Eastern volleyball opens Flores-Cloud era on road

After nearly two weeks of preseason training, a new era for Eastern Washington University volleyball under first-year head coach Leslie Flores-Cloud officially begins this week when preseason matches get underway at the Titan Classic at Cal State Fullerton University. The Eagles open against the University of Massachusetts at Lowell on Friday, Aug. 24.

"I'm really excited. The girls are buying in to what I'm teaching them as a far as a culture piece and what we're doing systematically," Flores-Cloud said. "There's been a good merging of competitiveness on the floor and figuring out who we all...