Faced with a match in a tough road environment, the Laramie County Community College volleyball team came back after dropping the first set and emerged victorious against Western Wyoming Community College (11-25, 25-22, 25-16, and 25-20) Saturday in a Region IX North match.  

The girls stuck together after the first set, maintained their discipline and never gave up in route to taking the next three sets. The Golden Eagles minimized errors and executed well on defense with a total of 46 digs in the match.

LCCC used the dynamic duo of Kyra Brandt (Amsterdam, Netherlands) and Makenzie DiGesualdo (Frederick, Colorado) as setters as they combined for 37 assists feeding the front row. Brandt finished the match with 23 assists, while DiGesualdo had 14.

Preston Lienemann (Loveland, Colorado) led the team with 17 kills. Kiley Ridgway (Riverton, Wyoming) finished with eight. Tori Passarelli (Littleton, Colorado) led the team with 12 digs and teammate Carlee Morrison (Gypsum, Colorado) chipped in with 10 digs. Ridgway, Sara Gabriel (Laramie, Wyoming) and Elizabeth Clark (Sandy, Utah) each recorded a block. Clark led the squad with eight block assists.

With the victory, the Golden Eagles improve to 21-6 and 7-1 in Region IX North play, which puts them in a tie for first. Up next for LCCC is a non-region matchup with Colorado Christian University JV on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the LCCC Gymnasium.