Show Bruins volleyball national tourney Marco Villano Sports Editor The Bruins volleyball team headed out to Council Bluffs Iowa early yesterday morning for the National Tournament The Bruins hold the number one ranking for the tournament for the first time in school history and are looking to bring home their first National Title Right now no our ranking doesn't mean anything said Bruins player Megan Metcalf In my mind were we're not ranked cause cause we could get knocked out in round one and the best we place in ninth The Bruins face off ofT against Northwest Shoals CC in the first round of the tournament finished their season 9 35 and were the Region champions If the Bruins beat they will play the winner of the vs Blinn College match has won five national championships in the last 10 years but Salt Lake went undefeated against them this season I would like to play since weve we've beat them this season said Bruins player Samantha Richard The fact that they're a rival always makes it dangerous because no matter how good or how bad or whatever theres there's something valuable at stake said Head Coach Shay Goulding The Bruins had an unbelievable season They finished with 41 wins one loss and are currently on a 27 match win streak I expected this team to be good and I expected this team to be a team that I 1 could take to the national tournament and have a really good chance of doing well said Goulding But ButI I didn't expect us to be 41 1 I at this poi point t I 1 figured we have a few more bumps in inthe inthe inthe the road With the Bruins performing so well this year a lot of players were selected to the volleyball region all-region team Michaela was named player of the year in the S She finished the season with an average of assists per game Cintha Silva and Morgan Lloyd had first team all- all region honors and Talita Santos and Samantha Richards were second team all As the Bruins led the in Assists 1405 pg hitting percentage kills 1457 and aces Coach Goulding was awarded coach of the year for the second straight year Our strengths have been the maturity Most of the team was here last year They've been to the national nation l championship before and they know what it takes to get there said Goulding Even when weve we've been down a couple of points or a game they've had this kind of winner mentality All of the Bruins games will have live updates posted online Their first game will be played Nov 15 at 1 I pm p.m. I If f they win their second game will be later that day at at pm p.m. There will also be a wrap-up wrap available two hours after each match |