Evergreen

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH) from The Evergreen State College led the Geoducks with nine kills against Walla Walla University on Friday, Oct.16 at the Costantino Recreation Center. The Wolves won the Cascade Collegiate Conference match 3-0 with scores of 25-18, 25-13, and 25-20. Sahara Browning topped Walla Walla with 13 kills and 10 digs.

The win improved Walla Walla to 4-11 overall, 4-9 in the CCC. Evergreen ended the match at 2-15 overall, 1-12 in the CCC.

In addition to leading Evergreen with nine kills, Scroggins provided six digs. Annalise Orlowski (Fr., MB) followed Scroggins on the Geoducks' attacking list with eight kills, while Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP) added six kills. Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) accumulated 14 assists and made seven digs. Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) finished with nine assists and eight digs.  

Browning achieved 13 kills with no attacking errors and a .346 hitting percentage. Lauren Moody provided the Wolves with six kills and a .600 hitting percentage with no errors on 10 total attacks. Femke Eising also earned six kills. Kylee Stinger contributed 11 assists and seven digs. Bianca Adams earned four service aces and eight digs.

Evergreen took a 2-0 lead in the first set following a pair of attacking errors by the Wolves. Walla Walla tallied the next three points, but the Geoducks responded with three consecutive points of their own, including two kills by Scroggins as Evergreen moved in front 5-3. 

Walla Walla added a 6-1 run to claim a 9-6 lead. Evergreen earned two points to reduce the margin to a single point, but WWU eventually grabbed a 14-10 lead on a kill from Stinger. The Geoducks got as close as 14-12 on a kill by Orlowski. The Wolves led by just three points at 19-16 before Walla Walla ended the set with a 6-2 run.

Early in the second set, Adams served WWU on seven consecutive points for an 8-1 lead. She opened the string of serves with two service aces and completed the offensive surge with another ace. Both teams scored seven of the next 14 points, but the Wolves were in front 15-8 on their way to a 25-13 win.

The teams battled throughout the third set. Evergreen held a 4-3 advantage following a kill by Scroggins. The Wolves led 8-4 after a service ace from Stinger. A 6-1 run by the Geoducks, ending with a kill by Orlowski, moved Evergreen into a 10-9 lead. Later, the teams were tied several times, including 19-19 on an attacking error by WWU and 20-20 on a kill by Hollis Hicks (Fr., MB) of Evergreen. Walla Walla closed the set with a 5-0 run.

Evergreen will play at the CRC again on Saturday, Oct. 17 against Lewis-Clark State College. Match time against the Warriors is set for 2 p.m. PDT.