Women's Volleyball | 10/31/2026 6:08:00 PM

Box Score The Cloud County Community College volleyball team celebrated Sophomore Day with a convincing three-set sweep of Pratt Community College in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) play on Friday, October 30 at Arley Bryant Gymnasium. The T-Birds topped the Beavers by set scores of 25-18, 25-14, 25-11 to end the regular season at 11-14 overall and 5-11 in KJCCC action.

Freshman outside hitter Samira Bousri led the T-Birds with 13 kills on a .333 attack percentage, as Cloud County hit a season-best .321 as a team. Bousri also had a team-high 15 digs for her 14th double-double performance of the season. Bousri has four double-double performances in her last five matches.

Freshman middle hitter Karina Castellar recorded 12 kills on a .450 attack percentage.

Freshman outside hitter Dora Kuburovic added eight kills and 10 digs.

Freshman setter Giulia Todesco registered 41 assists and nine digs.

Prior to Friday's match, Cloud County honored four members of its sophomore class - right side Kenadie Casanova, libero Brooke Lougheed, defensive specialist Addyson Ogle and middle hitter Julieanne Sandoval - for their contributions to the volleyball program.

Casanova finished with eight kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Sandoval had six kills on a .500 attack percentage with one block. Lougheed tallied 14 digs and five assists, while Ogle had seven digs and two service aces.

The victory marked Cloud County's second win of the season over Pratt.

Cloud County has qualified for the 2026 NJCAA Region 6 Division I Volleyball Tournament for the first time since 2023. The T-Birds have drawn the No. 7 seed and will travel to Colby, Kansas on Wednesday, November 4 for a 6:30 pm match against the No. 2-seeded Colby Trojans. Cloud County will be looking for its first postseason win since 2015.

Earlier this season, Cloud County battled through three sets but were swept by the Trojans, 15-25, 21-25, 23-25, in KJCCC play on September 19 at the Colby Event Center. Cloud County was led in the loss by Castellar who had six kills, four digs and a block. The T-Birds later dropped a five-set home to loss to Colby, 25-15, 15-25, 25-19, 15-25, 9-15, on October 21 in Arley Bryant Gymnasium in Concordia, Kansas. Bousri led the T-Birds with 19 kills and a team-high 26 digs. Kuburovic also finished with a double-double with 12 kills and 22 digs.

Colby has won seven consecutive and nine of their last 11 matchups against the T-Birds. Cloud County's last win over the Trojans was a four-set home victory on October 4, 2023.

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