PCM volleyball keeps win streak intact after sweep of West Marshall

MONROE — A strong night behind the service line powered the PCM volleyball team to its ninth straight win on Monday.

The Mustangs opened Heart of Iowa Activities Conference play with a 25-9, 25-10, 25-10 sweep against West Marshall, and 21 aces were a big reason why.

“It was very much a serving game, and there weren’t a lot of rallies throughout the match,” PCM head volleyball coach Sarah De Vries said. “We did our best to stay engaged and make good plays at the net when we could.”

PCM (9-1, 1-0 in the conference) is 2-0 against the rival Trojans this season, and the Mustangs are 5-0 in sets in those two matches.

West Marshall led 10-7 in the second set before Jorja Teeter served 18 straight points to close out the game.

The run included seven aces, and Teeter forced the Trojans to call a pair of timeouts.

Teeter finished 20-of-20 in serves with eight aces, and she added two kills and three digs.

Libby Winters posted seven kills and five digs, Tori Lindsay contributed 15 assists, two digs and two aces and Peyton Lathrum totaled four kills and five aces.

Addyson Pederson put down five kills and Addi Hudnut served up four aces.

The Mustangs finished 63-of-73 in serves and Lathrum was 14-of-15. PCM had a kill efficiency of .208.

West Marshall (1-6, 0-1) put down only two kills in the match and had a kill efficiency of negative .524. The Trojans were 22-of-27 in serves with six aces.