Conference Recap | ICCAC Week 3
September 16, 2024
Division I - Standings
Division I - Stat Leaders
Division II - Standings
Division II - Stat Leaders
Match Results - Sept. 18
#4 Kirkwood def. Iowa Lakes 3-0 - Box Score
#7 Iowa Central def. DMACC 3-0 - Box Score
Western Iowa Tech def. Southwestern 3-0 - Box Score
Hawkeye def. Marshalltown 3-1 - Box Score
NIACC def. Ellsworth 3-2 - Box Score
Southeastern def. Northeast 3-1 - Box Score
Match of the Week: NIACC def. Ellsworth, 3-2
The NIACC Trojans upset Ellsworth in a 3-2, five-set victory on Wednesday night. Both teams came into the night 1-1 in conference play -- but the Panthers (11-7) had a better overall record than the Trojans (7-11) and played a five-set match with No. 4 Kirkwood. That did not matter.
Both teams will play two conference matches next week. Coming. up for NIACC will be Western Iowa Tech on Tuesday, Sept. 24 then at Northeast on Sept. 26. For Ellsworth, they will see Marshalltown at home and DMACC in Boone.
Ellsworth took the first set 25-17 but NIACC, with the home court advantage, responded promptly. They took the next two sets, by just five total points, 25-23 and 25-22. The fourth set swung back the Panthers way 25-17, but the Trojans ultimately rallied to a 15-12 final set win.
NIACC was led by freshman Megan Tobin with 13 kills, three blocks and two digs. Freshman Hannah Brinkman had eight kills, five digs and 10 blocks.
Also for the Trojans, freshman Kinsey Anderson had 25 digs and four assists. Sophomore Emily Opstvedt had 20 assists, seven digs, two ace serves and two kills.
NIACC sophomore Alicia Machacek had seven kills, three digs and three blocks, Destiny Reasner had six digs and Ellie Hanna had 13 blocks, six digs and four kills.
The Trojans' Emma Miller had eight kills, 20 digs, three blocks and two assists. Freshman Kenedee Frayne had 15 assists, four digs and one ace serve and sophomore Kit Byars had six kills, five blocks and one dig.
No stats were available at the time of the release for Ellsworth.
Both teams will play two conference matches next week. Coming. up for NIACC will be Western Iowa Tech on Tuesday, Sept. 24 then at Northeast on Sept. 26. For Ellsworth, they will see Marshalltown at home and DMACC in Boone.
Next Week: Tue./Thu. Sept. 24 & 26
Tuesday, Sept. 24
#7 Iowa Central @ Hawkeye - 6:00 p.m. - Livestream
Southeastern @ #4 Kirkwood - 6:30 p.m. - Livestream
Marshalltown @ Ellsworth - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
DMACC @ Southwestern - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Northeast @ Iowa Lakes - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Western Iowa Tech @ NIACC - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
#14 Indian Hills @ Iowa Western - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Thursday, Sept. 26
NIACC @ Northeast - 2:00 p.m. - Livestream
Iowa Lakes @ Western Iowa Tech - 6:30 p.m. - Livestream
Hawkeye @ Southeastern - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Ellsworth @ DMACC - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Southwestern @ #7 Iowa Central - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
#4 Kirkwood @ Marshalltown - 7:00 p.m. - Livestream
Top Performances - Week 3
*Conference Matches Only
| Kills | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Kills |
| Ana Cuartero | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 20 |
| McKenna Marlow | Southeastern | Sept. 18/ Northeast | 17 |
| Mya Hedstrom | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 16 |
| Natalie See | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 14 |
| Megan Tobin | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 13 |
| Juliana Nunez | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 13 |
| Alexis Even | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 12 |
| Yafriel Payano Pichardo | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 11 |
| Olivia Sturgis | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 11 |
| Sajai Jackson | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 11 |
| Jagoda Szczepaniak | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 11 |
| Delaney Beard | Southeastern | Sept. 18/ Northeast | 11 |
| Mallory Tisue | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 10 |
| Talya Sampson | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 10 |
| Taylor Ross | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 10 |
