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Megan Allmandinger of Kirkwood blocks a shot by Lauren Streets of Indian Hills during Wednesday night's match at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion).

Indian Hills 'foreigners' top Kirkwood

Wed - 22 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

The talented young ladies from Serbia, Brazil and Norway were a little too tough for the talented young ladies from Ely, West Branch and Maquoketa Wednesday night.

Indian Hills and its international cast of characters topped Kirkwood, 25-19, 25-14, 18-25, 25-12, in a premier junior college volleyball match at Johnson Hall.

Indian Hills also has 12 players from Iowa, including Sarah Ryder from Cedar Rapids Kennedy, but Tamara Merseli of Belgrade, Serbia; Mirela Vasconselos of Monte Azul Paulista, Brazil, and 6-foot-3 Nora Buvarp of Sands, Norway were too tough to handle.

"That makes it a difficult battle, but still, we've done it before," said Kirkwood Coach Jill Williams, whose team is comprised entirely of Iowans. "We can compete with that, we have the size to match that, we can play with that."

Not this night, however.

It was Sophomore Night and Dig Pink Night to Beat Cancer, and Williams thought her club may have lost focus with the pre-game ceremony and personal distractions.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 21:16

No. 5 Eagles sweep NIACC in volleyball

Thu - 16 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

MASON CITY - The fifth-ranked Kirkwood Eagles made quick work of NIACC Wednesday night in a junior college volleyball match in Mason City, 25-16,

25-9, 25-15.

Kirkwood (25-3-1) fell from No. 1 to No. 5 in the NJCAA Division II rankings this week after losing last week.

Erin Wenzel collected 12 kills for the Eagles. Halle Lueck had 36 assists and 10 digs. Heather Poula finished with nine kills.

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No.1 Kirkwood upset by Waubonsee

Sat - 11 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

BOONE - The top-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team was upset by Waubonsee, 25-22, 25-23, 25-15, at the DMACC tournament in Boone Friday.

The Eagles (24-3) topped Highland, 25-19, 25-13, 25-21, in their other match.

Halle Lueck collected 34 assists for Kirkwood against Waubonsee. Erin Wenzel had 11 kills, Heather Poula seven kills, Payton Hilton six kills and Megan Allmandinger six kills.

Lueck had 38 more assists against Highland. Wenzel had 10 kills and five blocks. Poula had 10 kills. Nicole Snyder had 14 digs.

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Kirkwood Coach Jill Williams gives instructions to her players during Wednesday night's match at Johnson Hall. (MSR photo by Margaret O'Banion)

No mistake: KCC volleyball is No.1

Wed - 08 Oct Written by Jim Ecker

Kirkwood sophomore Becca Bell thought somebody in the Student Life department exaggerated a tad Wednesday morning when they were promoting Wednesday night's volleyball match against DMACC and encouraging students to attend.

"They said, 'Come support your No. 1 Eagles.' We thought it was just a mistake," Bell related. "Then someone checked it out and looked and she was like, 'Oh my gosh, they weren't kidding. We're really No. 1.'

"There were smiles all day," said Bell. "It was really exciting."

The top-ranked Eagles were still smiling Wednesday night after they swept No. 8 DMACC, 25-18, 25-21, 25-22, at Johnson Hall.

This is the first time Kirkwood has been ranked No. 1 in volleyball during Jill Williams' 10 years as head coach.

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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 October 2014 22:21