The top-ranked Mother McAuley volleyball team didn’t believe they could just roll past Sandburg on Wednesday night.
Behind Maddie Barron’s five kills and Katie Kozak’s 15 assists, the Mighty Macs cruised to a surprisingly easy 15-3, 15-5 victory over the Eagles.
Mother McAuley (4-0) ended whatever hopes Sandburg had by running off five straight points to take a commanding 7-1 lead in Game 1. They also opened Game 2 with a 7-2 run.
“I thought we looked pretty smooth out there,” Mother McAuley coach Nancy Pedersen said. “I think Sandburg would admit to being somewhat inconsistent. There were times where they could have stolen the momentum but where unable to sustain it. They helped us out a few times.”
Kathy Sulkowski led Sandburg (4-1) with eight kills. Nicole Kwasigroch added 17 assists.
Downers Grove South d. Downers Grove North 15-4, 15-3: Claire McCormack had eight kills and Shannon Parker contributed 21 assists for the No. 4 Mustangs (4-0).
St. Francis d. Driscoll 15-1, 15-8: The No. 5 Spartans (8-0, 3-0) rolled to their 100th consecutive Suburban Catholic Conference victory behind Melissa Markowski’s six kills and eight assists.
Queen of Peace d. Marian Catholic 15-3, 15-5: Stephanie Butkus had four kills to lead a balanced attack for the No. 9 Pride (4-1).
Carmel d. Round Lake 15-5, 15-11: Michelle Miramonti’s seven kills and Jan Jesse’s 15 assists lifted the Corsairs (4-1).
Argo d. Hillcrest 15-3, 11-15, 15-5: Veronica Kristie had 13 kills and three blocks to lead the Argonauts (2-2).
Fenwick d. Ridgewood 15-2, 15-4: Colleen Cullen’s six kills led the Friars (3-0).
Glenbard West d. Neuqua Valley 15-13, 15-6: The Hilltoppers (1-8) won behind Rebecca Stauber’s seven kills and six blocks.
Lake Forest d. Fremd 15-5, 15-4: The Scouts rolled as Kristin Swanson collected eight kills.
Maine South d. Conant 15-10, 16-14: Adrianna Stasiuk had 12 kills to lead the Hawks.
Northside Prep d. Mather 15-11, 15-12: Lisa Messina recorded 54 assists for Northside Prep (3-1).
Oak Lawn d. Shepard 15-6, 15-13: Karissa Marie had nine kills and 19 digs for the Spartans (1-1).
Reavis d. Immaculate Heart of Mary 13-15, 15-9, 15-12: Katie Rohde had 10 kills to go with nine digs for the Rams (3-1).
Regina d. Seton 5-15, 15-11, 15-11: Frances Rogoz had seven kills and seven digs to lead Regina (3-0, 1-0) in the GCAC White.
St. Edward d. Aurora Central Catholic 15-3, 15-2: Katy Duffy had five kills, eight aces and eight digs for St. Edward (7-2, 3-0) in the Suburban Catholic.
Von Steuben d. Holy Trinity 15-5, 15-8: Trisha Xiong had five kills for Von Steuben (2-1).
Boys soccer
Lincoln-Way Central 2, Eisenhower 0: Joe Ducci and Ric Malinoski scored the goals for the top-ranked Knights (5-0-1). Matt Wiellaw and Nick Piecholinski had the assists.
East Aurora 4, Marmion 3: Jorge Rios, Juan Granados, Manny Magana and Juan Magana scored for the Tomcats (2-1-1).
LaSallian Cup: Wair Rodriguez scored two goals and assisted on two others as Mt. Carmel (2-0) defeated Nazareth 5-2.
Oak Lawn 4, St. Laurence 0: Mark DiGrazia scored twice and Alex Griff added a goal and an assist as the Spartans (4-1) cruised.
Richards 5, St. Rita 1: John Benjamin and Rob Mallon each scored two goals as the Bulldogs (4-3-1) rolled.
