Chaffey women unbeaten in conference

It is early in Foothill Conference play but the Chaffey College volleyball team is in contention for a championship.

The Panthers, coached by Larry Chowen, are off to a 4-0 start in conference play, trailing only Antelope Valley (5-0) which has played one more match. This week Chaffey will host San Bernardino Valley at 5 p.m. Wednesday, then trek to Antelope Valley for a first-place showdown on Friday.

"We played a pretty tough nonconference schedule and it gave us a good idea of our strengths and weaknesses," Chowen said. "So we have played to our strengths and done a good job of covering up our weakenesses."

Chowen singled out the play of sophomore middles Colleen Chauncey (Los Osos) and Tara Sawyer (Etiwanda) and also credited the improvement of sophomore oustide hitter Nikita Johnson (Yucca Valley)

Freshmen Christine Luna (Corona) and Britney Herrock (Ontario Christian) anchor the defense.