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Third-ranked Iowa Central handled business here Saturday afternoon at the Region 11-B Tournament.
The Tritons swept Northeast, advancing to the championship back here inside Hodges Fieldhouse on Wednesday night. Scores were 25-22, 25-12 and 25-18.
Iowa Central (31-3 overall) will face Hawkeye at 6 p.m. The Redtails knocked off Western Iowa Tech in the other semifinal.
"This was a great win as Northeast has been playing really well," ICCC head coach Sara Horn said. "They also had a little extra motivation, as their head coach had announced her retirement at the end of the season.
"There were some really long, exciting rallies with both teams being top-notch defensive squads."
Cooper Griffin tallied nine kills, Rylyn McCarty had eight and both Madison Rogers and Clara Newton each recorded five. Annie Elbert had 28 assists, 10 digs, three kills and two block assists, as Abby Jensen had 17 digs and Meah McCaleb 15.
"Our back row did a great job of making it extremely hard to get kills all night," Horn said. "Both of our middles had great offensive games, so it was nice to see those two really step up as we start postseason play."
During the regular season, Iowa Central swept Hawkeye on the road in three. The scores of that match were 25-16, 25-20 and 29-27.
The Tritons are now 12-1 at home this year, with the lone loss coming to second-ranked Cowley County. They are 82-8 over their last 90 games inside Hodges Fieldhouse.