October 27, 2016

Volleyball tripped up in home finale vs. Northeast

Marshalltown, IA—The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team closed out its home schedule on Thursday night, falling to the visiting Northeast Community College Hawks 3-1 at the Student Activity Center. MCC falls to 12-19 on the year with the loss.

Northeast CC

25-11

Marshalltown Community College

12-19

Final

Northeast CC 25-11

Marshalltown Community College 12-19

Marshalltown, IA—The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team closed out its home schedule on Thursday night, falling to the visiting Northeast Community College Hawks 3-1 at the Student Activity Center. MCC falls to 12-19 on the year with the loss.

The Tigers dropped the first two sets of the night, 25-18 and 25-17 before rallying to take set three 25-22. The Hawks used an early lead in set four to eventually take the frame and the match with a 25-17 victory.

Freshman Sara Bisbe (Barcelona, Spain/CV Saint Cugat), this week's Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) Player of the Week, led all Tigers with 20 kills on 58 attempts for a .259 hitting percentage. The freshman also added a team-high 23 digs and three service aces.

DaNesha Cowley (Waterloo, IA/Waterloo West) added seven kills and four block assists for MCC. Nina Bales (Lacona, IA/Southeast Warren) contributed 35 assists while Jordan Carter (Sigourney, IA/Sigourney) totaled five kills and 13 digs. Nicole Montgomery (Beaman, IA/BCLUW) recorded six kills and two solo blocks. Paola Toledo (Boca Chica, Dominican Republic/San Rafael) posted four kills and 17 digs. Sophomore Rieley Rodman (Ankeny, IA/Grand View Christian) added 15 digs.

MCC wraps up the 2016 regular season on the road at Iowa Lakes Community College at 5:00 PM on Saturday night. The NJCAA District J Tournament opens up on Nov. 4 in Council Bluffs, IA. The third-seeded Tigers will take on second-seeded Indian Hills Community College at 3:00 PM at Iowa Western Community College.

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