Clarksville, TN – 16th seeded Indian Hills Volleyball suffered an opening round defeat to top overall seed Miami Dade College (FL) on Wednesday afternoon at the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball National Tournament. The Warriors fell in straight sets to fall to the consolation bracket.
Taking on No. 1 ranked and the No. 1 overall seed in the national tournament, the Warriors fell behind early as Miami Dade, six-time national champions, took the straight set victory 25-13, 25-14, 25-14.
Freshman Farah Sherif (Alexandria, Egypt/EGC) collected her sixth consecutive double-digit kill performance with a team-high 10 kills while leading the squad with six digs. Sophomore Ana Luiza Caminha Matos (Betim, Brazil/Augusto de Lima) tallied 18 assists on the day to reach 1,300 career assists during her two-year career at Indian Hills.
Making its fourth consecutive trip to the national tournament, the Warriors will now head to the consolation bracket to take on No. 9 seeded Blinn College (TX). The Buccaneers fell on the opening day to No. 8 Odessa College (TX) 3-1. Indian Hills and Blinn will square off at 1:00 PM CT Thursday afternoon in Clarksville, TN.
Fans can catch all the action live:
- Video: NJCAA Network ($)
- Audio: GoHillsTV (Free)
- Live Stats: Indian Hills vs. Blinn
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:
- 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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