| Show Ii Lady Bruins Volleyball Done and Ov Over r rt x By Charles Barnard i Volleyball Beat Writer r The Volleyball team finished finished finished fin fin- up their year with a 25 11 record and an overall National ranking Although the team finished the season with a disappointing loss to the defending National Champions from the College of Southern Idaho the teams team's second season was an overall success The Bruins started the year out with the Utah Valley State College tournament in late August The team finished with an 8 3 3 record at atthe atthe atthe the tournament with the only losses coming to and Ricks who both finished the season nationally ranked At the tournament the team played in inn what would woul be its it's most intense game of the year against The match lasted for five games and went back and fourth until pulled it out right at the d' d v G M t y MS wC vr a r br r i y ar d' d da dw a w kw w x f fAU I i r vv AU t y a d C J Z f s E V r h v S A p Ct C oar aC i r. r kw 4 s. s r N Aw Photo by Charles Barnard The Lady Bruin Volleyball huddles together at the Valley of the Sun tournament t in Phoenix AZ end After traveling to the College of Eastern Utah for a win the Bruins came home to play their home opener against Ricks took revenge for their loss at the tournament by beating Ricks in four games The Bruins next faced as the Eagles invaded the LAC came out victorious as they beat the Bruins in four games The Bruins then rebounded by spiking their hated rivals from Utah Valley then suffered what was perhaps its toughest loss of its short existence American All-American outside hitter Rosa Torres informed the coaches that she would be leaving the team for personal reasons The team tried to regroup and find a new identity for itself as it headed for Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun tournament The team struggled as it finished with only a 6 5 record at the tournament tournament tournament tour tour- but some of the younger players earned valuable experience that they would need in the year to come The Bruins next welcomed CEU to the LAC CEU did not stand much of a chance as the Bruins dominated every aspect of the game They even held the Eagles scoreless in one of the games winning winning win win- winning ning 15 Y 5 5 then went on a four game road trip that first took them south and then north into Idaho The Bruins must have been butter because they were on a r roll ll beating both Snow and Dixie on their home courts They then traveled to Twin Falls to face again Once again the Bruins came up short as they lost in three games The Bruins picked it back up the next day beating Ricks and North Idaho finally came back home and quickly dispensed of both Snow and Dixie This led to the final game of the season against The game would determine who would enter the Regional Tournament with the number one seed from the south Unfortunately the Bruins were demolished by the Wolverines With the regular season over headed into the regional tournament which the Bruins host host- ed The Bruins started strong with a awin awin awin win over the of Treasure Valley but then once again faced those Eagles from They once again came up short against the four time National Champions Outside hitter Jeanette Graves was named to the Region All-Region team with setter Kim Nielsen was named to the Region All-Region second team zany r d J t fi yr x Y Z Spa jl ioa 3 32 r Photo by Charles Barnard Bernard Rosa Torres Jokes with team members before her departure early In the season |
