The Yakima Valley volleyball team made its road to the conference title a little easier over the past week with a pair of three-set wins at Sherar Gymnasium.

After sweeping Walla Walla last Friday, the Yaks improved to 9-0 in NWAC East play on Wednesday with a 25-20, 25-20, 25-10 victory over Treasure Valley. Portlynn Stacey and Alivia Colbert tallied 10 kills each and Vilomena Cavuilati added eight as the Yaks won for the 11^th time in their past 12 outings.

Lauren Chamberlain and Lauren Jensen added six kills apiece, Aydyn Anderson delivered 24 assists, 12 digs and three kills, and Kamree Mills posted a team-high 20 digs. Emilee Nelson-Hawkins contributed 16 digs and Malia Wheeler pitched in with 13 assists to help the Yaks build a full two-game lead in the conference with five matches to play.

In last Friday's 25-18, 25-22, 25-16 victory over Walla Walla, Chamberlain and Jensen threw down eight kills apiece, while Colbert and Stacey each had four to help the Yaks earn their sixth sweep in the past seven outings. Wheeler posted a double-double with 11 assists and 15 digs, Anderson added 13 assists to go with eight digs, and Nelson-Hawkins and Mireya Kawaguchi added 10 and eight digs, respectively.

YVC (22-5 overall) will travel to Blue Mountain today before hosting Spokane on Oct. 28.