Women's Volleyball

MICHEL NAMED 2022 COACH OF THE YEAR

MICHEL NAMED 2022 COACH OF THE YEAR
Posted: Nov 07, 2022

Ottumwa, IA – Head coach Lyndsey Michel of the No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Volleyball team has been named the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Region XI Coach of the Year. Michel led the Warriors to region and district championships and a berth in the NJCAA National Tournament.

Michel has guided the Warriors to a 40-2 record on the year while capturing the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) regular season championship and the 2022 NJCAA Midwest A District Championship. The Warriors will head into the national tournament, set to be played November 17-20 in West Plains, MO with the most wins in the nation.

"I'm just so grateful for this 2022 family," Michel stated. "They've made this year easy and enjoyable. It's one thing to be good, it's another thing to be good and enjoy every moment."

The postseason honor is the second in Michel's career at Indian Hills. Michel was tapped as the 2019 NJCAA Region XI Coach of the Year in 2019 after guiding the Warriors to the national tournament.

The 40 wins for Indian Hills are third most in program history and the most victories under Michel in her 11 seasons at the helm of the program.

The Warriors spent the duration of the regular season ranked in the national polls. After receiving a spot at No. 19 in the preseason poll, the Warriors skyrocketed into the top-10 in the first regular season poll. The Warriors were ranked No. 2 in the nation in five separate polls during the season.

Under Michel, the Warriors posted a 9-2 record vs. nationally ranked teams on the year and picked up 17 victories over teams that appeared in the national rankings during the season, including a season sweep of the two-time defending national champions Iowa Western Community College. Indian Hills posted a 7-0 record both at home and on the road and tallied 25 3-0 sweeps against its opponents this season.

Michel guided four individuals to NJCAA All-Region XI honors including the 2022 Player of the Year in Hennesys Lalane (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Colegio Luis Munox Rivera).

The Warriors will await to find their opponent and seed at the national tournament with an official announcement to come on Thursday, November 10. This year's national tournament will be held at the West Plains Civic Center.

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