Calvin Jensen – USU Eastern Athletics
Photo courtesy of Jeff Barrett
No. 9 Lady Eagles upset the 3rd ranked Bruins of Salt Lake Community College Thursday night snapping a seventeen-game winning streak and giving the Lady Eagles as an all-important victory in Scenic West Athletic Conference standings.
USU Eastern fans outnumbered those of their opponent 2 to 1 inside the Bruin Arena as they cheered on their Lady Eagles who had an impressive night offensively hitting a .232 and only 16 hitting errors collectively on the night. Salt Lake averaged .095 hitting and committed 32 errors as the Lady Eagle’s offense was relentless and created several out of system situations for the Bruins.
Freshman outside hitter Sammy Perry continues to be a dominating force on the team with 14 kills, 6 blocks, 2 aces, and 16 digs against Salt Lake. Middle blocker Kamryn Wiese had a season high 13 kills and led the team with 7 blocks as she added to an amazing collective performance by her team. Close behind was sophomore outside hitter Alyssa Simmons adding 11 kills in the game. Sophomore setters Ashlee McUne and Camber Dodson combined for 39 assists and Emma Ricks had an impressive 27 digs defending the backcourt.
“I just love this team,” said head coach Danielle Jensen. “I’ve never seen them as calm and collected throughout an entire game as I did tonight with an amazing bench cheering them on. Their confidence comes from the work they are putting in during practice and they know if they focus on what they have been working hard for that it will produce results and it did tonight.”
No. 9 USU Eastern (17-7, 6-2) continues on their road trip as they travel to Twin Falls, Idaho taking on an always tough College of Southern Idaho (14-9, 4-3) program. First serve will be Saturday, October 23 at 1PM inside the Heidi Cartisser Gymnasium. Fans are welcome and those unable to attend can watch all conference games live on the Scenic West Digital Network.