The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team was awarded for their 5-0 mark last week, including a win over previously No. 2 Iowa Western Community College, in the NJCAA volleyball national poll.
The Cougars vault four spots into the top five to No. 3, right behind No. 1 Miami Dade College and No. 2 Salt Lake Community College. Iowa Western, who was undefeated before last week, dropped from No. 2 to No. 12 in this week’s poll after losses to WNCC, Northeastern Junior College and New Mexico Military.
The competition doesn’t get any easier for the Cougars this weekend as they are set to co-host the Wyo-Braska Shootout Thursday through Saturday with matches at Cougar Palace and Eastern Wyoming College. The Cougars, 13-2 after a sweep of Casper College on Tuesday, will face four ranked teams in their seven matches of the Invitational.
The Cougars open the Shootout Thursday at noon against Air Force Prep followed by a match-up with Sheridan College at 4 p.m. WNCC finishes day one with an 8 p.m. contest against No. 19 Seward County Community College.
The schedule picks up in intensity on Friday and Saturday for the Cougars. Friday’s slate has WNCC facing No. 9 Laramie County Community College at noon, followed by Yavapai College out of Prescott, Ariz., at 4 p.m. Yavapai received honorable mention votes this week in the national poll.
WNCC will finish day two with an encounter with Northwest (Wyo.) College at 8 p.m. That contest pits former Cougar teammates coaching each other as Northwest coach Flavia Siqueira and WNCC coach Giovana Melo played together on the 2001 WNCC team.
WNCC will finish the Shootout on Saturday as they face No. 6 Western Wyoming Community College. The Cougars topped the Mustangs earlier this year in four sets at the Salt Lake invite, and then the Mustangs came back to top No. 1 College of Southern Idaho in straight sets.
Eastern Wyoming College will also have seven matches in the Shootout. The Lancers will open the Shootout Thursday at noon against McCook Community College followed by Air Force Prep at 4 p.m. and Northeastern Junior College at 8 p.m.
Friday’s schedule has the Lancers facing Trinidad State Junior College at noon, Lamar Community College at 6 p.m., and Yavapai College at 8 p.m. EWC will finish the shootout off Saturday against Dodge City Community College at noon.
WNCC’s 4 p.m. matches on Thursday and Friday can be heard on the Internet at kozy1013.com, while the 8 p.m. matches and Saturday’s noon contest can be heard on the FM dial as well as the web.
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