Salt
Lake Community College’s women’s volleyball team defeated the defending NJCAA
national champions Southern Idaho 3-1 on the Golden Eagles home court to
advance to the NJCAA national tournament in Casper, Wyoming Nov. 17-19. The
Bruins overcame an 11-point deficit in the second set and broke open the doors
for the match resulting in a victory. The win marks the first time the Bruins
took the region 18 championship since 2013 and the first time they've made a
nationals appearance since 2014.
Andrea
Brady was named the Tournament most valuable player with her 22 kills (2.8 per
set) on .237 hitting efficiency and 21 blocks averaging 2.6 blocks per set.
Andrea led her team in the Region 18 Championship game in kills and blocks
contributing to 20 of the teams points.
Aubrie
Steiner racked up 28 kills with a hitting efficiency of .282 and eight blocks
during tournament play. Steiner averaged 3.5 kills per set and one block per
set. Aubrie helped Salt Lake win the Championship with 10 of her 28 tournament
kills.
Olivia
Osborn helped the Bruins win in the region 18 tournament averaging 1.5 kills
per set on .357 hitting and tallying up 11 blocks averaging out to 1.4 blocks
per set. Osborn ended up with 12 kills in the tournament, eight of which came
in the Championship game against CSI.
