It's been a history-making history start for the women's soccer and volleyball teams at Morton College.

Volleyball is off to its best start at 5-0, winning all four matches for the first time at the Opening Weekend Tournament. The Panthers also took down Moraine Valley for the first time since 2001.

Soccer shocked preseason No. 7 Kansas City Kansas 1-0 August 23rd behind a 19-save performance by goalie Zoe Hocke. Ruby Hogan slipped in the game-winning goal at the 15th minute as Hocke did the rest by denying Kansas City Kansas, which qualified for the NJCAA Division I nationals a year ago, time and time again for the program's first win over a ranked opponent since 2021.

"Just unbelievable - what a shot blocker," Morton College women's soccer coach Dwayne Cruz said. "If not for her, we wouldn't have won. Player of the match, without a doubt. She was ridiculous. What a team effort, too. We were tired, but we pushed ourselves to the limit."

The Panthers have followed with a pair of one-goal losses to Grand Rapids (2-1) and Waubonsee (1-0).

Volleyball convincingly ended a 31-match losing streak against Moraine Valley in a 3-1 (22-25, 25-6, 25-12, 25-16) before a boisterous home crowd August 27th.

The Panthers missed seven serves and hit a measly .122 in game one before settling down and taking control. Morton College's .565 game two hitting percentage and .667 game three showing were a big reason behind the Panthers' dominant performances.

Posting season-highs were:
Nina Jasiecka – 14 kills, fourth match this season in double-digit kills.
Neda Stojanovic – 8 kills
Ava Miller - .545 hitting percentage with 6 kills
Ryanne Janicek – 23 assists and 7 service aces
Abby Monahan – 13 digs
Journee Fulton – 3 solo blocks, third time done this season.
Team – 47 kills and 47 assists

Sophia Swiderski produced her second nine-kill match of the season. Her 14 digs were the third time this year the freshman hit double-figures. Marija Radovic added 20 assists, the third time this season she hit the 20-plus mark.
Stojanovic added five blocks and Fulton, four.

Next up:
Women's soccer – vs. Kellogg, 2 p.m. August 29th at home
Women's volleyball – vs. Elgin, 6 p.m. September 3rd at home