| Digs | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Digs |
| Kinsey Anderson | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 25 |
| Emma Jones | DMACC | Sept. 18/Iowa Central | 22 |
| Jayden Bestenlehner | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 22 |
| Ludine Charron | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 22 |
| Juliana Nunez | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 22 |
| Jagoda Szczepaniak | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 21 |
| Emma Miller | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 20 |
| Nohea Mahi | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 19 |
| Callie Swanson | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 18 |
| Olivia Benson | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 18 |
| Allison Barrus | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 17 |
| Adriana Tiedt | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 17 |
| Emily Strait | Southwestern | Sept. 18/ Western Iowa Tech | 17 |
| Lorin Turkdogan | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 18/ Kirkwood | 16 |
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Elitsa Peneva | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 55 |
| Kaira Willits | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 40 |
| Maddie Jones | Southeastern | Sept. 18/ Northeast | 37 |
| Nohea Mahi | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 33 |
| Teya Boyer | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 22 |
| Addy Stull | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 20 |
| Emily Opstvedt | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 20 |
| Dani Anela Kapu | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 18 |
| Jordan Grimes | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 18/ Kirkwood | 16 |
| Kaci Johnson | Kirkwood | Sept. 18/ Iowa Lakes | 16 |
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Ellie Hanna | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 13 |
| Hannah Brinkman | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 10 |
| Olivia Sturgis | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 8 |
| Mallory Tisue | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 6 |
| Sajai Jackson | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 6 |
| Ava Harris-Shepard | Kirkwood | Sept. 18/ Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| Kit Byars | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 5 |
| Taryn Havener | Southeastern | Sept. 18/ Northeast | 5 |
| Ruby Patterson | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 4 |
| Abbi Brenizer | DMACC | Sept. 18/Iowa Central | 4 |
| Cooper Champoux | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 4 |
| Ana Cuartero | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 4 |
| Skyelar Lawal | Southwestern | Sept. 18/ Western Iowa Tech | 4 |
| Morgan Wigg | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 18/ Kirkwood | 3 |
| Violet Hougland | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 3 |
| Brooke Lensing | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 3 |
| Talya Sampson | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 3 |
| Dena Robb | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 3 |
| Jaelynne Clarke | DMACC | Sept. 18/Iowa Central | 3 |
| Emily Naughton | Kirkwood | Sept. 18/ Iowa Lakes | 3 |
| Alicia Machacek | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 3 |
| Emma Miller | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 3 |
| Megan Tobin | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 3 |
| Avery Couch | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 3 |
| Keena Furnald | Southeastern | Sept. 18/ Northeast | 3 |
| Aces | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Aces |
| Heidi Pena | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 4 |
| Kaci Johnson | Kirkwood | Sept. 18/ Iowa Lakes | 4 |
| Elitsa Peneva | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 4 |
| Mallory Tisue | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 3 |
| Alexis Even | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 3 |
| Addy Stull | Marshalltown | Sept. 18/ Hawkeye | 3 |
| Maddie Jones | Southeastern | Sept. 18/Northeast | 3 |
Top Performances - Season Leaders
*Conference Matches Only
| Kills | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Kills |
| Ana Cuartero | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 20 |
