Friday, August 24, 2007

Cougar volleyball team claims two wins Friday in South Sub-region tourney



Friday's results of the South Sub-region tournament, which is being played at WNCC's Cougar Palace.

The first game of the night saw McCook Community College defeat Lamar Community 2-1 by scores of 30-16, 29-31, 15-8. The other first-round game was just as close as Otero Junior College took game three to earn the win 30-23, 28-30, 15-8.

The second matches of the day saw WNCC earn a straight-game win over McCook Community College 30-9, 30-14, 15-9. WNCC was led by Soriana Pacheco's seven kills, seven points and 20 set assists. Jennifer Eichler and Aidi Bauza each had six kills, while Stacie Meisner and Nayka Benitez each had eight points. The other second game saw Northeastern Colorado come back to earn a three-game win over Trinidad State Junior College 22-33, 30-16, 16-14 on a Thais Hollerback kill to end the match.

The final matches of the night saw WNCC sweep Lamar Community College 30-4, 30-9, 15-7, while NJC defeated Otero Junior College 30-22, 30-18, 15-8. In the WNCC match, the Cougars jumped out to a 12-0 lead in the first game behind 12-straight points, including three aces, from Meisner. Benitez followed with five service points and two aces. Pacheco pushed the lead to 27-2 with eight service points and three aces. Chelsea Lyles and Fatiba Balza each had six kills. Lyles also had three blocks, while Balza had seven points and three aces. Meisner finished with 16 points and four aces, followed by Pacheco with 14 points and five aces. The team, as a whole, registered 18 aces in the match.

Action continues Saturday with matches starting at 9:30 a.m. with the final match, between WNCC and NJC, starting at 2:45 p.m.

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