FORT DODGE, Iowa — The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team rebounded from a pair of losses to nationally ranked opponents Friday by earning a pair of wins Saturday at the Iowa Central Tournament.
The Chargers (20-12) dropped matches to No. 11 Kirkwood and the top-ranked host Tritons before closing out the tournament with wins Saturday against Central (Neb.) and North Iowa Area. The two victories clinched Sandburg’s fourth 20-win campaign in the last five seasons.
FRIDAY
No. 11 Kirkwood def. Sandburg 25-12, 25-13, 25-16
Chargers leaders
Kills
• Lauren Erke (Quincy, Ill./Quincy) 6
• Gracie Rademacker 6
Assists
• Carmyn Baldwin (Lewistown, Ill./Lewistown) 20
Digs
• Jasmin McDaniel (Peoria, Ill./Richwood) 10
Blocks
• Rademacker 1
• Carley Reeves-Eakins (Branson, Mo./Reeds Spring) 1
Aces
• Baldwin 1
• Rademacker 1
• McDaniel 1
• Reeves-Eakins 1
No. 1 Iowa Central def. Sandburg 25-18, 20-25, 25-18, 25-10
Chargers leaders
Kills
• Reeves-Eakins 14
Assists
• Baldwin 30
Digs
• Rademacker 16
• Reeves-Eakins 11
Blocks
• Erke 4
Aces
• Rademacker 2
• Megan Crome (Marshall, Ill./Marshall) 2
SATURDAY
Sandburg def. Central (Neb.) 16-25, 25-23, 13-25, 25-15, 15-9
Chargers leaders
Kills
• Reeves-Eakins 21
• Erke 15
Assists
• Baldwin 44
Digs
• Rademacker 23
• Gabrielle Blanchard (South Pekin, Ill./Pekin) 19
• McDaniel 16
• Baldwin 16
Blocks
• Erke 2
• Rademacker 2
Aces
• Rademacker 4
• Erke 3
Sandburg def. North Iowa Area 20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-11
Chargers leaders
Kills
• Reeves-Eakins 15
Assists
• Baldwin 33
Digs
• McDaniel 17
• Rademacker12
Blocks
• Courtney Hinton (Monmouth, Ill./United) 3
Aces
• Baldwin 3
• Erke 2
• Reeves-Eakins 2
UP NEXT FOR SANDBURG
6 p.m. Tuesday at Black Hawk
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