On November 17, the preliminary stage of the 5th Gongga Cup College Men's Professional Group came to an end at the Zigong Campus of Sichuan University of Science & Engineering. It was the first time the school's men's volleyball team participated in the competition, and they achieved the best result in the group, securing a direct spot in the finals to be held in March next year. This accomplishment has set a new record for SCIT in the history of the Gongga Cup for the three major ball sports, and they were also awarded the "Sportsmanship Award".

Gongga Cup Volleyball Match is the highest-level campus event in Sichuan province sponsored by Sichuan Provincial Education Department, Sichuan Provincial Sports Bureau and Sichuan Provincial Committee of the Communist Youth League. More than 100 teams participated in the match, of which SCIT participated in the college men's professional group. A total of 32 teams competed for 12 places in the finals. In this competition, our teachers Huang Lin and Zhang Shuangquan served as the head coach and assistant coach respectively, and Mr. Tang Like served as the leader.  In this preliminary round, our school's team competed against representatives from Ya'an Vocational and Technical College, Chengdu Vocational College of Arts, Leshan Vocational and Technical College, and Sichuan Vocational and Technical College. With an impressive performance, they accumulated 11 points, finishing first in their group and securing a direct advancement to the finals.

The SCIT volleyball team was established in March this year. Under the leadership of the head coach Huang Lin, it insisted on five days of training a week to exercise the will and not to give up easily. After continuous hard training, the team's skill has gradually improved, and the cohesion of the team has been strengthened. During the preparation, the team actively contacted the participating teams to play exchange games, and found the way to win the game. The match has received strong support from institute and college leaders, both in logistics and encouragement of players to concentrate on the game. College leaders and teachers also watched the game live to cheer for the team.

After coming back to school, the coach and the players made a post-match summary and detailed training plan for the finals, and strive to achieve good results in the finals.  The final stage of the competition is scheduled to take place from March to June next year, with 12 teams divided into two groups, A and B, to compete against each other. The championship for the 5th University Men's Professional Group Competition will be determined through these matches.