Auburn Hills, MI — The Oakland Community College volleyball squad (14-11 / 7-5 MCCAA) completed its regular season schedule on Wednesday night with a three-set victory over Schoolcraft College (10-8 / 6-6 MCCAA). The Owls won by scores of 25-20, 25-19 and 25-17. With the win, the team secured the third seed in the East and will play on Thursday in Grand Rapids at 12:00 PM. OCC will be competing in the postseason for the first time since 2022. "Our fourth straight sweep is a testament to this team's hard work, consistency, and commitment to one another," said head coach Colleen Szakacs. "Securing the thrid seed heading into playoffs is a great accomplishment, but we understand we have more work to do. We are excited to bring OCC volleyball back to the playoffs and are ready to compete for something special!" THE MATCH SET ONE - Schoolcraft led 4-0 to start the first set. - An Ocelot error made it 5-5. - Isballea Harding pushed the home lead to 10-6 with a spike. - Another point by the Owls made it 15-8, forcing a Schoolcraft College timeout. - An ace from Schoolcraft brought the Ocelots within four, 18-14. - OCC was the first to 20 on a combo block by Harding and Emma Dice (Burt, MI / Birch Run). - The Owls won 25-20. SET TWO - An ace from Stephanie Utter (Rochester, MI / Marysville) gave OCC a 3-0 lead early in the second set. - Harding's kill pushed OCC's lead to 9-2. - The home margin grew to 13-5 on a point by Samantha Jones (Rochester, MI / Stoney Creek). - The visitors pulled within four, 15-11. - Back-to-back Schoolcraft errors swung the momentum back to OCC, 18-12. - A block by Lilah Eliassen (Lake Orion, MI / Lake Orion) and Utter made it 24-18 and OCC secured a 2-0 match advantage, winning set two 25-19. SET THREE - A huge spike from Eliassen gave the Owls a 3-2 margin to start the third set. - Harding pushed the home lead to 9-3 with a point. - Jessa Romine (Oxford, MI / Oxford) continued to hot stretch with a kill, making it 11-3. - Another point by Romine made it 13-7. - The Ocelots clawed back to trail 16-13. - An ace made it 20-17 as Schoolcraft fought to avoid a sweep. - OCC regained control and won 25-17. TOP PERFORMERS Harding continued her impressive play with 11 kills and 12 digs, while Mattea Ball (Elk Rapids, MI / Elk Rapids) anchored the defense with 15 digs Jones totaled 21 serve receptions to go with 14 digs and Romine added seven kills plus 12 assists. UP NEXT The Owls will compete next at the Great Lakes District B Championship on Nov. 5 at noon vs. the second seed from the Western Conference, which is Southwestern Michigan as of Thursday morning but will be finalized by Friday morning.