Lyla Stuurmans (left), here reuniting with former CHS teammate Mia Farris, played strongly Saturday. (Susan Farris photo)
Her college spike career lives another day.
After splitting a pair of matches Saturday at the Northwest Athletic Conference regionals in Longview, Coupeville grad Lyla Stuurmans and the Skagit Valley College women’s volleyball team are still in play for a spot in the Elite Eight.
To get there the Cardinals will have to beat either Lower Columbia College or Columbia Basin Sunday, in a loser-out rumble.
If Stuurmans and Co. advance, they’ll head to Pasco November 20-22, where eight NWAC teams will vie to be crowned as champs.
SVC opened regional play Saturday by sweeping Columbia Basin 25-20, 25-21, 27-25, before falling to Lane 25-22, 25-22, 16-25, 25-22 in the nightcap.
The split leaves the Cardinals at 16-11 heading into Sunday’s matchup.
Stuurmans, a former Coupeville High School Athlete of the Year winner, is a sophomore at Skagit and was back in action after missing the regular season finale thanks to a rolled ankle.
The former Wolf ace was in fine form Saturday, racking up 12 kills, 18 digs, four service aces, three solo blocks, two block assists, an assist, and 20 points across the two matches.
She was launching lasers from the line, serving for the win in all three sets of the opening bout with Columbia Basin.
On the season Stuurmans has 162 kills, 13 assists, 26 aces, 245 digs, 11 solo blocks, 40 block assists, and 219 points.
