Anastasia Tuifia 2-26-2021
Taylor Munroe

Women's Volleyball Jon Oglesby, SLCC Athletics

No. 14 SLCC Volleyball ends season in Region 18 semifinals

Box Score TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (April 2, 2021) – The No. 14 Salt Lake Community College volleyball team saw its season end Friday in a Region 18 tournament semifinal loss to No. 4 USU Eastern.
 
The Bruins dropped a tight 3-2 match to USU Eastern, who advances to play in Saturday's Region 18 final by set scores of 27-29, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 20-15. With the loss, Salt Lake will end the season with an overall mark of 12-8.

"Tonight was a heartbreaking loss," said SLCC interim coach Shay Goulding-Meurer. "Our team played phenomenally well."
 
In a match that went back-and-forth, Rachael Warren led SLCC with six blocks and eight kills. Sammi Johnston posted 10 kills and 18 digs, while Kennadee Christensen and Gwen Russell finished with 9 kills apiece. Hikialani Kaohelaulii posted a team-high 41 digs.

The All-Region 18 volleyball team will be announced in the coming days. 
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Players Mentioned

Sammi Johnston

#7 Sammi Johnston

OH
5' 11"
Sophomore
Hikialani Kaohelaulii

#12 Hikialani Kaohelaulii

Lib
5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Gwen Russell

#3 Gwen Russell

OH/RS
6' 0"
Sophomore
Rachael Warren

#13 Rachael Warren

MB
6' 2"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sammi Johnston

#7 Sammi Johnston

5' 11"
Sophomore
OH
Hikialani Kaohelaulii

#12 Hikialani Kaohelaulii

5' 8"
Redshirt Freshman
Lib
Gwen Russell

#3 Gwen Russell

6' 0"
Sophomore
OH/RS
Rachael Warren

#13 Rachael Warren

6' 2"
Sophomore
MB