falling in 5 sets to John Wood and beating Spoon River 3-2. The Falcons had beaten John Wood earlier in the year, but couldn’t quite finish off the Trailblazers in the 5th set tiebreaker. The Falcons were able to reverse their […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons have started the first two weekends off on a perfect 8-0 start. ECC was able to knock off John Wood CC, Southeastern IL CC, Lewis & Clark CC, and Frontier CC all in one weekend. ECC swept John Wood and Lewis & Clark 3 -0 in sets and only gave up […]
The East Central College Volleyball Falcons (4-0) couldn’t have started the season off much better after going 4-0 at the Southeastern Illinois Tournament in Harrisburg, IL. The Falcons were able to make quick work of the Shawnee Community College Saints in their first match taking three straight sets 25-17, 25-14, 25-11. ECC found their form […]
Coach Lisa Mathes- Peters was able to recruit a large number of new players to add to the roster in the 2023 signing class. Needing to replenish the roster, Coach Mathes-Peters was able to find good local and out of state talent to elevate numbers this upcoming fall campaign in 2023. Rayne Van Reed, […]
The Falcons (18-13) finished another winning season and the individual honors for the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference were released. Topping the list for the Falcons was Trinity Clark, third year sophomore, being named 1st Team All-Conference for the second year in a row. The second team all-conference selections were two more sophomores, Makayla Case […]
The ECC Falcons (18-13) finished their season with a tough loss to Metropolitan Community College Kansas City 25-27, 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 8-15 in the Region 16 Championship match held at St. Louis Community College-Meramec in Kirkwood, MO. The Falcons found themselves trailing early and were down two sets. ECC decided it was time to turn […]
The East Central College Falcons (18-12) wouldn’t mind playing a game of “Follow the Leader” all the way through the post season heading into the NJCAA Region 16 Tournament. Leading the way would be the NJCAA DII Volleyball #1 digs leader in country, Trinity Clark with 817 digs on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 at the […]
The East Central College Falcons (17-11) were able to take down the St. Louis Community College Archers in straight sets with a good all around performance on the court. Despite trailing in the first and third set, the Falcons were able to keep the ball out of the their backcourt and reduce errors to prevail […]
The ECC Falcons (14-10) battled for almost every point in the tri-match held at Frontier Community College in Fairfield, IL. It was a quick turn around with matches coming off a big, region three set sweep of Metropolitan Community College Kansas City on Saturday and then playing a Monday afternoon tri-match against the Frontier Community […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons (12-9) put together a complete match against the Missouri Baptist University reserve team winning in straight sets 25-20, 25-16, 25-20. A few standout performances included a consecutive scoring streak of 7 points in the second set with excellent serving from sophomore Bree Zimmerman. A maturing Falcon squad is finding its wings when it comes […]
Come out and cheer on the Falcons as they take on MCCKC and get a free T-Shirt for “Jam the Gym” day at East Central College on Saturday, October 8 at Noon. The first 60 fans will get a “Jam the Gym” ECC Volleyball T-Shirt! ECC will be hosting the MCCKC Wolves with post-season region […]
The ECC Falcons (11-9) rebounded from a midweek loss with a victory over the Spoon River College Snappers. The Falcons had consistent play both defensively and offensively with only a little sputter in the third set. ECC won by a score line of 26-24, 25-23, 17-25, 25-15. Both Makayla Case and Brenna Moore found the […]
The Falcons (10-8) were able to topple the Lewis & Clark Trailblazers in straight sets by scores of 25-10, 25-11, 27-25 in Godfrey, IL. The victory was sweet revenge after the ECC dropped a fifth set match to Lewis & Clark earlier in the season at home. The offense found life as Makayla Case registered 11 […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons (9-8) hit the road to Kansas and won three out four matches on a long weekend to the Sunflower State to move above the .500 mark on the season. Playing above .500 is similar to where they were in the first two weeks of the season. On Friday, the Falcons dropped […]
It took ECC four sets, but the high flying Falcons (6-7) were able to fly over the STLCC Archers with a 25-10, 21-25, 25-21, 25-17 victory at home. The win marks the first regular season and conference win for a young Falcon squad trying to elevate their totals in the win column. A dominating first […]
The Falcons (5 -7 ) needed a victory to snap a losing streak and a straight set win over John Wood Community College by scores of 25-19, 25-20, 25-17 came at the right time. Offensively and defensively, Emily McKinney led the match with a stellar performance collecting 11 kills and 21 digs. The great two-way […]
The Falcons, now 3-1 on the season, were able to rally from a deficit in three straight sets to knock off the John Wood Community College Trailblazers 25-23, 25-18, 25-17. ECC was down by at least 5 points in each set and they came back to win each one in the end. A perspective of […]
The ECC Volleyball Falcons (2-1) found themselves trailing after the first set against the Missouri Baptist University Spartan JV and then rallied off three straight games to bring home a victory with a 24-26, 25-13, 25-22, 25-17 score line. Sophomore Makayla Case led the offensive charge for the Falcons collecting 12 kills. Emma Coburn and […]
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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 […]