DMACC VOLLEYBALL TEAM DROPS 3-0 DECISION TO KIRKWOOD CC IN REGION 11-A CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
No. 18 Bears close the season at 21-16
· Sophomore Ramsey Johnston leads DMACC with nine kills, 13 assists and 14 digs
· Sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen and freshman Malia Clayburg add eight and seven kills respectively
· Sophomore Paige De Jong has 10 assists, two service aces and 11 digs
Sophomore Ramsey Johnston had nine kills, 13 assists and 14 digs as the DMACC volleyball team saw its season come to a close following a 3-0 loss to Kirkwood Community College (KCC) in the Region 11-A championship match November 4 at Cedar Rapids.
KCC won by set scores of 25-18, 28-26, 25-16.
DMACC, ranked 18th in the most recent Division II poll from the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), ended the season at 21-16 overall and 9-4 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC).
KCC, the No. 1 team in NJCAA Division II, remained unbeaten at 34-0. The Eagles advanced to the 2026 NJCAA Division II Volleyball Championship Nov. 18 to 21 at Cedar Rapids.
Johnston hit .167, getting her nine kills from 30 attacks with four hitting errors.
Sophomore Kathryn Lukkarinen of Macomb, Ill., and freshman Malia Clayburg of Coon Rapids added eight and seven kills respectively. Lukkarinen hit .174 with her kills coming from 23 attacks with four hitting errors and Clayburg hit .250 with her kills coming from 20 attacks with two hitting errors.
DMACC hit .174 in the loss, coming away with 33 kills from 109 attacks with 14 hitting errors.
Johnston and sophomore Paige De Jong of Pella led the Bears in assists with 13 and 10 respectively and De Jong and sophomore Indy Johnson of Clarion had two service aces apiece.
De Jong joined Johnston in double figures in digs with 11 and Lukkarinen and freshman Kaylie Simons of Carroll had nine and eight digs respectively. Freshman Cadence Hotz of Macomb, Ill., topped the Bears in blocks with four block assists. Johnston added three block assists.
Iowa Central Community College (ICCC) won the Region 11-B championship with a 3-0 win over Hawkeye Community College (HCC). The Tritons, ranked third in NJCAA Division II, advance to the North Central-B District championship against the Region 13 winner. The North Central District-B champion will advance to the national championship.
