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No. 1 Iowa Central survives at Hawkeye

No. 1 Iowa Central survives at Hawkeye

Game Leaders

Iowa Central
K: Brooke Dobson - 15
B: Angel Baylark - 6
D: Bailey Dugan - 34
SA: Baylyn Johnson - 2
Hawkeye Community College
K: Amber Rickert - 20
B: Clarice Lynch - 3
D: Bailey Hoff - 40
SA: Amber Rickert - 2

Team Stats

Iowa Central
Hawkeye Community College

Hitting %

.148
.141

Blocks

9.0
9.0

Digs

130
131

Aces

3
4
full stats
Posted: Sep 15, 2021

WATERLOO - The top-ranked Iowa Central volleyball team was pushed to their limits here Wednesday night against No. 9 Hawkeye.

But in the end, the Tritons found a way to survive, besting the RedTails in four. Scores were 25-19, 18-25, 29-27 and 29-27.

Iowa Central (16-0 overall, 3-0 in ICCAC) battled back in the fourth to end the match, overcoming a Hawkeye lead late in the set. The Tritons had a match-high 18 kills during the final set.

"I'm really proud of how our team dug deep," Iowa Central head coach Sara Horn said. "We made a few on-the-fly adjustments and found ways to win. This match definitely made us better and I'm happy we came out on top."

Brooke Dobson led the way with 15 kills. Angel Baylark added 14, Jori Hajek 12, Bailey Dugan eight and Haley Alharithy five. Alesha Johnson recorded 48 assists and 13 digs, Dugan had 34 digs, Baylyn Johnson 31 and Bria Sandifer 21.

Baylark had five block assists as Iowa Central recorded 16 total blocks on the night.

"We had a couple of big performances out of Alesha, Bailey Dugan and our back row defense in general," Horn said. "Bailey, Bria and Baylyn all had season-high dig numbers, and they came up with some huge saves. Hawkeye also has some great back row defenders, so there were some really, really long rallies with both teams having huge dig numbers for the night.  
 
"Our front row had to work really hard to find kills, but they stuck with it and we saw some bigger numbers out of a few players. Alesha did a great job of being creative and putting our hitters in some good situations."

Hawkeye (11-4, 2-1) had its four-match win streak come to an end.

Next up for the Tritons will be four matches Friday and Saturday at the North Dakota State College of Science Tournament in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Iowa Central meets Central Lakes-Brainerd and Bismarck State on Friday before playing Dakota County and Jamestown JV Saturday. 

-By Dana Becker