WNCC volleyball splits on opening day of Iowa Western tourney

Allora Tanner

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- The No. 6 Western Nebraska Community College volleyball split a pair of matches to open the 2012 season at the Iowa Western tournament in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Friday.

The Cougars opened by sweeping past No. 8 Eastern Arizona College 25-20, 25-11, 25-21 before falling to No. 10 Iowa Western Community College 25-14, 25-11, 25-21.

Allora Tanner led the Cougars against Eastern Arizona with a near double-double. Tanner finished with 10 kills and nine digs. She also had two blocks in the win. Priscila Mendes led the team with 14 kills, while also getting eight digs.

Also for the Cougars, Taylor VanderWerff had three kills, two blocks and six digs; Kat Agson had eight kills and two blocks; Yoro Tovar had six kills, four blocks and six digs; Luiza Martins had three kills, four blocks, seven digs and 35 set assists; Alex Rivera had 23 digs; and Tasha Meyer had six digs.

Against Iowa Western, Martins had a double-double of 10 digs and 19 set assists. Rivera finished with 13 digs, while Mendes had five kills and eight digs.

Also, Danika Youngblood had four kills and two blocks; Tovar had seven kills and three blocks; Tanner had three kills and tgwo blocks; and Meyer had five digs.

The Cougars, 1-1, will have two more matches Saturday against Division II, No. 3 ranked Iowa Lakes Community College and then Jefferson College.