HENDERSON, Nev. - The second-ranked College of Southern Idaho Volleyball team struggled to find any offense Saturday, falling to Glendale 25-18, 25-15, 25-22 but battled back to defeat Colby CC 25-19, 25-16, 25-18 in the College of Southern Nevada Tournament.
The Golden Eagles saw their 10-game win streak snapped by the strong net presense of Glendale. CSI had only one player reach double digits in kills and hit .079 as a team. Shiloh Peleras led the way with 10 kills and just one error in 16 attempts. Glendale outblocked CSI 13.5 to 3. Alycia Wodke led the Golden Eagles defensively with 19 digs.
CSI was a different team against Colby, hitting a .296 and finishing with nine blocks. The Golden Eagles passed better and were able to get the ball to their middles as Ashelyn Jones and Peleras finished with eight kills apiece and only a combined two errors. Jones added five blocks. Marija Djonovic finished the match with 36 assists and 10 digs. Wodke again led CSI defensively with 13 digs.
CSI, 13-4 overall, travels to College of Southern Nevada Thursday and Snow College Saturday to open Scenic West Athletic Conference play.