| Emersyn Secor | Hawkeye | Sept. 12/Western Iowa Tech | 18 |
| Ana Cuartero | Ellsworth | Sept. 11/Kirkwood | 18 |
| Maya Augustine | Western Iowa | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 17 |
| Jagoda Szczepaniak | Western Iowa | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 17 |
| Mallory Tisue | Hawkeye | Sept. 12/Western Iowa Tech | 16 |
| Mya Hedstrom | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 16 |
| Kaci Johnson | Kirkwood | Sept. 4/ Northeast | 14 |
| Josie Bryan | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 14 |
| Natalie See | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 14 |
| Digs | |||
| Player | School | Date /Opponent | Digs |
| Jaelynne Clarke | DMACC | Sept. 11/ Southeastern | 32 |
| Lorin Turkdogan | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 4/DMACC | 29 |
| Katy Jones | Northeast | Sept. 4/Kirkwood | 26 |
| Jaelynne Clarke | DMACC | Sept. 4/ Iowa Lakes | 25 |
| Emma Jones | DMACC | Sept. 4/ Iowa Lakes | 25 |
| Lexi Gehrke | Hawkeye | Sept. 12/Western Iowa Tech | 25 |
| Kinsey Anderson | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 25 |
| Emma Jones | DMACC | Sept. 18/Iowa Central | 22 |
| Jayden Bestenlehner | Northeast | Sept. 18/ Southeastern | 22 |
| Ludine Charron | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 22 |
| Juliana Nunez | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 22 |
| Lily VanSeveren | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 21 |
| Riley Starkey | DMACC | Sept. 11/ Southeastern | 21 |
| Kaira Willits | Western Iowa | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 21 |
| Jagoda Szczepaniak | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 21 |
| Emma Jones | DMACC | Sept. 11/ Southeastern | 20 |
| Emma Miller | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 20 |
| Assists | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Assists |
| Elitsa Peneva | Ellsworth | Sept. 18/ NIACC | 55 |
| Nohea Mahi | Hawkeye | Sept. 12/Western Iowa Tech | 43 |
| Kaira Willits | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 40 |
| Kaira Willits | Western Iowa | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 38 |
| Jordan Grimes | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 4/DMACC | 37 |
| Jordan Grimes | Iowa Lakes | Sept. 11/ Marshalltown | 36 |
| Elitsa Peneva | Ellsworth | Sept. 11/Kirkwood | 35 |
| Nohea Mahi | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 33 |
| Elitsa Peneva | Ellsworth | Sept. 4/Hawkeye | 30 |
| Sydney Mattias | Kirkwood | Sept. 4/Northeast | 28 |
| Addy Stull | Marshalltown | Sept. 11/ Iowa Lakes | 27 |
| Addy Stull | Marshalltown | Sept. 4/ NIACC | 25 |
| Blocks | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Blocks |
| Ellie Hanna | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 13 |
| Hannah Brinkman | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 10 |
| Kaci Johnson | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 9 |
| Emma Liechti | DMACC | Sept. 4/ Iowa Lakes | 8 |
| Danica Wrage | DMACC | Sept. 4/ Iowa Lakes | 8 |
| Olivia Sturgis | Iowa Central | Sept. 18/DMACC | 8 |
| Abbi Brenizer | DMACC | Sept. 11/ Southeastern | 7 |
| Emersyn Secora | Hawkeye | Sept. 12/Western Iowa Tech | 7 |
| Araya Garrison | Iowa Central | Sept. 4/ Western Iowa Tech | 6 |
| Kit Byars | NIACC | Sept. 4/ Marshalltown | 6 |
| Abbi Brenizer | DMACC | Sept. 4/ Iowa Lakes | 6 |
| Whitney Hollins | Southwestern | Sept. 4/ Southeastern | 6 |
| Chloe Baez | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 6 |
| Mallory Tisue | Hawkeye | Sept. 18/ Marshalltown | 6 |
| Sajai Jackson | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 18/ Southwestern | 6 |
| Sofia Pineda Franco | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 5 |
| Skyelar Lawal | Southwestern | Sept. 11/Northeast | 5 |
| Ava Harris-Shepard | Kirkwood | Sept. 18/ Iowa Lakes | 5 |
| Kit Byars | NIACC | Sept. 18/ Ellsworth | 5 |
| Aces | |||
| Player | School | Date/Opponent | Aces |
| Marissa Cahoy | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 5 |
| Maya Augustine | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 5 |
| Marissa Cahoy | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 5 |
| Maya Augustine | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 5 |
| Marissa Cahoy | Kirkwood | Sept. 11/ Ellsworth | 5 |
| Maya Augustine | Western Iowa Tech | Sept. 12/Hawkeye | 5 |