Box Score SLCC Volleyball Completes Unbeaten Conference Season, Sweeps USU-Eastern
Bruins to host Region 18 Volleyball Championships as No. 1 overall seed
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Final |
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SLCC |
25 |
25 |
29 |
X |
X |
3 |
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USU-E |
12 |
14 |
27 |
X |
X |
0 |
PRICE, UT—The
No. 7-ranked SLCC Volleyball team (22-6, 10-0 SWAC) completed a perfect
10-0 season in Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) play with a road victory over in-state opponent USU-Eastern (USU-E) (6-19, 2-8 SWAC) on Saturday.
The Bruins swept the Golden Eagles
3-0 by scores of 25-12, 25-14 and 29-27 and the victory marks the fifth consecutive win for SLCC. The unbeaten SWAC season for SLCC is the first for the program since 2007.
As outright SWAC champions, SLCC will host the upcoming Region 18 Volleyball Championships (Nov. 8-9) as the
No. 1 overall seed. The tournament will take place at Bruin Arena on the SLCC Taylorsville Redwood Campus and follows a single-elimination format. The seeding for the Region 18 Championships are listed below:
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Seed |
(Natn'l Rank) Team |
Record (SWAC) |
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No. 1 |
No. 7 SLCC |
22-6 (10-0) |
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No. 2 |
No. 8 College of Southern Idaho |
20-9 (7-3) |
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No. 3 |
No. 16 North Idaho College |
14-9 (6-4) |
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No. 4 |
No. 15 Snow College |
17-9 (5-5) |
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No. 5 |
USU-Eastern |
6-19 (2-8) |
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No. 6 |
Colorado Northwestern CC |
3-26 (0-10) |
The two teams that advance and meet in the Region 18 Championship Game will earn automatic bids to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Tournament (Nov. 21-22) in Casper, WY.
Stats vs. USU-E: Bruin sophomore outside hitter
Bailee Kendall turned in 15 kills and the North Sanpete High School graduate hit for a .458 attacking percentage. Sophomore middle hitter
Jillian Campbell (Murray, UT) had 12 kills and hit .500 for the contest and sophomore setter
Baylie Henrie (Kaysville, UT) finished with 39 assists. Freshman outside hitter
Carol Grasso (Sao Paulo, Brazil) added 13 kills in the winning effort.
Head Coach
Sue Dulaney and the Bruins will have a first round bye in Region 18 Tournament action and will face the winner of the
No. 4 seed Snow College vs.
No. 5 seed USU-Eastern contest in round two of the tournament on Nov. 8 at Bruin Arena. SLCC needs just one tournament win to earn a trip to NJCAA Nationals.
A full Region 18 Tournament bracket will be released on Monday. For more on the Region 18 Volleyball Championships, go to:
www.scenicwestsports.com.
SLCC Volleyball contact:
Sue Dulaney at (801) 957-4764 or
Sue.Dulaney@slcc.edu.
