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Kirkwood - Volleyball

Aldrich-Ingram helps KCC 'kill' foes

Sun - 14 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

FORT DODGE - Alexa Aldrich-Ingram became the national leader in kills Saturday as the 12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles swept both of their matches at the Iowa Central tournament in Fort Dodge.

Ingram collected 28 kills in the two matches, raising her NJCAA Division II national total to 538 in 35 contests.

Kirkwood swept Rock Valley, 25-10, 25-7, 25-18, and blanked Carl Sandburg, 25-15, 27-25, 25-17, to finish the tournament with a 3-1 record. The Eagles have a 28-7 overall mark for the season.

Abbi Tunis had nine blocks against Rock Valley. Aldrich-Ingram and Haleigh Durnin had seven apiece. Lauren Keane provided 25 assists. Aldrich-Ingram had three aces. Hannah Huss and Keane finished with eight digs.

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Eagles edged by No. 5 Cowley

Fri - 12 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

FORT DODGE - The 12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles were trimmed by fifth-ranked Cowley County, 3-2, in the opening round of the Iowa Central volleyball tournament Friday in Fort Dodge.

The Eagles rebounded with a 3-0 victory over the Grand View junior varsity in their second match.

Cowley and Kirkwood split their first two sets. Cowley won the marathon third set, 31-29, but the Eagles rebounded with a 25-14 victory to square the match at 2-2. Cowley took the fifth set, 15-12.

Lauren Keane rolled up 46 assists against Cowley. Alexa Aldrich-Ingram had 25 kills, Sami Johnson 12 and Haleigh Durnin 10. Maddie Lavenz contributed 23 digs and Chloe McNeese had 14. Aldrich-Ingram and Abbi Tunis blocked six shots.

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Eagles bumped from ICCAC volleyball race

Thu - 11 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

FORT DODGE - The Kirkwood women's volleyball team lost a five-set heartbreaker to Iowa Central Wednesday night and was eliminated from the race for the ICCAC conference title.

Kirkwood held a 2-1 lead after three sets, but Iowa Central took the fourth set to set up a decisive showdown. The Tritons prevailed in overtime in the fifth set, 19-17, to win the match 20-25, 25-19, 20-25, 25-13, 19-17.

Iowa Central raised its ICCAC mark to 7-0, good for a one-game lead over Hawkeye and Northeast and a two-game edge over DMACC. Kirkwood fell to 4-3 overall, and with only two matches left in the league the Eagles cannot win the title this season.

Alexa Aldrich-Ingram, the reigning ICCAC Conference Player of the Week, collected a personal-best 30 kills against Iowa Central. She ranks second in the country with 475 kills for the year.

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No. 12 Eagles trimmed by No.1 team

Sat - 06 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

DMACC - The Kirkwood women's volleyball team gave the top-ranked team in the country a good match Saturday before falling to Johnson County, 3-1, at the DMACC tournament in Boone.

Johnson County won the first set 25-23, but the Eagles tied the match with an impressive 25-16 display in the second set. Johnson County claimed the next two sets, 25-22 and 25-20, for the victory.

Kirkwood broke even for the day with a 25-19, 10-25, 25-23, 25-19 victory over Neosha to finish the tournament with a 3-1 record.

Alexa Aldrich-Ingram had a big day with 27 kills against Johnson County and 18 more against Neosha. The southpaw from Iowa City now has 445 kills for the season to rank second in the country in NJCAA Division II, just one kill behind the national leader.

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No. 12 Eagles sweep in Boone

Fri - 05 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

BOONE - Alexa Aldrich-Ingram slammed 37 kills Friday as the 12th-ranked Kirkwood Eagles won both of their matches at the DMACC volleyball tournament in Boone.

Aldrich-Ingram had 18 kills as the Eagles began the day with a 22-25, 25-18, 25-22, 25-20 victory over Longview. She collected 19 more kills in a 25-19, 25-14, 20-25, 25-10 verdict over Rochester.

Haleigh Durnin provided 14 kills against Longview. Sami Johnson had eight kills, Abbi Tunis seven and Lauren Keane six.

Keane rolled up 41 assists against Longview. Chloe McNeese served four aces. Maddie Lavenz made 32 digs, Ingram 14, Jonson 13 and McNeese 10. Tunis blocked 10 shots at the net.

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Volleyball

Aldrich-Ingram helps KCC 'kill' foes

Eagles edged by No. 5 Cowley

Eagles bumped from ICCAC volleyball race

No. 12 Eagles trimmed by No.1 team

No. 12 Eagles sweep in Boone

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