SLCC Athletic Update Add Comment    Sep 14, 2011

SLCC Athletic Update

#3 Volleyball finishes pre-season play at Starr Cooperation Tournament

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September 12, 2011

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Games this Week: September 12^th 17^th �

• SLCC Volleyball @ Starr Cooperation Tournament in Twin Falls, Idaho

o�� Friday, September 16^th Yavapai College vs. #3 SLCC������������ ����������� 3:00 pm

o�� Friday, September 16^th North Idaho College vs. #3 SLCC������ ����������� 5:00 pm

o�� Saturday, September 17^th Miami Dade College vs. #3 SLCC ����������� 11:00 am

o�� Saturday, September 17^th Southern Idaho vs. #3 SLCC��������������������� 3:00 pm

o�� Saturday, September 17^th Barton County vs. #3 SLCC����������������������� 5:00 pm

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Last Week Results: Sept 5^th Sept 10^th�

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JCC�������� 24���������� 18���������� 25���������� 29

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Blinn����� 25���������� 19���������� 25���������� 25

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Houston, TX- The Salt Lake Community College Bruin Volleyball team split the final day of the Patriots Day Tournament finishing the weekend 2-2.� The Bruins defeated Jefferson College 3-1 (26-24 25-18 16-25 31-29) but could not stop a hard-hitting Blinn College team losing 1-3 (19-25 25-19 15-25 14-25).� The Bruins are 9-3 overall. ����

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In the first match of the day Salt Lake took the first two sets (26-24 25-18 16-25 31-29) from Jefferson College with ease, however, the final two sets proved to be the toughest.� In the fourth set neither team was willing to give in with SLCC eventually winning 31-29.� Freshmen Maddie Bushman and Leyla Redondo led the Bruins with double-doubles.� Bushman collected 14 kills with 11 digs and two aces while Redondo grabbed 10 kills, 12 digs and 4 block assists.� Betty Van Lith served over a team high five aces and had 42 set assists.� Defensively, sophomores Whitney Ashton had a team high 19 digs and Kellie Turner followed with 17 digs.�

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The final match was SLCCs toughest battling against powerhouse #4 Blinn College.� The Salt Lake defense was never able to gain control of the match with Salt Lake falling three sets to one (19-25 25-19 15-25 14-25). Mayra Ramirez, Kellie Turner and Leyla Redondo all finished with double digit kills.� Ramirez had 11 kills with four block assists and one solo block. ��Turner added 12 kills with eight digs and Redondo had a team high 13 kills.� ��

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The Bruins who are 9-3 overall, will head to Twin Falls, Idaho for the Starr Corporation Invitational on September 16^th-17^th.�

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**Volleyball holds practices each day at Bruin Arena-Lifetime Activities Center from 1:00 pm 4:00 pm**

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Utah College Sports Wire