NIACC sweeps Iowa Lakes
October 25, 2018
ESTHERVILLE - The NIACC volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a 3-0 victory over Iowa Lakes on Wednesday.
NIACC won 25-19, 25-21, 25-14.
"We needed to end the regular season like this," NIACC coach Chris Brandt said. "We played well together and it was just fun to watch the team run the faster tempo offense.
"On to regionals."
Sophomore Hannah Wagner led the Lady Trojans with 18 kills and 15 digs. Freshman Kennedy Meister had 14 kills, 12 digs and five assists.
Also for NIACC, Sydney Roush had 18 assists and seven digs, Ashley Groe had 14 assists and four digs, Sarah Kimberly had four blocks and three kills, Tessa Sienknecht had three kills, two digs and three blocks and Connor Gauch had five digs, three assists and two kills.
Sixth-seeded NIACC (22-14 overall) faces third-seeded Hawkeye CC in the opening round of the NJCAA Region XI-B tournament on Saturday in Norfolk, Neb. Match time is slated for 3 p.m.
Second-seeded Northeast CC hosts seventh-seeded Southwestern at 1 p.m. on Saturday in the other first round match.
NIACC (22-14, 3-5)
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
Kirkwood 3, NIACC 0
NIACC 3, Bismarck State College 1
NIACC 3, Bethel University JV 0
NIACC 3, Williston State College 1
NIACC 3, Central Lakes College 0
Southeastern 3, NIACC 2
NIACC 3, DCTC 1
NIACC 3, Grand View JV 0
DMACC 3, NIACC 1
NIACC 3, Wartburg College JV 0
Grand View JV 3, NIACC 2
NIACC 3, Ellsworth 0
NIACC 3, Valley City State JV 1
RCTC 3, NIACC 1
Northeast CC 3, NIACC 0
Marshalltown CC 3, NIACC 0
NIACC 3, St. Cloud Tech and CC 0
Hawkeye CC 3, NIACC 0
NIACC 3, Carl Sandburg College 0
NIACC 3, Rock Valley College 1
Cowley County CC 3, NIACC 1
NIACC 3, Grand View JV 2
Iowa Central 3, NIACC 1
DCTC 3, NIACC 1
NIACC 3, Bethel University JV 1
NIACC 3, Wartburg College JV 0
NIACC 3, Iowa Lakes 0
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 - 13 vs. DCTC (9-16-18)
Blocks - 26 vs. Grand View JV (9-24-18)
INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS
Kills - Kennedy Meister 25 vs. Southeastern (9-12-18)
Assists - Sydney Roush 29 vs. Bismarck State College (9-7-18)
Digs - Connor Gauch 34 vs. Bismarck State College (9-7-18)
Ace serves - Kennedy Meister 5, twice.
Blocks - Sarah Kimberly 8 vs. Grand View JV (9-24-18)
THE LAST TIME A NIACC PLAYER ...
Had at least 20 kills in a match: Hannah Wagner 23 vs. Bethel University JV (10-20-18)
Had at least 15 kills in a match: Hannah Wagner 18 vs. Iowa Lakes (10-24-18)
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 26 vs. Iowa Central (10-17-18)
Had at least 25 digs in a match: Connor Gauch 28 vs. Northeast CC (10-3-18)
Had at least 20 digs in a match: Connor Gauch 20 vs. Wartburg College JV (10-22-18)
Had at least 5 ace serves in a match: Kennedy Meister 5 vs. Grand View JV (9-24-18)
Had at least 5 blocks in a match: Jamie Brenner 5 vs. DCTC (10-20-18)
NIACC'S INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Assists - Sydney Roush 683, Ashley Groe 501.
Digs - Connor Gauch 605, Meister 533, Wagner 486.
Ace serves - Meister 50, Groe 46, Wagner 45, Roush 39.
Blocks - Sarah Kimberly 98, Wagner 68, Meister 64, Jamie Brenner 59.