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GLEN ELLYN, Ill. — The Rochester Community and Technical College volleyball team got off to a winning start Thursday morning in the NJCAA Division III national tournament, blasting past Orange County Community College 3-0 at the College of DuPage. RCTC, which moved to 29-2 overall, won with ease over the school from Middletown, N.Y., with scores of 25-11, 25-7, 25-15. It will next play Lorain County Community College at 5:30 p.m. today in the quarterfinals. The Yellowjackets are seeded third in the tournament and ranked third in the country. Orange County CC was seeded 14th. RCTC received a big match from setter Carmen Nerison. She totaled 31 assists, four kills and four digs. Teagan Barnett had 12 kills and Lily Holtan had nine. Lorain County CC (Lorain County, Ohio) is the No. 6 seed in the 16-team tournament. ]]>

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