Locals seek NCAA championship

locals in NCAA volleyball tourneyFour players and two assistant coaches bring Back Bay flavor to 64-team volleyball tournament, which began Thursday.Four players and two assistant coaches with ties to Back Bay high schools are among those chasing a national championship in the NCAA Division I women’s volleyball tournament that began Thursday.

The University of Texas, which shared the No. 7 spot in the latest American Volleyball Coaches’ Assn. poll, features former Newport Harbor High standouts Alyson Jennings and Kiley Hall.

Former Corona del Mar High standouts Jordan Smith and Breanne Ogden are representing UCLA and the University of San Diego, respectively.