The Leopards won the first game of the NCAA tournament against Otterbein, 3-1, Thursday morning as they received a bid to the tournament after the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference playoffs.
After suffering a tough loss to No. 6 nationally ranked Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, the Leopards got back in the win column with a beatdown on Redlands, sweeping them 3-0.
The Leopards’ women’s volleyball team secured an opening day victory Friday with a 3-0 sweep of the Southwestern Pirates, who are led by legendary former La Verne coach Don Flora.