OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – A dominant first set the tone as the No. 6-ranked Johnson County Community College volleyball team took a three-set victory at Fort Scott Community College Wednesday night in the final match of the 2025 regular season.
The Cavaliers opened with a 25-13 victory in the opening set and followed with wins of 25-20 and 25-18, improving their season mark to 22-7 overall and 7-2 in the conference.
Freshman Ava Esser led the JCCC attack with 11 kills and three blocks. Sophomore Avery Ringgenberg followed with eight kills, two blocks and three aces, while freshman Lily Waters added six kills.
Freshman Campbell Chabot rected the offense with 28 assists, and the Cavaliers defense was anchored by sophomore Carlie Martin with 16 digs. Sophomore Brooke Boyer and freshman Kennedie Witthaus also reached double figures with 11 digs each.
Johnson County is idle until Wednesday, November 5 when they open play in the Plains District B Tournament. As the number 3 seed, the Cavaliers will travel to face the Region 2 champion, which will be decided this Saturday when Northeast Oklahoma A&M plays the winner of Seminole State and Rose State for the right to host JCCC.
The highest remaining seeds in each of the two NJCAA D2 Volleyball Plains District Tournament brackets will earn the right to host championship matches, which are set for Sunday, November 9th on campus sites. Winners of Sunday's championship matches will earn automatic bids into the 2025 NJCAA Division 2 Volleyball National Tournament, which will take place November 19-22, 2025, inside the Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.






