| Show r J Bruin Start Second Season with Tournament Bruins ruins Volleyball Record 4 10 Aug 30 28 Tournament 8 3 Lost to 3 to 2 in semi finals Sept 4 at College of Eastern Utah Won 15 10 15 12 8 15 15 12 Sept 12 vs Ricks College Won 15 11 15 15 10 0 8 15 2 15 Sept 13 vs Lost 8 15 8 1515 15 10 15 4 15 Sept 19 vs Sept 27 25 Valley of the Sun Tournament Phoenix AZ Oct 3 vs College of Eastern Utah Oct 10 at Snow College Oct 11 at Dixie College Oct 17 at Oct 18 at Ricks North Idaho Oct 24 vs Snow Oct 25 vs Dixie Nov 5 at By Charles Barnard Staff Writer The Women's Volleyball teams team's season began with an 8 3 record and an appearance in the semifinals semi semi- finals at the tournament The tournament held on August 28 through 30 was a vast improvement improve improve- ment over last years year's start Last year they came home with a 9 2 record to start their inaugural year The Lady Bruins played tough throughout the tournament but lost to the defending National Champions from the College of Southern Idaho in five sets The final score was 15 10 15 7 15 1515 15 10 15 5 1515 15 The first half of the tournament was round-robin round play and was only played best out of three games The Bruins started off quick going undefeated undefeated undefeated unde unde- in the first day of play with wins over Dixie North Idaho and The second day started like their first with a victory over Sheridan College Then they ran into the number number number num num- ber one ranked came out a took the first game from the team that has not lost a match in four years But showed why it was ranked number one and came back to win the next two games and the match After struggling to a win against Treasure Valley the Lady Bruins ran into the surprise in the tournament Ricks The Vikings came into the match still undefeated They beat the Bruins in three games The Bruins bounced back with a awin awin awin win in their next game and entered the final day of play with the third seed The final day of the tournament changed from a round-robin round format to toa toa toa a more traditional 5 game single elimination elimination elimination elim elim- tournament For there first game the Bruins earned a rematch with the Dixie who they beat the first day of play beat the Rebels in three games before their face of with in the semi final round Jira M MI I Y f i w sFa 7 t 3 A f 4 4 t V Photo by Charles Barnard The team huddles up before a recent game |
