With a sweep of host Milwaukee Area Tech and Harper at last weekend's Stormer Invitational in Milwaukee, Morton College's volleyball team took care of the second leg of an unofficial "Triple Crown" by finishing undefeated in Region 4 play with a 17-0 record.

The Panthers (25-4) capped their first perfect season in Skyway Conference competition, going 6-0 to bring home the league championship trophy to Cicero for the first time since 1981.

The last and final leg is to go undefeated at home. Morton College brings a 5-0 record in the Vais Gymnasium for Saturday's triangular, but faces a true NJCAA volleyball heavyweight with No. 1 Parkland at 2 p.m. It will be the second No. 1 team the Panthers have faced this season as they also encountered Cowley County.

Women's basketball was the last Morton College team to pull off this version of a Triple Crown in 2023 and '24, while men's soccer did it in 2022. All three teams placed at nationals.

Morton College opens with Danville at 10 a.m.

Wisconsin wrapup
Morton College 3 Milwaukee Area Tech 1 (25-16, 25-22, 21-25, 25-16)
Morton College 3 Harper 2 (15-25, 25-19, 14-25, 25-12, 15-13)

Another notch on 20-kill belt
Nina Jasiecka rang up a season-best 23 kills in the 3-1 win over Milwaukee Area Tech. It was her fifth 20-kill match of the season. She leads the Panthers with 348 kills.

Digging it
Sophia Swiderski had a season-high 27 digs in the win over Harper, giving her three 20-dig matches on the season. Valencia Carrera's 22 digs in the Harper match tied a season best.

Badger block party
Wisconsin native Ava Miller of Kohler had a season-best 5 blocks (2 solo, 3 assist) vs. Milwaukee Area Tech. 

Terrific trifecta
Jasiecka, Swiderski and Diana Stetsko all had 10-plus kills in both matches. 

Here's the breakdown:
Jasiecka – 23 kills, .306 hitting percentage vs. Milwaukee Area Tech; 10 kills vs. Harper.
Swiderski – 13 kills, .286 hitting percentage, 18 digs vs. Milwaukee Area Tech; 12 kills, 27 digs, 3 aces vs. Harper.
Stetsko – 14 kills, .307 hitting percentage, 14 digs vs. Milwaukee Area Tech; 13 kills, 14 digs vs. Harper.

No-no Neda
Neda Stojanovic's 7 blocks (1 solo, 6 assists) vs. Harper was her second-highest total of the season, only behind the 10 blocks vs. Allen. She has a team-high 87 total blocks with 28 solo and 59 assists. Beatriz Coca is close om Stojanovic's heels with 58 block assists.

300 Club
Swiderski joined the 300-kill club last weekend. She's a member of the 300 Club in two categories – kills (307) and digs (373). Carrera is 7 digs shy of membership in the 300 Club.

600 Club
Marija Radovic's 73 assists on the weekend pushed her over 600 for the season. She now has 641 assists and became the third Panther setter with 600 or more assists in the last three years, joining Julixa Cintron (628 in 2024) and Elizabeth Southard (607 in 2023).

High five
The Panthers are 4-0 in five-set matches this season. In addition to taking down Harper in five, the Panthers also have 3-2 wins against St. Clair, Milwaukee Area Tech and Allen.

50-50 Club
Swiderski and Stetsko both have over 50 service aces in 2025 with Swiderski holding a 56-52 advantage. 

In pursuit of Panther greatness
Morton College's 25 wins is tied for third-best in program history. The 1981 Panthers hold the school record with 27 wins, followed 2014's 26 wins and 2001's 25 victories.

National numbers
Where the Panthers rate among the top 20 in the NJCAA Division II world…
5th – Hitting percentage (.277)
12th – Service aces per set (3.11)
13th – Service aces (317)
14th – Blocks per set (2.22)
18th – Points per set (16.7)
20th – Total blocks (227)