Kirkwood Volleyball

Eagles jump to 2nd in volleyball poll

The Kirkwood Eagles climbed from No. 7 to No. 2 in the new NJCAA Division II national volleyball rankings Wednesday.

The Eagles (21-2) own an 8-2 record against ranked teams this season.

TOP 10

1. Parkland (29-1), 2. Kirkwood (21-2), 3. Kansas City (17-3), 4. Central Columbus (17-4), 5. Pasco-Hernando State ((20-4), 6. Grand Rapids (16-3), 7. Illinois Central (15-4), 8. Cowley County (14-6), 9. Johnson County (14-7), 10. Columbus State (17-0).

Allmandinger finds new life with Eagles

Megan Allmandinger figured her college volleyball career was over last winter when she transferred from Grand View University to Kirkwood after one semester.

Kirkwood Coach Jill Williams invited Allmandinger to join the Eagles once she learned the Linn-Mar grad was on campus, but it was a non-starter.

"She asked me to play and I said no," Allmandinger related Tuesday night. "And then a couple of months later I changed my mind and I was like, 'Yeah, I think I want to play.' And here I am."

Allmandinger, a 6-foot-1 middle blocker and outside hitter, has become an important piece of the puzzle for the seventh-ranked Eagles with her size, power and blocks.

Kirkwood raised its record to 21-2 Tuesday with a 25-19, 25-19, 25-23 victory over Marshalltown at Johnson Hall with another typically balanced attack.

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No. 7 Eagles win twice at tourney

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team raised its record to 20-2 Saturday with a pair of victories at the Johnson County tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

The Eagles topped Johnson County, 26-24, 28-26, 25-15, and rallied to defeat North Platte, 23-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-16.

Erin Wenzel had 14 kills and Heather Poula added 13 kills against Johnson County. Halle Lueck provided 40 assists and 14 digs. Becca Bell, Payton Hilton and Megan Allmandinger had six blocks.

Wenzel and Poula had 11 kills against North Platte. Lueck had 40 more assists. Bell blocked 10 shots. Nicole Snyder had 16 digs.

Kirkwood went 4-0 in the tournament.

No. 7 Eagles roll in volleyball

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - The seventh-ranked Kirkwood volleyball team rolled to a pair of 3-0 victories Friday on the first day of the Johnson County tournament in Overland Park, Kan.

The Eagles (18-2) topped Coffeyville, 25-14, 25-16, 25-17. Heather Poula had 15 kills, Halle Lueck dished out 39 assists and Kensley Heater collected 12 digs.

Kirkwood defeated Central (Neb.), 25-17, 25-15, 25-23. Erin Wenzel finished with 14 kills. Poula and Nicole Snyder had 14 digs. Lueck had 39 more assists.