The North Platte Community College Lady Knights volleyball team (19-13) close out their regular season on Wednesday night as they travel to McCook to face the McCook Community College Lady Indians (1-32) at 7 p.m. The game’s theme is “Volley for the Cure” with a Pink Out to support the fight against Breast Cancer. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN 1410.

The Lady Knights and Lady Indians faced off once already this season over a month ago. In the first meeting the Lady Knights emerged victorious in three sets (25-21, 25-12, 25-20). Samantha Kennedy and Samantha Byrn led the Lady Knights with seven kills apiece in the first contest.

The game brings added significance as it is a Nebraska Community College Athletic Conference game. The current standings include a tie at first-place between North Platte and Central Community College with a 4-1 record. Both teams face McCook this week as Central hosts McCook this Friday. North Platte and Central split their two meetings their year and won on their home courts.

The Lady Knights will then head to the Region IX Division II Tournament in Beatrice to compete to extend their season. The Lady Knights will face host Southeast Community College on Thursday October 31 at 7 p.m. to open the round-robin portion of the tournament. The Lady Knights will then play #16 Central Community College at 11 a.m. on Friday November 1 and Dawson Community College at 7 p.m. After the round-robin has been completed the two teams with the best records will face off on Saturday November 2 at 1 p.m. for the Region IX Division II Tournament Title. The winner will advance to the District G Playoff to compete for a birth in the National Division II Tournament.