HAWKS VOLLEYBALL HAS TOPSY-TURVY WEEKEND

COLUMBUS, Neb. – The Northeast Community College volleyball team played four games in the Ramada Inn Classic on Friday and Saturday at Central Community College in Columbus, Nebraska. The Hawks topped both Dakota College at Bottineau and Kansas City Kansas Community College by final scores of 3-0 in three sets but were topped by Cowley County Community College by a final score of 3-0 in three sets and Neosho County Community College by a final score of 3-1 in four sets.

The Hawks (16-13, 2-4 ICCAC) had somewhat of a Jekyll and Hyde weekend as there were two fantastic wins mixed in with a couple of tough losses. With only six games left in the regular season Northeast will be focused on finishing the campaign strong.

STAT SHEET GAME 1 AGAINST DAKOTA COLLEGE AT BOTTINEAU:

Set Scores: 25-13, 25-12, 25-9

Kills: Karley Heimes (Wynot, Neb.) 16

Blocks: Chloe Sandell (Polk, Neb.), Lily Otten (Pilger, Neb.) 3

Ace Serves: Sydney Redden (Wayne, Neb.), Karley Heimes 2, Lauren Buhrman (Wisner, Neb.) 2, Kaitlyn Nelson (Ainsworth, Neb.) 2

Digs: Sydney Redden 15, Kiara Krusemark (Wayne, Neb.)

Assists: Kiara Krusemark 35

STAT SHEET GAME 2 AGAINST COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

Set Scores: 15-25, 16-25, 12-25

Kills: Karley Heimes 9, Lily Otten 6, Kaitlyn Nelson 5

Blocks: Karley Heimes 1, Lily Otten 1

Ace Serves: Sydney Redden 2

Digs: Kiara Krusemark 16

Assists: Kiara Krusemark 22

STAT SHEET GAME 3 AGAINST KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

Set Scores: 25-16, 25-23, 25-14

Kills: Karley Heimes 12, Lauren Buhrman 10

Blocks: Lily Otten 1, Chloe Sandell 1, Kiara Krusemark 1

Ace Serves: Karley Heimes 4, Lauren Buhrman 4, Sydney Redden 2

Digs: Sydney Redden 16

Assists: Kiara Krusemark 29, Sydney Redden 7

STAT SHEET GAME 4 AGAINST NEOSHO COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE:

Set Scores: 28-26, 25-18, 25-19, 25-12

Kills: Karley Heimes 17, Chloe Sandell 11

Blocks: Chloe Sandell 6, Lily Otten 4

Ace Serves: Karley Heimes 1, Sydney Redden 1

Digs: Sydney Redden 25, Lauren Buhrman 16, Erin Schwanebeck (Norfolk, Neb.) 14, Kiara Krusemark 14

Assists: Kiara Krusemark 39

UP NEXT:

The Hawks will travel to No. 16 Des Moines Area Community College for a matchup starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Boone, Iowa.

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