Seeing them exhausted and unable to stand, senior middle blocker Kayla Cribbs ended UC Santa Cruz’s suffering with one final strike, bringing a 3-0 victory for the women’s volleyball team Friday night.

The Leopards received a royal beat down from the Cal Lutheran Regals Tuesday night at Frantz Athletic Court, losing 3-0.

With an attack error by Occidental outside hitter Dana Michels closing the third set, the Leopards swept the Tigers off their paws in a 3-0 victory Saturday night at Frantz Athletic Court.

The Frantz Athletic Court stands were packed with Leopard supporters Friday night as the women’s volleyball team opened its Southern California Intercolleg­iate Athletic Confer­ence schedule with a 3-1 win Friday night against Pomona-Pitzer.

The women’s volleyball team is looking for a comeback season under new head coach Jenna Panatier.

After losing to Cal Lutheran in the SCIAC championship tournament at the end of 2010, the athletics department thought that a coaching change would give the women’s volleyball team that extra push it needed to get back to the top of the conference.