SALEM, Ore. -- Senior outside hitter
Sophia Scroggins led The Evergreen State College with seven kills and six digs, but the Geoducks were defeated by NAIA #6-ranked Corban University in a Cascade Collegiate Conference match at the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center on Friday, Oct. 23. The Warriors won 3-0 while tying a school record with 13 service aces.
Corban took the match 25-11, 25-16, 25-10. The Warriors, ranked #6 in the NAIA Women's Volleyball National Selection Committee Poll, improved to 18-6 on the season, 11-4 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Evergreen fell to 2-17 overall and to 1-14 in the CCC.
In addition to pacing Evergreen with seven kills and six digs, Scroggins also provided two block assists.
Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP) finished with five kills, while
Zofia Formella (Jr., MB/OH) earned four kills.
Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) contributed nine assists and four digs.
Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) added seven assists and four digs.
Paron Holmes also made four digs for the Geoducks.
Dani Street and Emma Bischoff each supplied Corban with three of the team's 13 service aces. Bischoff and Greta Van Gemert tied for the team lead with eight kills. Van Gemert hit .538 with just one attacking error on 13 total attacks. Eliana Klos achieved six kills. Nadeiah Howard was credited with 17 assists. Street topped the Warriors with 16 digs, while Klos ended the match with five block assists, and Bischoff added four block assists.
Evergreen trailed 5-4 early in the first set after a service error by the Warriors. Corban added the next three points before another service error pulled the Geoducks within 8-5. After Corban tacked on two points, a kill by Scroggins reduced the Warriors' lead to 10-6. A 3-0 run gave the Warriors a 13-6 advantage. Corban eventually led 18-8 on its way to a 25-11 win. Scroggins registered three kills for Evergreen during the set.
The Geoducks opened the second set with a combo block by Scroggins and
Annalise Orlowski (Fr., MB) but trailed 4-1 several points later after a kill by Bischoff. The Warriors extended the margin to 13-3 following a kill from Lauryn Copeland and eventually held a 19-7 lead. Evergreen responded with a 7-1 run, cutting the deficit to 20-14 on a kill by Scroggins. The Geoducks also trailed by six points at 21-15 after Brubaker registered a kill. Corban closed the set with a 4-1 run.
In the third set, Corban surged out to a 10-1 lead on the strength of four service aces. The Warriors gradually pulled away for a 25-10 win.
Evergreen will take on Bushnell University in a CCC match on Saturday, Oct. 24 in Eugene, Oregon. Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m. PDT.
