JACKSON, Mich. – Marathon match over! Macomb Volleyball earned a wild five-set road victory at Jackson College on Monday (Oct. 19), earning a key win to keep the Blue and White firmly in the playoff picture. With the win, the Monarchs move to 9-12 overall and 5-4 in MCCAA Eastern Conference play. The 5-4 record in MCCAA East action positions the Monarchs third in league play at the end of Monday's conference play.
The top four teams from the MCCAA East qualify for spots in either the Great Lakes District A or B Championships at season's end. Tournament brackets will be released this week on NJCAARegion12.org and on the NJCAA Region 12's X and Instagram accounts.
After dropping the first set 25-23, Macomb took set two by a decisive 25-16 margin and later earned a 25-19 set three win. The host Jets battled back to force a decisive fifth set with a 25-16 set four victory, but the Monarchs would eventually emerge victorious by a thrilling 21-19 final tally in the fifth set to earn the all-important road win.
Madison Martin led the Macomb offense with a career-high 15 kills on 33 swings. Alaina Kubiak added a career-best of her own with 12 kills. Korin Hutton tallied a season-high 41 assists while tying a career-high with five service aces. The Monarchs continued to serve the ball well as they notched 12 aces as a team.
Defensively, Delaney Heflin once again led the way with 20 digs. Brooke Baker recorded 17 digs of her own while Martin posted a career-high four block assists at the net. Bethany Dean added two block assists to go along with six kills on zero errors offensively.
Macomb continues its playoff push Wednesday (Oct. 21) with a road match at Schoolcraft College. First serve in Livonia is set for 7 p.m.
