Parkland takes down fellow MWAC foe Lincoln Land in Title Match

Parkland takes down fellow MWAC foe Lincoln Land in Title Match

The Parkland Cobras, ranked #1 all season, finished the season undefeated at 57-0 and most importantly as the NJCAA Division 2 National Champions as the Cobras swept #6 Lincoln Land 25-15, 25-19, 25-19.

Laura Gross (12 kills), Lizzy Barnard (11 kills), Miaya Peacock and Sofi Kelemete (8 kills each) led the balanced offense. Setters Kelly Lean and Jaime Johnson ran an outstanding offense with 20 and 19 assists, respectively. Kelemete led the offense in the front row with 7 blocks while Madison Harpest had another great defensive game in the back row with 19 digs. Barnard (15 digs) and Peacock (13 digs) did an outstanding job with Harpest on serve-receive and defense all match long.

Miaya Peacock and Lizzy Barnard were named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team. And freshman Sofi Kelemete was named the NJCAA National Tournament MVP.

Lincoln Land finished their impressive run with a 40-6 overall record.

Congratulations to both teams on an incredible season!!