The Snow College women's volleyball team split its matches against North Idaho College over the weekend, falling 3-2 Friday before bouncing back with a 3-1 win Saturday. The Badgers now hold a 5-5 record in Scenic West Athletic Conference play, remaining tied with the Cardinals for fourth in the conference standings.
Friday, the Badgers dropped the opening set 25-19 before responding with consecutive set wins, 25-8 and 25-21. However, NIC rallied to take the fourth set 25-22 and the fifth 15-12.
Snow College recorded 56 kills, nine blocks and 84 digs. Aleah McDaniel led the Badgers with 15 kills, followed by Hallie Layton with 12. McDaniel also led in digs with 19, followed by Britani Stone with 16. Madelyn Neibaur and Marli Vaea led in blocks with four each, while Lily Grant recorded a team-high 42 assists.
The Badgers returned to action Saturday, taking the first two sets 25-14 and 25-20. After dropping the third set 25-23, Snow College responded with a 25-21 win in the fourth to secure the 3-1 match victory.
Snow College established control early in the opening set, building an 8-1 lead before extending the advantage from 12-7 to 16-7. Snow College continued to build its lead and closed out the set with four consecutive points to win 25-14.
In the second set, the Badgers built an early 6-2 advantage before the Cardinals evened the score at 11. The teams remained close, with NIC trailing by one at 19-18. Snow College then scored six of the next eight points to take the set 25-20.
In the third set, the Badgers trailed 11-8. The Badgers fought back to take a 13-12 advantage, but the Cardinals regained the lead. Snow College tied the set at 23 before NIC claimed the final two points to win 25-23.
Snow College responded in the fourth set, using an eight-point run to build a 9-4 lead before extending the advantage to 14-7 with five consecutive points. Despite a late Cardinals push that brought the score to 22-19, the Badgers held on to close out the set 25-21 and secure the match victory.
The Badgers recorded 44 kills, 10 blocks and 64 digs. McDaniel led Snow College with 12 kills, followed by Emily Kenison with 10. Britani Stone recorded a team-high 17 digs, while McDaniel and Grant added 12 each. Kenison and Vaea led in blocks with four apiece, and Grant paced the Badgers with 23 assists.Â
The Badgers look to close out conference play at home against Truckee Meadows Community College. Snow College will face the Lizards Friday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31, at noon. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.Â
