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.
The nationally ranked No. 13 Leopards came back with a vengeance on Friday evening, securing a decisive 3-0 victory over the Cal Lutheran Regals at Frantz Athletic Court.