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Volleyball aims for RMAC tournament

u By Kamryn Kozisek

Staff Editor

The CSC volleyball team has set their sights on making it to the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) tournament, this season, despite being listed 14th in the RMAC preseason polls.

“As a team, this season we have a goal to solidify a competitive spot in the RMAC,” Micaiah Vrbka, Senior of Brainard said. “Personally, I believe this goal is very achievable. We have a lot of very talented athletes that are both new to the program and returning that are dedicated to the team and its success.”

The group is led by Team Captain Rylee Greiman, junior of Windsor, Colorado.

“This team is capable of a lot of amazing things,” Greiman said. “But the first step to achieving them is believing in ourselves. I hope that we continue to build our confidence and hold ourselves to high standards.”

The Eagles recently recruited eight members.

“We have some solid returners who bring leadership and experience to our program this fall,” Head Coach Jennifer Stadler said. “We also brought 8 new faces who added a lot of depth to our roster. That depth has made practices really competitive.”

The team began practicing earlier this fall in preparation for the upcoming season.

“The girls have come in each day and worked hard to continue making strides in a positive direction,” Ashton Burditt, assistant coach said. “The incoming players have been added to our roster have helped our returners compete to get better.”

CSC volleyball will play their first games this weekend, Aug. 26 and 27, at the Montana State University- Billings tournament. They will host a tournament Sept. 2 and 3 in the Chicoine Center.

CSC will play against Minot State, Montana State University-Billings and Sioux falls during the tournament.

2022 RMAC VOLLEYBALL PRE-SEASON POLLS

1. MSU Denver 2. Colorado Mesa 3. Colorado Mines 4. Regis 5. CSU Pueblo 6. Colorado Christian 7. Adams State 8. UCCS T9. South Dakota Mines T9. Western Colorado T11. Fort Lewis T11. New Mexico Highlands 13. Black Hills State 14. CHADRON STATE 15. Westminster

Archive Photo Aiyana Fujiyama, sophomore of Wahiawa, Hawaii passes the ball during a match against Colorado State University-Pueblo in the Chicoine Center, Nov. 1, 2021.