Evergreen

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH) and Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP) led The Evergreen State College in a battle against NAIA #20-ranked Lewis-Clark State College in Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball action at the Costantino Recreation Center on Saturday, Oct. 17. The match was won by LC State 3-0, but Evergreen led by five points in the first set, and the Geoducks held a three-point lead in the second set.

The Warriors prevailed 25-17, 25-17, 25-16. LCSC improved its record to 16-4 overall and to 10-4 in the CCC. Evergreen moved to 2-16 on the season, 1-13 in the CCC.

Scroggins topped the Geoducks with nine kills and also registered eight digs. Brubaker added eight kills, earned a .294 hitting percentage, and finished with two block assists. Jaci Yamada (So., DS/L) provided 15 digs for Evergreen. Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) amassed 13 assists to go with eight digs. Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) was credited with 10 assists and five digs. 

Taylor Boyce achieved 10 kills and a .444 hitting percentage for LC State. Addison Wilson and Hadyn Smith each recorded five kills, with Wilson hitting .556 on nine attacks. Ella Stosich supplied seven digs for the Warriors, while Kadence Moore tacked on six digs. Karissa Lindner led all player with four total blocks. Teagan Scott finished with 18 assists, while Kendall Focht added 17 assists.

Evergreen went on a 5-0 run to take a 7-2 lead in the first set. The offensive outburt began with kills from Brubaker and Scroggins. Brubaker and Hollis Hicks (Fr., MB) added a combo block, before Hicks and Scroggins each added a kill. Later, the Geoducks owned a 12-7 lead following an attacking error by the Warriors.

LC State rallied to tie the set at 12-12 on a kill by Boyce. Evergreen led 13-12 before the Warriors used a 6-1 run to grab an 18-14 lead on a block by Lindner. The Geoducks scored next on a kill by Brubaker and trailed by a similar margin at 19-16 on a kill by Scroggins. Lewis-Clark State added another 6-1 run to take the set 25-17.

In the second set, Evergreen led 4-1 after five rallies and held an 8-5 advantage a bit later following a kill by Analise Orlowski (Fr., MB). The Warriors rallied to claim an 11-9 lead. Evergreen cut the margin to 11-10 with a kill from Brubaker. LC State also led by a single point at 14-13 before a 3-0 run, including two kills by Boyce, gave the Warriors a 17-13 edge. Later, a service ace by Yamada moved the Geoducks within 20-17, but the Warriors answered with a 5-0 run to end the set.

After the Geoducks took a 2-1 lead in the third set on a kill from Brubaker, Lewis-Clark State went on a 4-0 surge. Several points later, Evergreen pulled within 5-4, and the Geoducks also trailed by just one point at 6-5. A 6-3 run increased LC State's lead to 12-8, and the Warriors gradually pulled away for a 25-16 win.

Evergreen will play at Corban University in Salem, Oregon, on Friday, Oct. 23. Match time is set for 6 p.m. PDT.