In today’s sports world it is refreshing to come across an athlete who has earned numerous individual accolades, all the while thanking her teammates whenever given the opportunity.

The women’s volleyball team’s underdog run in the West Regionals came to an end Saturday night with a five-set loss to Colorado College.

It was an emotional setting on the Frantz Athletic Court Tuesday night, when the volleyball team recognized its seniors before their last home game, which turned out to be a 3-1 La Verne win.

The Leopards pulled one game closer to a conference tournament bid Tuesday night, with a dominant win over conference foe Pomona-Pitzer, four sets to one.

The La Verne volleyball team swept past conference foe Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 3-0, Saturday night in front of its home crowd at Frantz Athletic Court.

Marlon Sano, a former United States Olympic volleyball team assistant coach who most recently coached at Cal State Los Angeles, has taken over the reins of the women’s volleyball team.