DMACC VOLLEYBALL TEAM TOPS INDIAN HILLS CC IN FIVE SETS, 3-2
No. 18 Bears improve to 19-15 for the season
· Sophomore Ramsey Johnston has 15 kills, 17 assists and 25 digs
· Freshman Malia Clayburg contributes 14 kills
· Sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen has nine kills and 26 digs
Sophomore Ramsey Johnston of Chaska, Minn., had 15 kills, 17 assists and 25 digs in leading the DMACC volleyball team to a 3-2 win over Indian Hills Community College (IHCC) October 26 inside the DMACC gymnasium.
Freshman Malia Clayburg of Coon Rapids came away with 14 kills and sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen of Macomb, Ill., added nine kills and 26 digs as the Bears, ranked 18th in the Division II poll from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) won by set scores of 15-25, 25-22, 19-25, 25-20, 15-13.
DMACC improved to 19-15 for the season and IHCC, an NJCAA Division I program, fell to 18-11. The Warriors handed the Bears a 3-0 loss when the two teams played Aug. 24 at Ottumwa.
Johnston hit .293 with her 15 kills coming from 41 attacks with three hitting errors. Clayburg hit .205, getting her 14 kills from 39 attacks with six hitting errors and Lukkarinen hit .167 with her nine kills coming from 36 attacks with three hitting errors.
DMACC, playing its final home match of the regular season, hit .125 in the win, getting 49 kills from 184 attacks with 26 hitting errors.
Sophomore Saige De Jong of Pella led the Bears in assists with 20 and Johnston and freshman Cadence Hotz of Macomb, Ill., had two service aces apiece.
Johnston and Lukkarinen were two of four DMACC players in double figures in digs. Freshman Kaylie Simons of Carroll had 21 and De Jong added 10.
Sophomore Alli Sheldahl of Hubbard led the Bears in blocks with five, including four block assists. Johnston had four block assists and Lukkarinen also came away with four blocks, including three block assists.
The DMACC volleyball team will close out the regular season Oct. 28 when the Bears travel to Iowa Falls to face Ellsworth Community College (ECC). DMACC is 8-4 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) and is tied with Central (Neb.) Community College (CNCC) for fourth place. ECC is 7-29 overall and 3-9 in conference play.
