DMACC VOLLEYBALL TEAM DROPS FOUR-SET MATCH TO IOWA CENTRAL CC

No. 18 Bears are 15-14 overall and 6-4 in the ICCAC

· Sophomore Ramsey Johnston leads DMACC with 10 kills, 12 assists, 15 digs and six blocks

· Sophomore Saige De Jong contributes 17 assists

· Freshman Kaylie Simons come away with 22 digs

Sophomore Ramsey Johnston of Chaska, Minn., had 10 kills, 12 assists, 15 digs and six blocks as the DMACC volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision to Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) October 14 inside the DMACC gymnasium.

The Bears, ranked 18th in this week’s Division II poll from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), got off to a great start with a 25-12 decision in the first match but it was downhill the rest of the way as the third-ranked Tritons won the next three sets, 25-19, 25-19, 25-11 to improve to 25-2 overall and 10-0 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) with their eighth consecutive victory.

DMACC fell to 15-14 overall and 6-4 in the ICCAC.

Freshman Malia Clayburg of Coon Rapids had nine kills for the Bears and sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen of Macomb, Ill., added six.

Sophomore Saige De Jong of Pella topped DMACC in assists with 17 and she and Johnston had two service aces apiece.

DMACC freshman Kaylie Simons of Carroll led four players in double figures in digs with 22. In addition to Johnston’s 15 digs, Lukkarinen added 13 and sophomore Indy Johnson of Clarion came away with 12.

Sophomore Alli Sheldahl of Hubbard matched Johnston’s six blocks with six block assists, Johnston had five block assists and one solo block.

The DMACC volleyball team will play in the Triton Invitational today at Fort Dodge. The Bears will face North Dakota State College of Science in their first match and will play 16th-ranked Neosho County Community College (NCCC) in their second match. DMACC took a 3-1 decision from NCCC when the two teams played Sept. 26 in the DMACC Invitational.