LCSC volleyball team opens FC tournament with sweep

11-9-07

BILLINGS, Mont. – The Lewis-Clark State College women’s volleyball team had little trouble in its opening match at the Frontier Conference Tournament as it disposed of the University of Montana-Western 30-15, 30-12, 30-14 on Friday afternoon. 

The Warriors, 19-5 overall, are the top seed in the tournament after winning the conference’s regular-season title. 

LCSC, ranked No. 20 in the NAIA, jumped out early in each game to roll past the Bulldogs, who finish winless on the season at 0-25. 

“I thought we played very well after we got going,” LCSC coach Jen Greeny said. “We were very crisp in the second and third games. We hit over .500 in those two games. Everything was just clicking for us, which was nice to see.” 

Greeny said she was able to empty her bench early. 

“They were just having a lot of fun out there on the court and that’s what it is all about,” Greeny said. 

The Warriors will resume action Saturday at 10 a.m. Pacific time in the semifinals against No. 5 seed Great Falls, which knocked off No. 4 seed Rocky Mountain, in the opening round on Friday. The LCSC-Great Falls winner will play in the championship match at 7 p.m. Saturday, while the loser will play in the third-place contest at 5 p.m. 

LCSC and Westminster, which finished second in the regular season, both have earned automatic berths into the Region I Tournament, which opens next Thursday in Spokane. 

Because of computer problems at the tournament, statistics of the LCSC match were not available.