HAWKS SEASON ENDS SATURDAY IN SEMIFINALS OF REGION 11-A TOURNAMENT

NORFOLK, Neb. – The Northeast Community College volleyball team hosted the semifinals of the Region 11-A Tournament Saturday at the Cox Activities Center in Norfolk. The Hawks fell in the playoff match by a final score of 3-2 in five sets.

Northeast (14-18, 9-3 ICCAC) earned the right to host the showdown after securing the No. 4 seed in the tournament. The Hawks and Blackhawks traded points all afternoon as the set scores were 25-21, 27-25, 26-24, 25-15 and 15-12. Izabel Hollatz (Creston, Neb.) led the way in assists for Northeast with 27 while sophomore Daveigh Munter-McAfee (Wakefield, Neb.) recorded 23 digs.

The Hawks finished the year with a 9-3 record in conference play and a record of 6-3 at home.

STAT SHEET:

Kills: Alli Brown (Wakefield, Neb.) - 11

Blocks: Rowan O'Keefe (Clear Lake, Iowa) - 4

Digs: Daveigh Munter-McAfee (Wakefield, Neb.) - 23

Assists: Izabel Hollatz (Creston, Neb.) - 27

HEAR FROM THE HAWKS COACH:

Head Volleyball Coach Amanda Schultze on the match against the Blackhawks:

"I felt like we played pretty good defense," Schultze said. "We serve received well. Overall, I didn't see a lot of the same errors being made. We adjusted and worked hard. Southeastern came ready to go and played a good game."

Schultze on what she will remember about her 2025 team:

"It was a fun group," Schultze said. "The freshmen were really fun, and the sophomores were very good at adjusting to different lineups. We changed lineups throughout the season and each and every one of them on the team were willing to play wherever I needed them to without questioning it. That was great because when I put out different lineups, you couldn't really tell a difference. Just a good group to work with."

THANK YOU, FANS:

Northeast Athletics would like to extend a huge thank you to our sophomores, the families of our student-athletes, our amazing fans and all our supporters for making this year such a memorable one! We can't wait to see you in 2026!

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