LCSC is ranked 8th in regional standings

9-5-07

The Lewis-Clark State College women’s volleyball team is ranked eighth in the Region I standings in the first regular-season NAIA region rankings, which were released this week. 

The Warriors, 2-2 overall after the opening the season in the Concordia University Tournament in Portland, are the fourth team from the Frontier Conference in the rankings. 

Westminster holds down the top spot, followed by Albertson, Great Falls, Southern Oregon, Montana Tech, Concordia, Oregon Institute of Technology, and LCSC. 

The regional rankings are used to determine national rankings. In the national poll, Westminster is No. 8, Albertson is No. 11, and Great Falls is tied for No. 24. 

LCSC resumes play this weekend in the four-team Whitworth Invitational in Spokane. LCSC will meet Willamette at noon, and Whitworth at 6 p.m. on Friday, and then Montana-Western at noon on Saturday. The top two teams in round-robin play will play for the title at 4 p.m. Saturday, while the third-place match will be at 2 p.m.