Ottumwa, IA – No. 16 Indian Hills Volleyball earned a thrilling sweep over conference foe Iowa Western Community College at the Hellyer Center Tuesday night to run the team's winning streak to 11 matches. The Warriors have now dropped the Reivers in three consecutive meetings.
Indian Hills moves to 11-3 overall on the year to keep its winning streak intact after dropping the Reivers in straight sets, 25-19, 25-22, and 25-23. The Warriors have dropped just four sets during the team's winning streak, outscoring their opponents 33-4.
Sophomore Piper Nelson (Atkins, IA/Benton), this week's Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Athlete of the Week, willed the Warriors to victory with a new career-high with 15 kills on the night. Nelson finished the night with a .323 hitting percentage on a team-high 31 attempts. Nelson added nine digs and four service aces in the sweep.
Sophomore Ana Luiza Caminha Matos (Betim, Brazil/Augusto de Lima) dished out 35 assists on the night to go along with 10 digs for the double-double. Fellow sophomore Asialin Powell (Des Moines, IA/Roosevelt) starred on the defensive front for the Warriors with 21 digs, the defensive specialist's seventh match this season with at least 20 digs.
Sophomore Aleksandra Oles (Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland/1 LO Tomaszów Lubelski) came off the bench to provide four service aces for the Warriors while freshman Farah Sherif (Alexandria, Egypt/EGC) produced a solid performance with nine kills and 11 digs.
Sophomore Joanna Pawlik (Lublin, Poland/Nauczycieli Tajnego Nauczania) came off the bench in the third set to produce a stellar frame and power the Warriors to a come-from-behind victory to earn the sweep. Pawlik produced three kills on five attempts, including the eventual game-winner as the Warriors rallied to drop the Reivers in the ICCAC opener.
The Warriors will now head west for the Lancer Invite in Torrington, WY, hosted by Eastern Wyoming Community College. Action gets underway Friday, September 19.
NEW YEAR - WHAT TO KNOW
Fans can keep up the Indian Hills Volleyball squad all year long through a number of ways:
- X (formerly Twitter): @IHCCAthletics
- Facebook: Indian Hills Athletics | Indian Hills Volleyball
- Instagram: @IHCC_Volleyball | @IHCCAthletics
- Youtube: Indian Hills Athletics
- Website: www.indianhillsathletics.com
- Catch up with the history of Indian Hills Volleyball: Indian Hills Volleyball Record Book | Indian Hills Volleyball All-Time Awards
- Keep up with former Indian Hills Volleyball standouts and where they are now | Next Level Warriors - Indian Hills Volleyball
- All home games are played at the Hellyer Center on the Indian Hills Ottumwa campus
HOW TO WATCH
As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of all Indian Hills home volleyball games. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:
- Facebook: visit www.facebook.com/gohillstv
- 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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