In the second set, Kirkwood took control early on and didn't look back. The Eagles saw a lead as big as nine and, despite a late push by the Tritons, Kirkwood won the set, 25-18.

For the majority of the third set, both teams mirrored their effort in the first set with relentless defense, often having points get to at least five sides and exchanging leads. But the Eagles would prevail, winning 25-19.

Kirkwood saw a balanced attack from all contributing parties against the Tritons. Emma Cross and Makayla Howard saw double-digits kills again with 12 and 11, respectively. Alyssa Tegeler added 6 kills, Ava Morris chipped in 4 kills, Sophie Gaffney put away 3 kills, Emma Meester saw 2 kills go down, and the unlikely attackers, Lily Van Severan (LIB) and Sydney Matthias, both added 1 kill to the stat sheet. Sydney Mattias had another reliable performance with 34 assists.

Olivia Sturgis and Natalie Hagadon led the Tritons with eight kills each while Noemia Chiacchio and Emma Bilhimer each had seven.

Mercedes Madlock, Araya Garrison and Leah Jolly chipped in with two. Mya McClain had a team-high 19 digs, Madlock registered 33 assists with four aces and Alexis Hiracheta had 15 digs.

The Eagles held a just 40-36 edge in kills but committed nine less attacking errors on the night.

Next up in conference for Kirkwood is 2-0 Marshalltown -- while Iowa Central heads to Iowa Lakes to face the 0-2 Lakers.