The Lakers headed out to Marshalltown to take on the Tigers in an ICCAC conference match. Every set was back and forth in the beginning but as sets 1,2,4 came towards the end the Lakers found ways to go out and win the set. The ended up beating the Tigers, 3-1 (25-23,25-17,21-25,25-19). They again showed a lot of balance in their offense with 5 hitters above seven kills, showing Sophomore setter Jordan Grimes commitment to moving the ball around. The defense had a lot of big contributions from Lorin Turkdogan, MaKenzie Urive and Jordan Grimes. "We came into this match knowing it was a very critical win for our goal of getting into the conference tournament and climbing the tough ladder that is the ICCAC standings. Really happy with the team's grit to find a way to win late in multiple sets even after being down in a few of them. We still have a lot of things to clean up to be where we want to be in terms of our potential but we are happy to come back home with a win," said Coach Erdman.
Stat Leaders: Kills: Kenzie Lee 13 with a .182 Hitting Percent, Morgan Wigg 10 Kills with a .200 Hitting Percentage, Kajsa Bates 9 Kills with a .167 Hitting Percentage, Lily Kunselman 8 Kills with a .074 Hitting Percentage, and Haiely Shequen 7 Kills with a .111 Hitting Percentage; Assists: Jordan Grimes 36; Service Aces: Lily Kunselman and Maria Fernanda Sanchez 2 a piece; Digs: Lorin Turkdogan 18, MaKenzie Uribe 18, and Jordan Grimes 15; Blocks: Hailey Shequen 3
The Lakers are 3-11 and 1-1 in conference. The Lakers travel to Wahpeton, North Dakota to compete in the Bell Bank Invitational at North Dakota State College of Sciences 9/13 and 9/14. They will play against Bismarck State College at 5:00 pm and Lake Region State College @ 8:00 pm on Friday. They play #19 North Dakota State College of Sciences @ 8:30 am, and NCAA Division 3 Concordia College JV at 12:00 pm.
MEDIA: Photo of Jordan Grimes. For more information, please contact Head Women's Volleyball Coach Nick Erdman at (712) 362-8375 or the Iowa Lakes sports information office at (712) 362-7928.