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DMACC Volleyball Team Going to National Tournament
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Volleyball team, ranked 13th in the nation, has won the Region XI Iowa Community College Athletic Conference South regional tournament and now advances to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II Volleyball National Tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona Nov. 15-17. DMACC defeated Kirkwood Community College 30-23, 30-22 and 30-25 in the finals to advance to the national tournament.
Members of the Bears with their plaque include: Courtney Casper (#9) (front row, left to right) of West Branch; Lindsey Volz (#12) of Adel; Monica Driscoll (#3) of Williamsburg; Rachel Wenzel (#1) of Chaska, MN; Kayla Knobbe (#2) of Carroll; Katie Heuer (#10) of Allison and Shelby DeNeice (#16) of Iowa City; Kayla Black (#4) (middle row, left to right) of Ottumwa; Bethany Bray (#7) of Shenandoah; Kelsey Poole (36) of Bettendorf and Stephanie Evans (#11) of Sioux City; and Assistant Coach Angie Helmers (back row, left to right); Assistant Coach Sarah Trowbridge; Jodi Jurik (#5) of Ames; Emily Hansen (#18) of Boone; Jordan Banes (#8) of Cedar Rapids; Kaitlyn DeVries (#14) of Prairie City; Kelsey Charley of Polk City; and Head Coach Patty Harrison. The Bears enter the national tournament with a 45-8 record. This is the second consecutive year that the Boone Bears have advanced to the national volleyball tournament.