The Utah State University Eastern volleyball team played two matches at Scottsdale Community College in Arizona on Friday and Saturday against Glendale CC and host Scottsdale CC.
On Friday, the Lady Eagles went the five-set distance with Glendale before bowing out in the fifth set 15-7. Games were 23-25, 25-21, 25-22, 23-25 and 15-7.
Scottsdale CC was next on Saturday with Eastern dropping the first set 25-21. The Lady Eagles responded in the second with a 25-16 win. Eastern won the third set before Scottsdale responded with a win in the fourth to force a fifth, in which the Lady Eagles were able to eek by Scottsdale with a narrow 15-13 win. Games were 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 and 15-13.
Eastern (4-5, 0-0 Region 18) will travel to Scottsbluff, Neb. this weekend to take part in the Wyo-Braska volleyball tournament. The Lady Eagles will take on Western Nebraska and Williston State on Friday and Sheridan and Casper colleges on Saturday.