JUCO volleyball: IHCC falls in five at DMACC

BOONE – The Indian Hills volleyball squad dropped a five-set thriller to Des Moines Area Community College on Monday night. The Warriors fall to 18-11 overall on the year.

The two sides traded sets through the first four frames with the Warriors taking sets one and three, 25-15 and 25-19, while the Bears stole sets the second set 25-22 and the fourth set 25-20. DMACC outlasted the Warriors in the fifth-set tiebreaker, 15-13, as both squads battled back and forth down the stretch.

Ayana Ito led the offense with 14 kills on the night, the sophomore’s fifth double-digit kill performance in the team’s last seven contests. Freshmen Ki Schachle and Elsa Dermis Cuevas Perez each added eight kills in the loss for the Warriors.

Freshman Kanade Yamagishi starred on defense for the Warriors with a career-high 31 digs. Yamagishi has now tallied 481 digs on the year, fourth-most in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).

Sophomore Ana Silva recorded 20 assists on the night while fellow setter Sofia Silveira chipped in 19.

Freshman Rokiatou Konate provided a strong showing at the night, posting four block assists to anchor the Indian Hills defense.

The Warriors return to action Thursday night for the regular season finale at Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) foe Iowa Western Community College. First serve from Reiver Arena is set for 7 p.m.