Posted: Oct 12, 2019
No. 19 Eagles fall to ranked teams
Sunday, 13 October 2019 09:02 Metro Sports Report Kirkwood
FORT DODGE - The Kirkwood women's volleyball team lost to a pair of ranked teams at the Triton Invitational in Fort Dodge Saturday.
The 19th-ranked Eagles fell to No. 4 Cowley, 21-25, 22-25, 25-10, 25-13, 15-11, despite taking a 2-0 lead after the first two sets.
Kirkwood bowed to No. 18 North Dakota College of Science, 23-25, 25-22, 25-18, 28-26, after grabbing the first set in that match.
The twin defeats dropped the Eagles to 20-12 for the season.
Aubrin Dittmer had 11 kills against Cowley. Madi Wagaman contributed 20 assists. Taylor Carey blocked 13 shots.
Anna Gorsich had 16 kills against North Dakota. Wagaman had 30 more assists. Maranda Wheelock made 11 digs. Carey blocked nine more shots, and Abbie Ericson totaled seven blocks.
So. Libero, Maranda Wheelock and So. Middle Blocker, Taylor Carey were both selected to the ICCC All-Tournament team.