CSI vs. North Idaho Boxscore
TWIN FALLS - The 8th-ranked College of Southern Idaho volleyball team fell to 5th-ranked North Idaho College 19-25, 25-19, 25-17, 25-16 Saturday in a Scenic West Athletic Conference matchup.
The loss all but guarantees the Golden Eagles a three seed in the Region 18 Tournament, while NIC only needs to sweep CNCC and CEU, the bottom two teams in the conference next week, to win the league and host the tournament.
If standings hold, Salt Lake will enter the tournament as the two seed.
The Golden Eagles came out strong Saturday behind the play of
Keani Passi in game one but couldn't maintain the intensity and fell in the three games.
Passi ended the match with 13 kills and 11 digs. CSI libero finished with 29 digs for the Golden Eagles.
NIC's Yang Yang was solid all night, posting 14 kills, 14 digs and seven blocks.
CSI drops to 17-9 overall and 5-3 in conference play. The Golden Eagles play at Western Wyoming Monday at 6 p.m.
