WARRIORS PICK UP 3-0 SWEEP AT SOUTHEASTERN

WARRIORS PICK UP 3-0 SWEEP AT SOUTHEASTERN

West Burlington, IA – After a 10-day hiatus, the Indian Hills Volleyball team returned to the court and picked up a 3-0 sweep of Southeastern Community College on Tuesday night at Loren Walker Arena. The Warriors move to 6-5 on the year.

The Warriors powered their way to an opening set victory with a 25-14 win. Southeastern stayed with Indian Hills in the second frame, but the Warriors pulled away for a 26-24 victory before closing out the sweep with a 25-18 win. All six of the Warriors' wins this year have come by way of a 3-0 sweep.

Sophomore Sasha Vidal (Asunción, Paraguay/Trinity School) moved into the top-five all-time career digs leaders on Tuesday night with 11. Vidal's 1,031 digs now rank fourth all-time and are the most for the Warriors since the 2007 season.

Freshman Sara Van Gisteren (Leuth, Netherlands/Young Talent Academy ROC Nijmegen) led the Warriors with a team-high 14 kills on a .522 hitting percentage. The freshman outside hitter currently ranks ninth in the nation with 159 total kills on the year while her 4.30 kills/set ranks sixth nationally. Van Gistern also added two service aces and a pair of block assists on the night.

Sophomore Gabriela Bieniek (Rzeszow, Poland/VLO Rzeszow) added eight kills on 15 swings for a .467 hitting percentage against the Blackhawks.

As a team, the Warriors totaled 15 service aces on the night, tied for a season-high. Vidal tallied a season-best five aces on Tuesday, tying a career-high. Sophomore Kiley Heller (Ottumwa, IA/Ottumwa) posted a career-best three service aces without an error to ignite the Warriors. Six different Warriors posted at least one ace on the night.

Freshman Sabrina Nogueira Da Silva (São Paulo, Brazil/Colégio Campos Salles) tallied a team-best 16 digs while Maggie Paiva (Asunción, Paraguay/Trinity School) added 11 digs in the win.

Next up for the Warriors is a trip to Sterling, CO for the Shirley Worley Tournament hosted by Northeastern Junior College this weekend. The four-match, two-day event begins on Friday afternoon.

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