A historic season for the Indian Hills Volleyball team culminated with a fourth-place finish at the 2022 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Volleyball Championship in West Plains, MO. The Warriors wrapped up their record-breaking season with a 42-4 record.

Take a look back at the memorable moments, the record-breaking performances, and more!

A YEAR TO REMEMBER

The 2022 season marked one of the most impressive seasons in school history as the Warriors made its fourth all-time appearance at the national tournament and the program's second trip to the semifinal round.

• The 42 wins on the year are the most under head coach Lyndsey Michel and are the second-most in school history behind the 2002 team's 44 victories. The team's .913 winning percentage is also the second-best in school history.
• The fourth-place finish is the second-best finish in school history for the Warriors. The 2004 team placed third overall.
• The Warriors' 372 service aces on the year are the most in a single season in school history.
• Head coach Lyndsey Michel became the all-time winningest coach in school history, passing former coach Terry Carlson. Michel now sports a 309-113 (.732) record in 11 seasons in Ottumwa.
• The Warriors were ranked No. 2 in the nation in five separate NJCAA polls, the team's highest rank in school history. Indian Hills was ranked in all 10 weeks of the national rankings.

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT EXPERIENCE

In the program's fourth-ever trip to the national tournament, the Warriors left their mark with a strong showing amongst the nation's premier programs. Indian Hills entered as the No. 2 seed, the program's highest seed in school history.

• The Warriors opened up the tournament with a dominant 3-0 sweep of No. 15 seed Monroe, ending the Mustangs' nation-leading 22-match winning streak.
• A thrilling 3-2 victory on Thursday night over No. 7 seed Trinity Valley put the Warriors in the semifinal round for the first time since 2004.
• The Warriors title run ended with a loss to Miami Dade College on Friday night, falling to the six-time national champions in three sets.
• The Warriors fell in the third-place match to Missouri State-West Plains in straight sets on Saturday, but secured the program's second-ever top-four finish at the national tournament.

WHAT A RUN!

Indian Hills put together two impressive winning streaks throughout the year that propelled the Warriors into the national tournament.

• After suffering its first loss of the season way back on August 26, the Warriors rattled off 19 consecutive victories, the third-longest in school history, from August 27-September 30. The Warriors topped four nationally ranked opponents along the way.
• The Warriors suffered just their second loss of the season on September 30, but followed up with 16 straight wins, including two in the national tournament and two in the District tournament.

REGION AND DISTRICT CHAMPS

Indian Hills took home the ICCAC / NJCAA Region XI Title along with the NJCAA Midwest District A Championship to earn its fourth all-time trip to the national tournament.

• The Warriors went 4-0 in ICCAC play against Iowa Western and Marshalltown to earn the team's first outright regular season title since the 2004 season. The Warriors had previously earned a share of the regular season title four times.
• Indian Hills swept through the NJCAA Midwest District A Tournament with a pair of 3-0 sweeps over Kankakee and John A. Logan on November 6. The District title is the fourth in program history for the Warriors.

INDIVIDUAL RECORD BREAKERS

The 2022 season saw a number of individual single season and career records fall along the way.

• The 2022 NJCAA Region XI Player of the Year, Hennesys Lalane set a single season school record with 109 service aces and finished as the program's all-time leader with 186 service aces. Lalane's career .406 hitting percentage (min. 400 attempts) is also the best mark in school history. The setter also ranks in the top-five in single season (1,636) and career (2,884) assists.
• Jarolin de los Santos leaves Indian Hills as the program's most establish blocker, setting a school record with 201 kills this year while her 436 blocks are the most career stops in program history.
• Freshman Sasha Vidal posted 933 digs on the year which ranks second most in a single season in school history.

NATIONAL LEADERS

• Jarolin de los Santos and Erica Calderon Rosario ranked first and second, respectively in the nation in total blocks and solo blocks.
• Hennesys Lalane led the nation with 1,636 assists and ranked second in the country with 109 service aces.
• Freshmen Sasha Vidal (163) and Kinga Michalska (160) and sophomore Hennesys Lalane (159) ranked first, second, and third in total sets played this year.
• Vidal led the nation in total serve receptions with 1,006 and ranked second nationally with 933 digs on the year.
• As a team, the Warriors led the nation in all four national blocking categories – 199 solo blocks, 638 block assists, 518 total blocks, and 3.18 blocks/set

AWARD WINNERS… FOR NOW

The Warriors were recognized with a flurry of individual honors throughout the year with more recognition set to come.

• Hennesys Lalane was named the NJCAA Region XI Player of the Year while head coach Lyndsey Michel was tapped as the NJCAA Region XI Coach of the Year.
• Sophomore MB Erica Calderon Rosario was named to the NJCAA All-Tournament team for her play in the national tournament.
• Hennesys Lalane, Erica Calderon Rosario, Jenna Vallee, and Jarolin de los Santos were each recognized with NJCAA All-Region XI First-Team honors.
• The Warriors collected a staggering 18 ICCAC Athlete of the Week honors, including nine offensive honors and nine defensive recipients.
• Hennesys Lalane and Sasha Vidal each earned NJCAA National Player of the Week honors during the season.
• The NJCAA All-American teams will be announced on Thursday, December 1.

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