Ottumwa, IA – No. 7 Indian Hills Women's Soccer used a fast start to push No. 6 Iowa Western Community College early on, but the Reivers prevailed down the stretch, dropping the Warriors 6-3 at home on Friday afternoon.

Indian Hills drops to 12-3-0 overall on the year and 0-2-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) play with the loss to league foe Iowa Western. The Reivers earn the outright ICCAC regular season title and improve to 12-1-5 overall and 2-0-0 in conference action.

Iowa Western now earns the top overall seed out of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 11 and earns a first round bye into the upcoming NJCAA Central District Championship. The Warriors earn the No. 2 seed out of NJCAA Region 11. The 2025 NJCAA Central District Championship is set to open up Friday, October 24 in Godfrey, IL, hosted by Lewis & Clark Community College (IL). Indian Hills will take on Illinois Central Community College in the opening round at 12:00 PM on Friday.

The Warriors struck first on Friday with an electrifying goal from sophomore Arnicka Louis (Castries, Saint Lucia/Sir Ira Simmons). Fellow sophomore Mia Garza (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa) delivered a cross from the far right side of the net that found a streaking Louis from close range. Louis headed home the strike for the initial 1-0 lead.

Iowa Western responded just 20 seconds later, taking advantage of a Warrior miscue in the backfield. The Warriors wasted no time in answering themselves as Nana Tanikawa (Kawasaki, Japan/Takatsu) delivered a bending strike from the left side of the net to regain the lead 22:31 to play in the opening half.

The Reivers emerged late in the opening half, tallying three goals in a 12 minute span to build a 4-2 lead at the halftime break.

Louis sparked the Warriors once again to open the second half, this time scoring on a penalty kick just 1:43 into the second stanza to pull Indian Hills within one, 4-3. The Warriors stayed within striking distance, providing multiple scoring opportunities. Iowa Western eventually broke free and tacked on two goals within five minutes of one another to pull away for the victory.

Freshman keeper Annabelle Combes (Valence, France/Tezenas du Montcel), this week's NJCAA National Goalkeeper of the Week, stopped five shots in net for the Warriors.

Louis now moves into sole possession of third-place all-time at Indian Hills with 79 career points. The sophomore is tied for fifth-most goals in the nation this year with 19 and ranks sixth in the NJCAA with 48 points.

Fans can catch all the action from the NJCAA Central District Championship live via GoHillsTV. For viewing information, see below.

NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW

Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Women's Soccer squad all year long through a number of ways:

• X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics
• Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics
• Instagram: @IHCCWSoccer |  @IHCCAthletics
• Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
• Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
• Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Women's Soccer: Indian Hills Women's Soccer Record Book  |  Indian Hills Men's Soccer All-Time Awards
• Keep up with former Indian Hills Men's Soccer standouts and where they are now | Next Level Warriors - Indian Hills Women's Soccer
• All home games are played at IHCC Soccer Comlpex on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus
  • Admission to all home matches is free of charge

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home men's soccer games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

• GoHillsTV App: Download the Iowa Media Network app on your android or ios device and navigate to the GoHillsTV section
• Website: https://www.iowamedianetwork.com/gohillstv to catch all live and archived information
• Roku Streaming Device (new):  Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!

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