WARRIORS STUMBLE ON THE ROAD AT DMACC
October 26, 2026
Boone, IA – The Indian Hills Volleyball squad dropped a five-set thriller to Des Moines Area Community College on Monday night, The Warriors fall to 18-11 overall on the year.
The two sides traded sets through the first four frames with the Warriors taking sets one and three, 25-15 and 25-19 while the Bears stole sets four, 25-22 and 25-20. DMACC outlasted the Warriors in the fifth-set tiebreaker, 15-13 as both squads battled back and forth down the stretch.
Ayana Ito (Tokyo, Japan/Fujimura) led the offense with 14 kills on the night, the sophomore’s fifth double-digit kill performance in the team’s last seven contests. Freshmen Ki Schachle (Wasilla, AK/Wasilla) and Elsa Dermis Cuevas Perez (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Matias Ramon Mella) each added eight kills in the loss for the Warriors.
Freshman Kanade Yamagishi (Osaka, Japan/Kochi Chuo) starred on defense for the Warriors with a career-high 31 digs. Yamagishi has now tallied 481 digs on the year, fourth-most in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA).
Sophomore Ana Silva (Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil/Major Aviador José Mariotto) recorded 20 assists on the night while fellow setter Sofia Silveira (Lisbon, Portugal/António Damásio) chipped in 19.
Freshman Rokiatou Konate (Braga, Portgual/Alberto Sampaio) provided a strong showing at the night, posting four block assists to anchor the Indian Hills defense.
The Warriors return to action Thursday night for the regular season finale at Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) foe Iowa Western Community College. First serve is set for 7:00 PM from Reiver Arena.
