EUGENE, Ore. -- Bushnell University won the first set 25-21 against The Evergreen State College in a Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball match on Saturday, Oct. 24. The win helped the Beacons defeat the Geoducks 3-0. The opening set was tied at 20-20 before the Beacons went on a 5-1 run.
Bushnell took the second set 25-12 and won the third set 25-8, as the Beacons improved to 15-8 on the season, 10-6 in the CCC. Evergreen ended the match at 2-18 overall, 1-15 in the CCC.
Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH) earned seven kills for Evergreen, while
Zofia Formella (Jr., MB/H) contributed six kills and seven digs.
Jaci Yamada (So., DS/L) also provided the Geoducks with seven digs.
Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) and
Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) each supplied Evergreen with 10 kills.
Annalise Orlowski (Fr., MB) was credited with three block assists.
For the Beacons, Amyah Semau led the way with 13 kills to go with six digs. Nyah Doan-Mitchell pounded six kills, and Soleil Sands added five kills. Chloe Farr topped Bushnell with 10 digs. Emma Fa'alogo accumulated 17 assists and four service aces, while Avery McCallister tacked on 13 assists. Aliyah Malone registered a match-high six block assists.
The teams were tied nine times in the first set. Evergreen held an 11-9 advantage following a kill from Scroggins but later trailed 18-14. The Geoducks rallied with a 4-0 run tie the score on a kill by
Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP). The teams were tied again at 19-19 and 20-20. Kills by Sands and Taya Blankenship, plus a service ace by Malia Hernandez, gave Bushnell a 23-20 lead. Evergreen scored next on a kill by Scroggins, but the Beacons added a kill by Blankenship and a combo block by Blankenship and Malone to win the set 25-21.
Bushnell surged out to a 9-2 lead in the second set. Evergreen battled to get within 14-8 on a block by Brubaker and Orlowski. The Beacons tallied five consecutive points to start an 11-4 run to claim the set 25-12. The Beacons opened the third set with a 7-1 lead and gradually pulled away for a 25-8 win.
Evergreen will play Southern Oregon University at the Costantino Recreation Center in Olympia, Washington, on Friday, Oct. 30. Match time is set for 6 p.m. PDT.
