NIACC tops Northeast CC, 3-0

February 27, 2021

NORFOLK, Neb. - The NIACC volleyball team topped Northeast CC 3-0 in an ICCAC match Saturday afternoon.

NIACC won 25-14, 25-20, 25-20.

"Defensively, we put ourselves in a great position to keep the ball alive," NIACC coach Chris Brandt said, "as many players did whatever it took to get a solid touch on the ball.
"Offensively, we moved the ball around well and did a very nice job of being unpredictable."  
 NIACC was led by sophomore Becca Steffen with 29 assists, seven kills, seven digs, four ace serves and two blocks. Freshman Grace Tobin collected 10 kills with 13 digs, three ace serves and two assists.
NIACC sophomore Megan Hollander had six kills and two blocks.
Also for the Lady Trojans, Bri Powers had nine digs and two assists, Samantha Coron had seven kills, 15 digs and two assists, Emily Wittnebel had eight digs, Halsie Keltner had eight kills, six digs and two assists and Hannah Hanson had five kills and two digs.
 
"We are very proud of how they responded to how we played earlier in the week," said Brandt, whose team topped Ellsworth 3-2 on Wednesday, "even though that was a win, we didn't play our game and we had something to prove (Saturday)."

NIACC (6-4 overall, 6-4 in the ICCAC) swept the regular season series against Northeast CC. The Lady Trojans also topped Northeast CC 3-2 earlier in the season in Mason City.

Northeast CC fell to 3-11 overall and 2-10 in the league.

NIACC returns to action Tuesday at home against Hawkeye CC (8-3, 8-3). Match time is slated for 7 p.m. in the NIACC gym.

Hawkeye CC topped NIACC 3-2 on Jan. 26 in Waterloo.

Notes: Steffen has 1,223 assists (7th on school's career list), 557 digs (14th on school's career list), 329 kills (21st on school's career list) and 107 ace serves (5th on school's career list) ... Powers has 525 digs (16th on school's career list) ... Hollander has 128 career blocks.