Cardinals fall early, bounce back

TACOMA, Wash. — After a setback earlier in the day, the North Idaho College volleyball team bounced back, beating Edmonds 25-23, 25-22 in an elimination match at the Northwest Athletic Conference Championships at the Tacoma Convention Center on Friday.

Hailee Etter and Kayla Neumann had 10 kills each for the Cardinals in a 25-23, 25-22 sweep in the consolation win.

Earlier, NIC lost 25-10, 13-25, 25-19, 25-21 to Linn-Benton in a second-round match.

Neumann had 17 kills and 11 digs, Etter 10 kills, Halle Hess eight kills and seven digs and Haylee Templeton 34 assists for NIC.

NIC (33-7) faces Bellevue (34-10) in a consolation match today at 10 a.m.