NIACC goes 3-1 at Southeastern Invite

Team Stats

September 1, 2018

WEST BURLINGTON - The NIACC volleyball team won a pair of matches at the Jimmy John's Invitational hosted by Southeastern CC on Saturday.

NIACC (6-3 overall) topped Nassau CC 3-0 and stopped Carl Sandburg College 3-1.

In the match against Nassau CC, the Lady Trojans won 25-8, 25-6, 25-11.

Against Carl Sandburg College, NIACC won 25-14, 12-25, 25-20, 25-16.

"(Saturday) was fun to watch the team come together and really work as one," NIACC coach Chris Brandt said. "Defense was a key factor as well as minimizing the errors on our side.

"Our offense did a nice job of moving the ball around to help us staying unpredictable, especially against the tough Carl Sandburg team."

On Friday at the Southeastern CC, NIACC dropped a 3-1 decision to Kansas City (Kan.) CC and topped East Central College 3-1.

NIACC returns to action Wednesday in an ICCAC match at Kirkwood. Match time is set for 7 p.m.

NIACC's Saturday statistics:

Connor Gauch 18 digs, 4 kills, 3 ace serves

Hannah Wagner 25 kills, 2 ace serves, 23 digs, 3 blocks

Tessa Sienknecht 2 ace serves, 4 digs

Kennedy Meister 17 kills, 6 ace serves, 20 digs, 3 blocks

Ashley Groe 32 assists, 9 digs

Shelby Heston 10 kills, 3 ace serves, 6 digs, 4 blocks

Jamie Brenner 7 kills

Sarah Kimberly 10 kills, 4 digs, 3 blocks

NIACC (6-3)

NIACC 3, Macomb CC 0
Owens CC 3, NIACC 0
Glen Oaks CC 3, NIACC 1
NIACC 3, McHenry County College 0
NIACC 3, Southwestern 0
Kansas City (Kan.) CC 3, NIACC 1
NIACC 3, East Central College 1
NIACC 3, Nassau CC 0
NIACC 3, Carl Sandburg College 1
 

TEAM SEASON HIGHS

Kills - 58 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Assists - 52 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Digs - 120 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Ace serves - 12 vs. Carl Sandburg College (9-1-18)
Blocks - 21 vs. Glen Oaks CC (8-25-18)
 
 
INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Kills - Hannah Wagner 19 vs. Glen Oaks CC (8-25-18)
Assists - Sydney Roush 25, twice (last vs. East Central College, 8-31-18)
Digs - Connor Gauch 31 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Ace serves - Kennedy Meister 4 vs. Carl Sandburg College (91-18)
Blocks - Shelby Heston 5 vs. Kansas City (Kan.) CC (8-31-18)
 
 
NIACC'S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Assists - Sydney Roush 172, Ashley Groe 121.
Digs - Connor Gauch 142, Meister 138, Wagner 103.
Ace serves - Wagner 14, Heston 11, Roush 11. 
Blocks - Sarah Kimberly 25, Heston 24, Jamie Brenner 19.
 
 
THE LAST TIME A NIACC PLAYER ...
Had at least 20 kills in a match: Hannah Wagner 20 vs. Marshalltown CC (10-17-17)
Had at least 15 kills in a match: Hannah Wagner 16 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Had at least 40 assists in a match: Sydney Roush 51 vs. Iowa Lakes (10-25-17)
Has at least 25 assists in a match: Sydney Roush 25 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Had at least 25 digs in a match: Connor Gauch 31 vs. East Central College (8-31-18)
Had at least 20 digs in a match: Connor Gauch 20 vs. Macomb CC (8-24-18)
Had at least 5 ace serves in a match: Connor Gauch 9 vs. Highland CC (Ill.) (8-25-17)
Had at least 5 blocks in a match: Shelby Heston 5 vs. Kansas City (Kan.) CC (8-31-18)