Odessa, TX – The No. 4 ranked Indian Hills Volleyball team dropped a pair of matches Friday night at the Odessa Invitational. The Warriors fell 3-1 to both No. 20 Navarro College (TX) and Odessa College (TX).

Indian Hills falls to 4-4 on the year after Friday night's setback. The Warriors dropped its opening set to Navarro (4-0) 25-20 before rallying for a 25-13 win in the second frame. Indian Hills battled through a pair of hard-fought sets, but ultimately the Bulldogs stole the final two sets 25-23 in each.

In the nightcap, the Warriors fell behind 2-0 through the opening two sets vs undefeated Odessa (6-0) before rallying for a third set victory 25-23. The Wranglers edged Indian Hills in the fourth and final set, 25-18.

Freshman Sara Van Gisteren (Leuth, Netherlands/Young Talent Academy ROC Nijmegen) totaled a team-high 19 kills in the opening loss to Navarro. The outside hitter posted a .395 hitting percentage on 38 swings vs. the Bulldogs. Van Gisteren added a team-best 14 kills in the nightcap vs. Odessa. The freshman has now posted at least 12 kills in seven of the team's eight matches this season. Van Gisteren added 15 total digs on the afternoon as well.

Sophomore Kinga Michalska posted 12 kills in the loss to Odessa after totaling nine kills vs. Navarro.

Freshman Ana Carolina Westerich (Blumenau, Brazil/Colégio Energia) posted 54 assists combined between the two matches, including 33 against Navarro.

Sabrina Nogueira Da Silva (São Paulo, Brazil/Colégio Campos Salles) anchored the defense with 37 total digs on the afternoon. Nogueira Da Silva has posted double-digit kill totals in each of the team's previous four matches.

Indian Hills returns to action at the Odessa Invitational on Saturday with two more matches. The Warriors will take on Hill College (TX) at 11:00 AM before concluding with No. 8 New Mexico Military Institute.

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