LA VERNE, CA — The University of La Verne volleyball team is set for the SCIAC Tournament First Round. The No. 4 seed Leopards will host No. 5 Chapman University Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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The Leopards (13-10, 8-6 SCIAC) return to the SCIAC Tournament for the fifth year in a row and are battling to head to their fourth-straight SCIAC title match. La Verne is led by returning All-Americans
Lauren Gott and
Zacky Coaston. Gott leads the Leopards with 248 kills this season and is seventh in program history with 1,191 career kills. Coaston paces the Leopards defensively with 115 total blocks. The senior is already La Verne's all-time block leader with 538 blocks,
The Panthers (12-12, 7-6 SCIAC) are led by SCIAC sophomore Ava Bradbury, who set Chapman's single-season blocks record with 88 and boasts 214 career blocks. Freshman middle blocker Sasha Pugh leads Chapman and the SCIAC with 350 kills and 3.89 kills per set.
The two squads split their matches this season. La Verne defeated Chapman in four sets at home on September 29, and the Pathers won 3-2 in Orange on October 27.
Tuesday night's winner will travel to top-seed Cal Lutheran Thursday at 7 p.m. No. 2 seed Whittier hosts No. 3 seed Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Thursday night in the other semifinal matchup.
