Sports
TC, UMHB seek to extend seasons
Published: November 2, 2001
The Temple College and University of Mary Hardin-Baylor volleyball teams enter their most important weekend of the season in different situations.TC's Leopards go into the NJCAA Region V Tournament in Vernon seeded second in the eight-team event. They've beaten their first-round opponent four times, they defeated the tourney's top seed eight days ago, and they're injury-free.UMHB's Crusaders, meanwhile, go into the American Southwest Conference Tournament in Marshall as the underdogs in the four-team field. They have to play ASC East Division champion East Texas Baptist on the Tigers' home court in the opening round, they're a combined 0-4 against the tourney's other three teams, and they've been banged up.For all of their differences, however, TC and UMHB share a common goal: win and advance.Coach Charles Watts' Leopards (29-11), who finished second to Hill in the Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference, will play Collin County in a quarterfinal match at 2 p.m. today at Vernon College.The winner will battle the Frank Phillips-Cisco winner in a semifinal at noon Saturday, and the championship match is set for 6 p.m. that day. Only the champion of the single-elimination event will move on to the NJCAA National Tournament Nov. 19-21 in West Plains, Mo. by Greg Wille