Show Bruins rUins win region re Ion or title I e hosts conference tournament Zac Hodge Sports Writer The They Bruin volleyball team traveled to Coeur DAlene Idaho last Thursday and upset the number one ranked Cardinals of North Idaho College in four sets to win the Scenic West Athletic Conference regular season championship w The Th Bruins won the first two sets 20 25 25 The Cardinals took set three 25 was was' able to finish them off with a resounding 25 16 victory This was the second time the Bruins beat NIC when they were ranked number one Earlier this year knocked them off in four sets at home Saturday night the Bruins made the the rough trip to Twin Falls Idaho The College of Southern Idaho Gold Golden n Eagles were Eagles were waiting for already having beat in Salt Lake Much of the same was in the future The Eagles grabbed the four set upset 1225 1225 1225 12 25 25 21 28 26 and 21 This pushed the Bruins into a atie atie atie tie with NIC NICE NIC for the conference championship Because beat NIC twice during conference this gave the Bruins the number one seed and chance to host the conference tournament This This' is old hat for the Bruins They hosted last year having won the conference last year also It didn't however end up pretty for forthe forthe forthe the Bruins in the LAC They were knocked off in the championship game by NIC three sets to one The Bruins will get a chance for redemption this weekend All the games will take place this weekend on the Redwood Road campus Games begin Friday at 1000 am a.m. when the third seed will take on Colorado Northwestern the six seed is yet to pick up a win in conference this year beat them in three sets both meetings The The four seed College Colleg of Eastern Utah will take on the five seed Snow College at 1 00 pm p.m. The season series was split with each team winning on its own home floor NIC will make I its first appearance as the two seed at pm p.m. They will take on the winner of the and NIC is undefeated against both of these schools in conference The Friday night finale will be when takes on the winner of the CEU and SNOW V game at pm Sf C is undefeated against both of these teams this year How However ver Snow pushed them to the five set limit a couple weekends ago in Ephraim The winners of the pm p.m. game and 7 pm p.m. game will play Saturday at 1 00 pm p.m. for forthe forthe forthe the championship All games will take place at the Lifetime Activates Center on the Redwood Road campus It is six dollars for all spectators The Bruins come into the tournament ranked fourth fourth in the country They also sport a record of 25 wins and seven losses sN n a Photos by Desarae Lee Shelbi supported by her teammates prepares to hit the ball at Saturdays Saturday's Oct 17 game |