Conference Recap | ICCAC Week 5

Hawkeye hosted #3 Kirkwood this week for ICCAC play. The RedTails had the Eagles on the ropes at home taking them all the way to the fifth set.

 

The first set was all Kirkwood winning the set 25-13. The Eagles recorded 12 kills in 24 attempts while Hawkeye had 30 attempts recording 10 kills. 

 

Hawkeye took the second set winning 25-21 racking up 11 kills. The back and forth commenced with Kirkwood taking the third 25-18 and, with their backs against the wall, Hawkeye dominated the fourth set winning 25-13.

 

The final set would be all Eagles as Hawkeye ran out of gas -- they won the fifth 15-4 and won the match 3-2.

 

Leading the way for Kirkwood was Kaci Johnson, with her 15 kills, 16 assists, 6 blocks and 10 digs for the Eagles she was a force in the match. Lily VanSeveren racked up 16 digs which was right behind the team leader Natalle Hartman with 18. The Eagles had five different players with five or more kills. One being Sydney Matthias who also was tallied with 21 assists to lead the Kirkwood team. Matthais also contributed nine digs in the contests for the Eagles. Kirkwood upfront was dominant, with four players having four or more blocks. With Maggie Smith and Kaci Johnson being the only two players with solo blocks. Chloe Baez and Ava Harris-Shepard had five block assists for the Eagles in their win.

 

For Hawkeye it was hard fought and leading the way for them was Mallort Tisue with 15.5 points in the match. Tisue had 11 kills in 21 attempts, 3 digs and 5 blocks for the RedTails. Behind Tisue in kills was Ruby Petterson who accumulated 10 kills and 3 blocks over the five-set match. Another RedTail that made an impact was Alexis Even who made up 11.5 points with 9 kills, 2 aces and 8 digs during the home match. Nohea Mahi made up 35 of the 38 assists for Hawkeye and also accumulated 10 digs against #3 Kirkwood.

 

Next up for Hawkeye is going to be on the road where they will take on Iowa Lakes Wednesday, October 9th at 7:00PM. For Kirkwood they will host DMACC at home Wednesday, October 9th at 6:00PM. Both of those games will be streamed on the ICCAC Sports Network.