The Snow College Volleyball team suffered four losses at the Canyon View Intermountain Invite last weekend. The Badgers faced two top-10 teams, including the No. 1-ranked team in the NJCAA Division I Volleyball Rankings.
The Badgers are coming off the Starr Corporation Invitational, where they took two of their three games, including a 3-1 win over Eastern Wyoming College.
The Badgers opened up the invite against No. 10 Trinity Valley Community College, where they suffered a sweep at the hands of the Cardinals. The Badgers lost the first set 25-14, then made the second and third sets close but couldn't close them out, losing 25-23 and 25-21.
Snow College ended the first day in a rematch against EWC. The Badgers lost the first two sets 25-21 and 25-14 before coming back and winning the third set 25-19. Ultimately, the Badgers weren't able to keep the momentum and lost a close fourth set 25-22, falling to the Lancers 3-1.
The Badgers opened up day two against Missouri State University-West Plains, where they suffered their second sweep of the invite. They lost the first two sets, both by a score of 25-19, and lost the final set by a score of 25-20.
The Badgers closed out the event against No. 1 Miami Dade College, which dropped its first game of the year against Salt Lake Community College 3-2. The Badgers started strong against the Sharks, taking the first set 25-18, but began to fall behind, losing a close second set 25-22. They then lost the third set 25-14 and the final set 25-21, falling to MDC 3-1.
Cloee Leslie led Snow College with 24 kills, with
Aleah McDaniel close behind with 18 kills of her own. Ema Tompson led the Badgers with assists with 106 over the four games played.
Avery Fowler led the Badgers in digs with 41.
Snow College will open Scenic West Athletic Conference play against SLCC in Taylorsville Sept. 26 at 6:00 p.m. The Bruins are ranked No. 6 after beating No. 1 MDC 3-2 last weekend.
The Badgers will then continue their road trip the next day, Sept. 27, in Rangley, Colorado, to take on Colorado Northwestern Community College at 1:00 p.m. The Badgers are 32-0 against the Spartans all-time, including a pair of 3-0 wins last year. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.