| Show Lady Bruins Impress at j tJ t By Andy Crow Sports Editor b The Salt Lake Community College College College Col Col- lege Lady Bruins volleyball team showed why they are team to be reckoned with this season with an impressive showing this past weekend weekend weekend week week- end at the Invitational Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball Vol Vol- Tournament The young Bruins led by Sylva and Tanya MacArthur took a little time to get it going but showed flashes of domination in posting a 6 5 tournament record and semifinal berth The Lady Bruins eventually lost to College of Southern Idaho in the semi The opening day of the ment was a bit inauspicious for Salt Lake as they dropped their first four matches on Thursday to fellow SW AC schools Dixie Ricks and Utah Valley The Lady Bruins who were playing in their first meet of the year with a nucleus of just one sophomore Rachel Ariotti and ten freshmen didn't seem rattled the second day of competition as they pounded on North Idaho Chandler AZ Yavapai AZ and Eastern Wyoming Community College With the victories on Friday the Lady Bruins qualified for the championship championship championship cham cham- bracket as the number five seed behind North Idaho Ricks and Southern Idaho The victories on Friday were a sort of showcase for two fine Lady Bruin freshman Sylva and nd Tanya MacArthur Sylva is our best player said Head Coach Tom Peterson But our team is unique this season because of our youth everybody is willing to do w what at it takes to help the team win concluded Peterson When asked to describe his teams team's performance in the tournament tournament ment Coach Peterson said that westill westill we westill still have a long way to go but Im I'm excited about our prospects this year The Lady Bruins continue their preseason play this next weekend atthe atthe at atthe the Invitational tournament Jf q t l-t f j j 1 j Nafy I rr T I I w wk k ho P 4 1 ji f t i t iT i t I of ti j tiro t 1 Ji or 4 4 1 1 1 I v f 7 ft l yN i a. a w t x f c v M Photo by Berlin Begay Sophomore Rachel Ariotti helped the Bruins to a 6 5 record |
