North Idaho College fell to Utah State-Eastern in four sets during a Scenic West Athletic Conference match on October 9 at the Bunnell-Dmitrich Athletic Center in Price, Utah.
The match resulted in scores of 25-17, 25-17, 26-28, and 27-25 in favor of Utah State-Eastern.
Brynlie Cornia, a freshman from Nibley, Utah, recorded 14 kills and eight digs for North Idaho College. Other players for NIC included Camryn Farrar, who had seven kills and 11 digs; Zoe Galbreath, who recorded 17 assists and 12 digs; and Mikayla Esquivel, who had nine kills. NIC holds a record of 18-7 and 4-3 in the SWAC.
For Utah State-Eastern, Sela Christiansen contributed 13 kills. The team has a record of 12-10 and 5-2.
NIC coach Drew Pascua stated that the offense struggled with decision-making and hesitation during the first two sets. He noted that the team improved and used hard-nosed defense to force a potential fifth set, but missed opportunities at the end of the fourth set.
The two teams were scheduled to meet again in Price on October 10.
