The 16th-ranked Sauk Valley Community College volleyball team has a chip on its shoulder for the postseason this year.

After receiving a No. 1 seed but falling short of qualifying for the NJCAA Division II National Championships last season, the Skyhawks are looking to have a better run this time around.

They got off to a good start on Wednesday night after sweeping 14th-seeded Triton College 25-18, 25-11, 25-17 at home in the Region 4 quarterfinals.

After a sluggish start in the opening set, third-seeded SVCC (27-12) got out to a 10-1 lead and put together its best set of the evening.

“First set, we always come out a little slow,” Kenna Wubbena said. “We told ourselves, we don’t want to play a game that close in regionals, we’ve got to make sure that we’re playing our best to get read

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