Johnson County Community College's women's soccer team is 16-1-1 and ranked No. 2 in the nation heading into regional playoffs.

The Cavaliers outscored opponents 14-1 in two matches the week of Oct. 5. They blanked Allen County Community College 6-0 on Oct. 7 and routed previously No. 13-ranked Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC) 8-1 on Oct. 10, according to the JCCC Messenger. The KCKCC goal was the first JCCC had surrendered since Sept. 19.

JCCC has clinched the Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) Division II regular-season title with a perfect 10-0 conference record, according to a Cowley College athletics report.

Five different Cavaliers scored in the Oct. 10 win over KCKCC, with freshman forward Grace Bradley and Lorelai Burch each netting twice and Darby Howard adding two more, according to the box score. Sydney Hansen and Paige Carrier also scored.

Bradley has tallied 16 goals and 12 assists this season after adding two in the KCKCC match. Sophomore midfielder Flo Rigby led the team with 20 goals and 10 assists as of an Oct. 5 JCCC Messenger roundup.

The Cavaliers beat Southeast Community College 22-0 in September, tying a program record set in 2009, according to JCCC Athletics. That match was stopped after 70 minutes.

JCCC hosts Southeast on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. in its final regular-season match before regionals.

Volleyball goes 3-1 at Heartland Classic

The No. 3-ranked JCCC women's volleyball team went 3-1 at the Heartland Classic in Normal, Ill., the weekend of Oct. 9-10. The Cavaliers beat Heartland Community College 3-1 and Rock Valley College 3-1 on Oct. 9 before falling to Parkland College, a rematch from last year's National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II national tournament.

Parkland took three straight sets after JCCC won the opener 25-20. Sophomore outside hitter Ava Esser had 12 kills in the loss. Freshman right side hitter Sydney Rogokos added 11.

Esser bounced back with 21 kills in a 3-1 win over Hawkeye College to close the tournament.

Freshman defensive specialist Ashlynn Wilkowski earned KJCCC Division II Defensive Player of the Week honors for Week 8, according to JCCC Athletics. Wilkowski recorded 64 digs and posted a .971 reception percentage on 71 attempts during the week. She logged 22 digs against Parkland and 20 against Rock Valley.

Men's soccer posts perfect week

The JCCC men's soccer team went 2-0 the week of Oct. 5, beating Allen County 7-2 and edging KCKCC 3-2 on Oct. 10.

Sophomore forward Conor Meyers scored a hat trick in the Allen County win. Against KCKCC, three different Cavaliers scored, with Ty Jacob Sisler sealing the result on a penalty kick that gave JCCC a 3-1 lead.

The men host Southeast on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. to close the regular season.