WNCC volleyball hosts Laramie County in regular season home finale

The Western Nebraska Community College will be action Tuesday, Oct. 16 in its regular season home finale against Laramie County Community College.

Tuesday’s contest will have plenty of festivities as it will be Parent’s Day, Sophomore Night and also Girl Scout Night.

The Cougar women, 42-2 on the season after suffering their second defeat of the year this past weekend, will be looking to start a new win streak against the Golden Eagles.

Last weekend, the Cougars finished third at the Seward County Invite in Liberal, Kan. After defeating No. 14 Hutchinson Community College and No. 9 Barton County Community College on Friday, the Cougars fell to No. 7 Frank Phillips College 30-27, 28-30, 15-12. WNCC rebounded with a 30-17, 33-31 win over Arizona Western for third place. Frank Phillips went on to win the tournament with a 30-15, 30-24 win over Northeastern Junior College.

After Tuesday’s contest, the Cougars will have four regular season games remaining – all sub-region contests. WNCC will face Trinidad State on the road on Friday followed by contests against Otero Junior College and Lamar Community College on Saturday.

WNCC finishes the regular season Oct. 24 when they travel to Sterling, Colo., to face No. 17 ranked Northeastern Junior College. The Region IX tournament is slated for Nov. 1-3 in Trinidad, Colo.