Leaves weren't the only thing falling in Rangely, Colorado Wednesday night as the 13th ranked women's volleyball team began their second half of SWAC play with a 3-0 sweep over Colorado Northwestern Community College. The Lady Eagles improved to 20-7 on the season and 4-2 in conference play after defeating the Spartans with set scores of 25-6, 25-13, and 25-12.
The offensive attack was led by Alex Trussell with 7 kills followed by Rachel West with an impressive .714% accuracy on 5 kills, adding 4 blocks on the net and 3 aces. Ella Bingham put up a wall of her own with 4 blocks and Kylee Atkinson orchestrated the offense with 12 assists. Setter Camber Dodson had 9 assists of her own including four kills on the offensive attack. Oliwia Suboczewska had 5 digs and 2 kills in the game.
No. 13 Utah State Eastern will return home as they welcome Snow College and the College of Southern Nevada next week inside the BDAC. The Lady Eagles will look to advance from their 3rd place spot in the Scenic West Athletic Conference and remain in the Top 15 in the NJCAA DI polls.