To surprise nobody, this was again a dominant week for Kirkwood Eagles. Volleyball played in three matches and took him three wins. While golf played in their first match up meet of the year, and finished the golf meet in first place. All while men’s and women’s basketball continue their preseason match ups before their season’s start in November.
Eagles Weekly is a weekly article that summarizes all six of Kirkwood’s athletics. In these articles you can read summaries of each game, and which student-athletes have been shining the most. At the bottom of the article, two athletes are chosen for the “Eagles of the Week” honor which is given to the two Eagles who shined the brightest for that edition.
Women’s Volleyball:
October 14
Kirkwood Community College 3 at Marshalltown Community College 0
The Eagles started off their week with an away game against Marshalltown Community College for a conference matchup. Kirkwood made pretty easy work, limiting Marshalltown to under 20 points in three sets, completing the sweep. It was a full team effort, as seven players compiled at least three kills. With sophomore outside hitter Carly Wazac leading the pack with seven kills. Setters, sophomore Avery Knoop and freshman Katie Scheckel were responsible for 31 of the 35 assists the Eagles had. Knoop and freshman defensive specialist Ainsley Haedt both led Kirkwood with three kills apiece. Sophomore outside hitter led Kikroowd with three blocks, while Wazac and middle hitters sophomore Madalyn Boyer and freshman Jozie Lahr all had two each. Sophomore defensive specialist Gabbi Smith contributed seven digs.
October 16
Kirkwood Community College 3 vs. Neosho County Community College 0
Two days later Kirkwood would travel to Pella, IA to compete in the Iowa Central Tournament. The Eagles would start the contest with a match against ranked Neosho County Community College, where they would ultimately end up getting the sweep. It was in rather dominant fashion, as the Panthers would only average 15 points per set. Sophomore outside hitter Yasmine Sell led the Eagles in kills, compiling nine total. Knoop and Scheckel both tallied double-digit assists, while Scheckel also served three aces. Sophomore libero Abbie Staats led Kirkwood with eight digs.
Kirkwood Community College 3 vs. North Dakota State College of Science 0
For the second match of the day, Kirkwood set off against North Dakota State College of Science, and would again, finish a match with a sweep. Wazac went above and beyond, and totaled 16 kills; no other player on the Eagles even got to nine. Scheckel led Kirkwood in both assists and digs, tallying 23 and nine respectively. Boyer put up a stellar seven blocks en route to the match victory. The Wildcats scored below 20 points in each of the three sets.
Men’s Golf
October 12-13
ICCAC Match Play
To begin the week, Kirkwood traveled to Lake Panorama, IA to compete in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Match Play golf meet. Instead of taking total scores from each hole, match plays are determined by head-to-head matchups between two teams. Kirkwood went undefeated for the tournament, and beat Hawkeye Community College 3-2, Des Moines Area Community College 4-1 and Mount Mercy University 3-2. Kirkwood ended up being the only team undefeated, and took home first place in the matchplay. Sophomore Ted Sargeant won each of his three matchups. Freshmen AJ Sposato and Jack Rogers, as well as sophomore Dean Roberts all won two matchups.
Preseason matchups
*Preseason results for Kirkwood athletics are disclosed, as they are considered scrimmages instead of games. Full reviews will begin once teams’ regular seasons start.
October 15
Women’s Basketball: Kirkwood Community College vs. William Penn University
October 16
Men’s Basketball: Kirkwood Community College vs. Cloud County Community College
Eagles of the Week
Ted Sargeant: Went undefeated in the ICCAC match play tournament
In the first match up meet for the Kirkwood golf team, only one Eagle went undefeated, that being Ted Sargeant. He went head-to-head against two strong junior colleges as well as a good Mount Mercy team that had previously defeated Kirkwood so far this fall, and he finished all three match ups with a win. Sergeant’s contributions are a large reason for Kirkwood finishing in first place. This is Sargeant’s second Eagle of the Week honor.
Yasmine Sell: 7 sets, 22 kills, 3.14 kills per set, .422 hitting percentage
With the volleyball season on the home stretch, Yasmine Sell helped lead the Eagles to three more wins and sweeps. In the seven sets she appeared in, the outside hitter compiled 22 total kills on a .422 hitting percentage. This was good enough for a strong 3.14 kills per set. Sell has taken a big step up in the second half of the season, and is a big reason why Kirkwood is undefeated so far. This is Sell’s second Eagle of the Week honor.
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