VOLLEYBALL TEAM CONTINUES HOT PLAY

The volleyball team continued its solid play last week, winning two of its three matches. The T-Ducks began the week with a 25-22, 25-16, 25-6 MAC victory over Cedar Valley College to improve to 4-1 in conference action.

Richland followed up its league win with a 25-5, 25-8, 25-9 win over Southwestern Adventist before falling in four sets, 14 – 25 , 25 – 15 , 20 – 25 , 25 – 27, to NJCAA Division I Tyler Junior College.

The T-Ducks look to improve on their conference record with two road matches this week, starting with a 7 p.m. date tonight against Eastfield College. Richland also travels to play Mountain View College at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15.

MEN’S SOCCER TEAM WIN’S FIFTH STRAIGHT; FORMER PLAYER NAMED HEAD WOMEN’S SOCCER COACH AT LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY

Since losing to Tyler Junior College on Sept. 19, the men’s soccer team has won five straight games, including last week’s victories over Hill College, 2-0, and Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa, 4-3.

The T-Ducks, ranked No. 9 in the NJCAA Division III poll, next will travel to play Mountain View College at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14 before hosting Tyler Junior College at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17.

In other men’s soccer news, former T-Ducks’ soccer player Babak Abouzar was recently named head coach of the Lubbock Christian University women’s soccer team, which will play its first season in 2010.

Abouzar, currently a graduate assistant at Lipscomb University in Nashville, was a NJCAA All-American at Richland, which he also helped win one of its five national championships.

WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM IMPROVES CONFERENCE RECORD

The women’s soccer team’s five-game winning streak was ended over the weekend but not before the T-Ducks could improve their MAC record to 6-0-1.

Combining to score 13 goals, the T-Ducks defeated Mountain View College, 11-2, on Oct. 4 and North Lake College, 1-0 in overtime, on Oct. 6 before falling to Tyler Junior College, 2-0, on Oct. 10.

The T-Ducks, ranked No. 7 in the NJCAA Division III poll, enter this week’s play scheduled to host Cedar Valley College at 7 p.m. on Tuesday and travel to play Brookhaven College at 4 p.m. on Friday.

Richland’s tie in conference play was against Cedar Valley.