NIC VOLLEYBALL: Cardinals fall to former SWAC rivals

TAYLORSVILLE, Utah — The North Idaho College volleyball team lost 25-21, 25-16, 26-24 to Salt Lake, ranked 12th in the NJCAA preseason poll, in the opening match of the Crystal Inn-vitational on Friday on the campus of Salt Lake Community College.

NIC and Salt Lake, former Scenic West Athletic Conference rivals, will meet again next Friday in the Starr Corporation Invitational in Twin Falls, hosted by the College of Southern Idaho.

NIC statistics were not available.

NIC played Snow College later on Friday, losing in four games. Scores from that match were not available.

NIC (3-5) concludes the tournament today against Casper College and Missouri State-West Plains.