Boone, IA – Playing for the first time in a week, No. 2 Indian Hills Community College powered its way past Des Moines Area Community College for a 3-0 nonconference victory. The Warriors improve to 37-2 overall on the year.
Indian Hills picked up its second sweep of the year over DMACC after dropping the Bears in straight sets in Ottumwa on August 29. The Warriors have now won 11 consecutive matches as it heads into its regular season finale on Wednesday night. The Warriors, who moved back up to No. 2 in the latest national rankings announced on Monday afternoon took all three sets by scores of 25-12, 25-19, and 25-19 on Monday night.
The Warriors, who have played the second-most matches of any team in the nation this year, was unphased by the week-long rest as the visitors barreled through the Bears from the jump. Sophomore Jenna Vallée (Pornichet, France/Lycee Aristide Briand) tallied a team-high 12 kills while posting a .400 hitting percentage in the win. Kinga Michalska (Szówsko, Poland/ZSSCHiO) added nine kills in 18 attempts on the night.
As a team, Indian Hills totaled 17 blocks on the night, including six block assists from sophomore Jarolin de los Santos (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Luis Munoz Rivera). The middle blocker also added five kills in nine attempts with zero attacking errors.
Hennesys Lalane (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Colegio Luis Munox Rivera) continued to maintain a stronghold on the national leaderboard in total assists. The sophomore added 32 helpers in the win and ranks first nationally with 1,425 on the year.
Indian Hills returns to action on Wednesday night with an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) matchup with Marshalltown Community College in the team's regular season finale. The Warriors will recognize its sophomore class before the start of the match, set to tip-off at 7:00 PM.
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