SBCC will host its annual Quad Tournament on Saturday with women’s volleyball matches at noon and 4 p.m. in the Sports Pavilion.
This year’s four-team field features last year’s state runner-up, Golden West, and Fullerton, the No. 5-ranked team in the preseason, in the Western State Conference vs. Orange Empire battle. At noon, SBCC (1-3) will take on Golden West (4-0) and two-time defending WSC champion Cuesta (4-3) will battle Fullerton (2-2). At 4 p.m., the Vaqueros meet Fullerton and Cuesta will face Golden West.
The cost is $5 for the noon matches or $8 for the entire day.
Golden West (4-0) has won 17 state championships, including 12 in a row from 1993-2004. Rick McLaughlin, the Rustlers’ coach the last two years, is now the men’s coach at UCSB. Golden West finished second in the state last year, losing a one-game final to El Camino.
SBCC, led by Samantha Potter and Chelsey Forrey, roared back from a 2-0 deficit in games last Tuesday to post its first win in a five-game marathon at Santa Monica.
“We’ve played Pierce and Santa Rosa this year and they’re in the same mold as Golden West,” said SBCC coach Ed Gover. “This is a good tournament because it saves on travel and we get two matches for the price of one.”
