The La Verne women’s volleyball team opened their season with a three game winning sweep at the annual Pacific Coast Classic at Frantz Athletic Court over the weekend.
The incredible Leopards’ volleyball season ended Wednesday night in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship Quarterfinals, where the Leopards fell in four sets to No. 1 seed and two-time defending national champions Juniata.
In a packed gym in the SuperTents, Kaitlyn Patterson crouches low, her eyes scanning the opposing team’s hitters. As a libero—a defensive specialist in volleyball—Patterson is the team’s anchor, diving for digs and turning impossible saves into opportunities.
Volleyball made a historic run in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, clinching its first-ever tournament title with a 3-0 sweep over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday evening.
The No. 15-ranked La Verne volleyball team posted a dominant 3-0 sweep over the Occidental Tigers on Tuesday at Frantz Athletic Court, marking their 13th sweep of the season and strengthening their second-place standing in SCIAC.