Leading the team in kills (332) and posting 92 blocks on the year, Forkner helped the Eagles to a 29-10 record with a No. 11 ranking on the final polls. The Eagles only conference losses came from Iowa Lakes and Iowa Central. Both teams earned a spot in the NJCAA National Tournament, with Iowa Lakes finishing in fifth place. Iowa Central defeated the Eagles in the Region XI finals, and received eleventh place at the national tournament.

ICCAC has announced its 2011 All-Region and All-Conference first and second teams for volleyball as selected by the league's 10 head coaches.

Kirkwood (29-10, 7-2 ICCAC) finished in third within the ICCAC regular season and earned the #3 seed for the NJCAA Region XI tournament. 

Representing Kirkwood on the ICCAC All-Conference teams were Stephani Atwood and JoAnna Forkner both 1^st team, Fr. Libero, Alli Matthias was a 2^nd team selection and Lydia Hahn was Honorable Mention. Atwood, and Forkner were selected to the NJCAA All-Region XI B first team. While Matthias and sophomore setter Lydia Hahn received NJCAA All-Region XI B second team honors. 

The following is a complete list of all-region and all-conference honorees for the 2011 NJCAA Region XI B & ICCAC volleyball season.

NJCAA Region XI, ICCAC VOLLEYBALL POSTSEASON AWARD WINNER HONOREES
First Team All-Region XIB
Alicia                    Moreno                                 OH        ICCC
Stephani              Atwood                                 MB        Kirkwood
JoAnna                Forkner                                OPP       Kirkwood
Taylor                    Kelly                                      MB         ICCC
Jessica                 Lerdal                                   OH        Southeastern
Haley                     Gruhn                                    OH         Clinton                                                                                                                                 

First Team All-Conference
Le                          Mi                                           MB       ILCC
Stephani              Atwood                                 MB         Kirkwood
Kellisha                Harley                                   S            ILCC
Xiao                       Liang                                     OPP        ILCC
JoAnna                 Forkner                                OPP       Kirkwood
Roxanne               Grundmeier                         OH        DMACC
Alicia                     Moreno                                 OH        ICCC
Jessica                 Lerdal                                   OH        Southeastern

Second Team All-Conference

Alli                          Matthias                                L             Kirkwood

November 5, 2011

Making another appearance in the Region XI B Championship match, Kirkwood was unable to repeat as champions, falling to #10 Iowa Central CC, 1-3 (25-21,18-25, 24-26, 20-25). The Tritons win qualifies them for a berth in the NJCAA DII national tournament, improving to 26-2 overall. It is Iowa Central's first trip to the National Tournament since 2006. The NJCAA II National Tournament will be held in Toledo, Ohio, on November 17-19 at Owens Community College. The #11 Eagles fall to 29-10 to end their season

Iowa Central (44-6) had to fight from behind to win its third Region XI title after it dropped opening game 25-21. The Tritons evened the match 1-1 with a 25-18 win in the second game. It looked like it would be Kirkwood which would take the important third match as it led 23-22 late. However, Iowa Central rallied for a 26-24 win and pushed ahead to the title with a 25-20 in the final set.

Stephani Atwood (Sigourney), Jessica McNeece (South East Polk) and JoAnna Forkner (Marion) led the Eagles with 9 kills each, while Brittany Ambler (BCLUW) added eight and 9 digs. Ashtyn Dove notched seven kills to go with five blocks while Haley Smith (West Liberty) pitched in six kills. Defensively, Kirkwood libero Alli Matthias (Wapsie Valley) kept play alive with 23 digs, while along side was defensive specialist Sarah Kirkegaard (CR Kennedy) who had 9 digs.

So. Setters, Lydia Hahn (West Branch) and Haley Broadie (CR Washington) led the Eagle attack with 23 & 14 assists. Broadie also added 8 digs.

Atwood and Forkner were both selected to the Region XI B all-tournament team.