Another tournament championship for the Western Nebraska Community College volleyball team and this one is even sweeter after winning the Central Invite in Columbus, Neb..The Cougars earned the title with four victories on Saturday, including a huge sweep of No. 1 ranked and defending national champions Iowa Western Community College 30-28, 30-24. In fact, the Cougars never dropped a game in the game in seven matches in the tournament.
WNCC won all four of their pool play matches, claiming wins Friday over Cloud County, Central Community College-Columbus, and Iowa Central, and then wrapping up pool play Saturday by disposing of Butler County Community College 30-16, 30-16.
The Cougars then opened bracket play with a 30-6, 30-16 win over Laramie County Community College followed by a 30-18, 30-11 win over Northeastern Junior College in the semi-finals to set up a rematch of last year's national championship match.
In the contest against Laramie County, Nayka Benitez finished with 13 digs, Fatima Balza had nine kills and five blocks, Chelsea Lyles had 8 kills and two blocks, Daphine da Silva had 17 points, and Soriana Pacheco had 22 set assists and four kills.
The Cougars, now 19-1 will return to action Tuesday when they travel to Casper College before competing in their fourth tournament on Friday and Saturday in Sterling, Colo.
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