Marshalltown, IA—A late rally from the Marshalltown Community College volleyball team was not enough against No. 13 Indian Hills Community College as the Tigers dropped a 3-1 Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) match at the Student Activity Center on Tuesday night.
Trailing two games to none, the Tigers stormed back to the take the third set, 25-20, and opened up the fourth set on a 6-0 run. The Warriors battled back, to tie the set at 15. MCC managed to hang on, and eventually took a 22-20 lead to force a Warrior timeout.
Indian Hills scored three of the next four points to tie the match at 23. The Warriors pushed MCC to match-point three separate times, but Indian Hills held on for the 28-26 win to take the set 3-1.
Jena Boisen (Garrison, IA/Union) posted one of her best all-around performances of the season, tallying a season-high nine kills to go along with 13 digs. Kayla Prosser (Eldora, IA/South Hardin) registered a team-best 20 kills on the night while Mady Van Metre (Marshalltown, IA/Ames) collected 13 kills.
Sam Hinrichs (Ankeny, IA/Ankeny) led the passing game once again, distributing the ball for 46 assists on the night.
The Warriors went start-to-finish in the opening set, taking a 1-0 lead with a 25-19 win. The Tigers responded in the second set going point-for-point with the Warriors. Emily Anker (Earlham, IA/Earlham) drove a service ace to bring the match within one, 19-18. Van Metre buried three straight kills, but the Warriors held on for a 25-23 win.
The third set saw MCC with a 12-10 lead midway through, but the Warriors took four of the next five to jump back on top. Meghann Cole (Des Moines, IA/West Des Moines Valley) countered Indian Hills with a series of blocks and kills down the stretch to help MCC bounce back. Van Metre finished off the set with three straight kills for the 25-20 victory, only to see the Warriors take the match in the fourth.
Next up for the Tigers is a trip to St. Ambrose University for a four-match invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers open up against Clarke College at 9:00 AM.
