The Iowa Lakes Community College women’s volleyball competed in the Division II NJCAA National Tournament this past weekend and came away with a fifth place finish. The top-ranked Lakers defeated No. 6 Kishwaukee (IL) in five games (25-21, 25-20, 14-25, 16-25, 15-8) on Saturday. Iowa Lakes opened the tourney with a
sweep of Genesee (NY) in three sets (25-14, 25-22, 25-12), but would fall to eventual national champion Pasco Hernando (FL) in the second round (21-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-23). In their first consolation bracket match, the Lakers took down a familiar foe, Kirkwood (IA) in three games(25-16, 25-19, 25-11). Iowa Lakes was making its fifth trip in six years to the tournament. Xiao Liang was named to the All-Tounament team.
