NIACC volleyball team opens season today in Wisconsin

NIACC freshman Sydney Roush serves in a scrimmage on Aug. 17 in the NIACC gym.

August 25, 2017

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. - The NIACC volleyball team will open its 2017 regular season today and Saturday at the 22-team Battle In The Dells Showcase at the Woodside Wisconsin Dells Center.

Today, NIACC plays No. 1 (NJCAA Division II) Parkland College (Illinois) at 2:30 p.m. and faces Highland Community College (Illinois) at 4:30 p.m.

On Saturday, the Lady Trojans play Glen Oaks Community College (Michigan) at 10 a.m. and take on No. 3 (NJCAA Division II) Owens Community College (Ohio) at noon.

Parkland is the two-time defending NJCAA Division II national champion. The Cobras were also the national runner-up in 2013 and 2014.

Other ICCAC teams participating in the Battle In The Dells Showcase this weekend are DMACC, Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes and Kirkwood.

NIACC opens its ICCAC season Aug. 30 at Southwestern CC and plays its home opener on Sept. 1 against the Wartburg College Junior Varsity.

NIACC has six sophomores on this year's roster. They are Kyra Marquez, Katelyn Wilson, Amanda Borden, Sammi Hyde, Brooke Greenwood and Becca Konz.

NIACC'S LEADING RETURNERS

Kills - Brooke Greenwood 127, Becca Konz 97, Amanda Borden 68.

Assists - Borden 11.

Digs - Borden 42, Greenwood 12, Konz 12.

Blocks - Greenwood 107, Konz 46, Borden 24.

Ace serves - Borden 7, Konz 1.

CAREER HIGHS

Kills - Borden 15 vs. Bismarck State (9-10-16); Greenwood 10 twice; Konz 9 twice.

Digs - Borden 8 vs. Bismarck State (9-10-16).

Assists - Borden 7 vs. St. Cloud TCC (8-27-16)

Blocks - Greenwood 11 vs. RCTC (10-1-16); Konz 5 vs. RCTC (10-1-16); Borden 4 twice.

Ace serves - Borden 3 vs. Dakota College-Bottineau (8-26-16).