CLAYBURG’S 15 KILLS LEAD DMACC VOLLEYBALL TEAM PAST SWCC, 3-0
No. 18 Bears improve to 18-15 overall and 8-4 in the ICCAC
· Freshman Malia Clayburg has 15 kills and hits .469
· Sophomore Paige De Jong comes away with 17 assists
· Freshman Kaylie Simons collects 23 digs
Freshman Malia Clayburg of Coon Rapids had 15 kills and sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen of Macomb, Ill., and freshman Sydney Blackmore of Holstein added eight and seven kills respectively as the DMACC volleyball team handed Southwestern Community College (SWCC) a 3-0 loss Oct. 22 at Creston.
Clayburg hit .469, getting her 15 kills from 32 attacks with no hitting errors as the Bears improved to 18-15 overall and 8-4 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).
DMACC, ranked 18th in the most recent Division II poll from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), won by set scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-22.
The Bears hit .241 in the win, getting 38 kills from 112 attacks with 11 hitting errors.
Sophomore Paige De Jong of Pella came away with 17 assists and sophomore Ramsey Johnston of Chaska, Minn., added 15. Freshmen Kaylie Simons of Carroll and Cadence Hotz of Macomb, Ill., and sophomore Kyleigh Turks of Franklin, Tenn., contributed two service aces apiece.
Simons led the Bears in digs with 23 and Lukkarinen added 16.
The DMACC volleyball team will face Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) Oct. 26 inside the DMACC gymnasium. Match time is 6 p.m. IHCC is an NJCAA Division I program. The Warriors are 18-10 overall and 2-0 in Division I of the ICCAC. Their wins include a 3-0 decision against DMACC Aug. 24 at Ottumwa.
