Marshalltown, IA – The No. 16 Indian Hills Volleyball team returned to the win column on Friday night with a 3-1 victory over Jefferson College on the opening night of the inaugural Iowa-Missouri Challenge, hosted by Marshalltown Community College. The Warriors improve to 13-5 overall on the year.

After dropping the opening set to the Vikings, Indian Hills rebounded to win the next three sets, 25-13, 27-25, 25-20. With the win, the Warriors end a four-match skid.

Sophomore Precious Daley (Des Moines, IA/Roosevelt) served as the driving force for the Warriors on both sides of the ball. Daley led the team with 15 kills on 31 attempts for a .226 hitting percentage. On the defensive front, Daley totaled a team-high three solo blocks to go along with 11 kills, a career-high for the middle blocker.

Sophomore Zara McCauley (Mount Barker, South Australia/Heathfield) provided a career effort on Friday after igniting a spark off the bench for the Warriors. McCAuley tallied a career-high 10 kills in 26 total attempts to aid in the Indian Hills victory.

Freshman Asra Akcay (Ismir, Turkey/Izmir Ozel Obek) appeared in a career-high four sets for the Warriors and added three service aces. Akcay also posted two total blocks in the match.

Brooke Amann (Woodstock, IL/South Dakota State) added nine total kills and a team-high four aces. Anja Vranic (Belgrade, Serbia/Sports Gymnasium) anchored the defense with 24 digs.

Indian Hills returns to action at the Iowa-Missouri Challenge on Saturday. The Warriors take on Mineral Area College (MO) at 9:00 AM followed by a 5:00 PM match against Missouri State – West Plains University. Both matches will be streamed live. To view both contests, visit: MCC Tiger Live Stream

VICTORY! No. 16-ranked @ihccvolleyball took a 3-1 win over @JeffcoVB in their opener of the Iowa/Missouri Challenge in Marshalltown, winning 22-25, 25-13, 27-25 and 25-20. IHCC (13-5) next faces No. 17 rated @MAC_Vball Saturday at 9 a.m. #WeAreHills #WarriorNation ? pic.twitter.com/41o8ApXwEs

— Indian Hills Volleyball (@ihccvolleyball) October 1, 2021