Women's Volleyball

FOUR LAND ON ALL-REGION XI TEAM

FOUR LAND ON ALL-REGION XI TEAM
Posted: Nov 07, 2022

Ottumwa, IA – Four individuals of the No. 2 nationally ranked Indian Hills Volleyball squad have been named to the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball All-Region XI Team. The Warriors were crowned regular season Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) and NJCAA Midwest District champions.

The Warriors placed four sophomores on the All-Region team in Erica Calderon Rosario (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Salome Urena de Henriquez), Hennesys Lalane (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Colegio Luis Munox Rivera), Jarolin de los Santos (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Luis Munoz Rivera), and Jenna Vallée (Pornichet, France/Lycee Aristide Briand).

The four All-Region selections are the most for a Warrior team since the 2005 squad placed four individuals on the postseason squad.

Lalane guided the Warrior offense as the team's primary setter. For her efforts, the sophomore was named the 2022 NJCAA DI Volleyball Region XI Player of the Year.

de los Santos joined Lalane in rewriting the record books as the sophomore middle blocker became the school's all-time career blocks leader with 429 stops. The sophomore is just three blocks away from breaking the single-season blocks record and currently holds a mark of 194 on the year. de los Santos also posted 169 kills on the year with a .375 hitting percentage for the Warriors.

For her efforts on the year, de los Santos was recognized as the ICCAC Athlete of the Week on three separate occasions. The sophomore currently leads the nation in total blocks and ranks second in solo blocks on the year.

Vallee has served as a six rotation player throughout the duration of the season and has provided immeasurable facets that has helped lead the Warriors into the national tournament. A three-time ICCAC Athlete of the Week, Vallee ranks second on the team in kills (360), second in total attempts (933) second in digs (323), and second in service aces (61).

Vallee, the Indian Hills Community College August Female Student-Athlete of the Month, posted 10 double-doubles on the year and led the Warriors in kills in 14 separate matches on the year.

Calderon Rosario teamed up at the net to provide a dominant defensive force for the Warriors. The sophomore ranks third in the nation currently with 168 total blocks on the year and 50 solo blocks. Calderon Rosario's 118 block assists rank seventh nationally.

A two-time ICCAC Defensive Player of the Week, Calderon Rosario posted a season-high 10 total blocks in a 3-0 win over Jefferson on October 1. The middle blocker tallied at least nine total blocks in a match five separate times on the year. On the offensive front, Calderon Rosario led the Warriors with a .382 hitting percentage and tallied 216 kills on the year.

Along with the four All-Region XI picks, head coach Lyndsey Michel was named the 2022 NJCAA DI Volleyball All-Region XI Coach of the Year.

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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