MASON CITY - Kirkwood and Iowa Central battled back and fourth in the finals of the NJCAA Region XI-A Tournament on Saturday at NIACC, with the Tritons pulling out the win in five games.

Iowa Central took the region title with a 25-21, 15-25, 25-21, 15-25, 18-16 victory, ending the season for the Eagles.

Kirkwood (33-9) was led by Megan Allmandinger with 18 kills. Heather Poula added 12 and Becca Bell had 10. Bell also finished with five blocks.

Halle Lueck had 51 set assists and 19 digs. Marisa Stark also finished with 19 digs. Nicole Snyder had 18, Kensley Heater 14 and Poula had 11.