Red Raven Volleyball Loses in NJCAA National Quarterfinal Round to Catawba Valley 0-3

Red Raven Volleyball Loses in NJCAA National Quarterfinal Round to Catawba Valley 0-3

The Coffeyville Community College Red Raven volleyball team battled hard but fell to Catawba Valley 0-3 (25-27, 20-25, 27-29) in the NJCAA National Volleyball Div II Quarterfinal Round.

The Red Ravens played extremely hard and competitive in the first set but were not able to capitalize and lost a close one 25-27.

The second set saw the Red Ravens seem to relax and let the Red Hawks of Catawba Valley build a 19-10 advantage.  The hole the Red Ravens built at the beginning of the set was too big and Catawba went on to win the set 25-20.

With their backs to the wall, the Red Ravens came out gave it all they had in the third set.  However, in the end it was Catawba Valley getting the 29-27 win in the third set and the 3-0 match victory.

The #5 Red Ravens are not out of the tournament, up next will be a match against the #9 seeded Scottsdale Community College Artichokes on Friday, November 18th at 1:30 pm CT.  If the Red Ravens win their 1:30 match against Scottsdale, the Red Ravens will then play for the NJCAA 5th place trophy at noon on Saturday, November 19th.