The Snow College volleyball team dropped three of four games at the UFirst Intermountain Invitational over the weekend. The Badgers were defeated by No. 8 Weatherford College (3-1), No. 3 New Mexico Military Institute (3-0), and No. 9 Trinity Valley Community College (3-0) before recording a win against No. 14 Eastern Arizona College in their last match of the invitational (3-2).
Snow College entered the weekend with a 7-1 overall record in non-conference play after sweeping the Starr Corporation Invitational in 12 sets against four opponents.
The Badgers suffered a 3-1 defeat to Weatherford College. The Badgers kept the sets very close, losing the first two 25-23 and 26-24. The Badgers won the third set 25-23 before dropping the fourth set 25-22.
Snow College suffered back-to-back losses during the second day of the invitational. The first loss came against NMMI, with the Badgers dropping the sets 25-18, 25-14, and 26-24 after rallying to make the last set close.
The second of the back-to-back losses came against TVCC. The Badgers kept the games fairly close with losses of 25-19, 25-23, and 25-20 through the three sets.
Snow College was then victorious over EAC in five sets in the final game of the invitational. The Badgers won the first set 25-18 before dropping the next two 25-10 and 25-14. The Badgers then won a nailbiter fourth set with a victory of 27-25 to push the match into the final set. Snow College then claimed its first win of the invitational 15-13.Â
Kinley Kerbs led Snow College in assists with 102 total across the four-game invitational. Liv Marshall tallied 49 kills over the weekend. Aspen Anderson led the Badgers defensively with 51 digs over the four games.
The Badgers will play their last non-conference matchup against Western Wyoming Community College in a stand-alone game Sept. 18. The match is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. in Rock Springs, Wyoming. For video streaming and live stat information, visit snowbadgers.com.