TRINIDAD, Colo. -- The Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team used a balanced offensive attack in rolling over Trinidad State Junior College in straight sets 25-10, 25-14, 25-14 in a sub-region match in Trinidad, Colo. Saturday afternoon.
The 4th=ranked Cougars, finished the southern Colorado road swing with three straight wins to go to 6-0 in the sub-region and 31-3 overall. It was the Cougar's 12th straight win since falling to Western Wyoming Community College on Sept. 25.
Scottsbluff graduate Mackenzie Westphal had one of her best hitting performances of the season against the Trojans with eight kills. Westphal said they dominated the Trojans from start to finish.
"We have been working hard from starting strong from the beginning and not coming out from a slow start," she said. "We did that really well today. We had a pretty good lead from the very beginning of the game and kept the momentum up the entire match."
The Cougars, who went four sets against Lamar Community College on Friday, left little doubt who was going to win on Saturday, rolling to a 25-10 first set win. The key to the victory was eliminating those long rallies and get the point quickly.
"i thought we played really good today. We put the energy up the entire game and never let down. We had really quick side outs, which was very important in our win."
Westphal and Ariel Austin each had eight kills, while Tania Torres led the team with 12 kills and eight blocks. Tori Bozzo also stepped up with strong net play, finishing with four blocks.
Also for the Cougars, Debora Araujo had 10 digs, one ace and five points; Kuulei Kabalis had eight digs, three aces and eight points; Fernanda Goncalves had nine set assists; and Sierra Schmidt had 11 set assists.
WNCC has two sub-region contests, both with Northeastern Junior College. The Cougars and Plainswomen rolled over their sub-region competition so far this season as the Plainswomen have not dropped a set against the other south sub-region teams, while WNCC dropped a two sets to Lamar Community College.
The two teams will face each other Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Sterling, Colo. Westphal said they will have to come ready to play.
"We definitely will need to come out from the very beginning because they are a good team," she said. "It is a big rivalry and it will be a fun match, which it always is. We definitely have to come out strong with a lot of momentum because it is in their house. We will have to do the basics well like pass, serve and put the ball away."
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