The No. 14 Snow College women's volleyball team concluded non-conference play at the Bruin Bash Sept. 11-12, going 3-1 at the tournament. With the results, the Badgers improve to 10-5 overall entering Scenic West Athletic Conference play.
Snow College opened tournament play with a 3-1 victory over Eastern Wyoming College. The Badgers won the first set 25-13 before falling 25-21 in the second. Snow College responded by winning the third set 25-20 and closed the match with a 25-15 fourth-set victory. The Badgers recorded 47 kills, 56 digs and four blocks.
The Badgers then defeated No. 8 Trinity Valley Community College, 3-0. The Cardinals entered the weekend on a 10-match winning streak before falling to College of Southern Idaho in their match prior to facing Snow College.The victory marked Snow College's first win over TVCC in program history after falling in the teams' previous three meetings. Snow College won 25-21, 25-20 and 26-24, recording 38 kills, 58 digs and 10 blocks.
Snow College faced No. 1 Miami Dade College in its third match of the tournament, falling 3-0. The Badgers dropped the sets 25-11, 25-16 and 25-13, recording 21 kills, 27 digs and five blocks.
The Badgers closed tournament play with a 3-2 victory over Odessa College. The Badgers fell 25-14 in the opening set before responding with a 25-23 victory in the second. The Wranglers took the third set 25-23, but Snow College answered with a 25-21 fourth-set win before claiming the fifth set 16-14. The Badgers recorded 56 kills, 81 digs and 11 blocks in the match.
Throughout the tournament, Aleah McDaniel led the Badgers with 48 kills, followed by Hallie Layton with 36. Britani Stone recorded 44 digs, while Lily Grant led Snow College with 97 assists. Sydney Short added 33 assists.
Emily Kenison recorded a tournament-high nine blocks against Odessa, finishing the weekend with 17 total blocks. Marli Vaea added eight blocks against the Wranglers, while Madelyn Neibaur recorded six blocks against TVCC.
The Badgers will open SWAC play Thursday, hosting Salt Lake Community College at 6 p.m. inside the Horne Activity Center in Ephraim, Utah. Snow College will host the Bruins again Friday, at 12 p.m. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.
