Conference Recap | ICCAC Week 6

Ellsworth took down No. 8 Iowa Central at home in five sets in a back and forth contest. 

 

The first set ended with a score of 25-22 in favor of Ellsworth. The Panthers started quick as they tallied up 15 kills hitting 40% in the opening set. Next, in the second set it was Iowa Central hitting nearly 40% for 13 kills to take the set 25-20. Ellsworth hit 12.9% racking up just 11 kills. In the third set both teams had over 12 kills with Ellsworth finishing on top 25-21, the Panthers registering 14 kills in the set. The fourth set saw Iowa Central with their backs against the wall and Ellsworth with their eyes on an upset. With the game on the line the Tritons made their stand in the fourth winning 25-15. Avoiding the upset in five, Iowa Central was not able to beat Ellsworth to 15 in and fell to the Panthers 15-8 in the final set. 

 

Leading the way for Ellsworth was a slew of players with a great match. Juliana Nunez and Ana Cuartero had 21 kills for Ellsworth; the combined 42 kills made up 71% of the teams kills through the match. Cuartero made up 24 of the teams 73 points during the match and she was also able to scrape together 11 digs and three aces over the five sets. Nunez's 22.5 points was second on the team as she also racked up 10 digs and three block assists. Elitsa Peneva was the one who was setting up the kills for the Panthers squad with her 51 assists that adds to her 888, good for most in the ICCAC this season. 

 

For Iowa Central it was three players with 10 or more kills, Emily Goodner (10), Araya Garrison (11) and Talya Sampson (11). Goodner also had 10 digs and a block assists to help out the Tritons squad. Garrison had 5 blocks assists, she also had a team high 13.5 points to lead the Iowa Central on the night. Sampson racked up 7 digs along with three block assists. The Tritons had two players help in the assists category in Anabel Seaman (21) and Dani Anela Kapu (16). Seaman also had 3 aces and 12 digs in the contest. Anela Kapu had 12 digs and two kills over the course of the match.

 

Next Ellsworth hits the road where they will take on Northeast in hopes of continuing this new found momentum. Coming up for Iowa Central is another road matchup against Southeastern where they will look to right the ship. Both games will be streamed on ICCAC Sports Network on October 15, Iowa Central will play at 7:00PM and Ellsworth will play at 6:30PM.