OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Southern Oregon University, ranked #24 in the NAIA, defeated The Evergreen State College 3-0 in a Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball match on Friday, Oct. 30 at the Costantino Recreation Center.
Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH) topped Evergreen with six kills and 10 digs. The Raiders won 25-18, 25-14, 25-16.
With the win, SOU improved to 19-8 overall and to 11-6 in the CCC. Evergreen fell to 2-19 on the season, 1-16 in the CCC.
Scroggins achieved her six kills with just one attacking error on 13 total attacks for a .385 hitting percentage.
Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP) and
Annalise Orlowski (Fr., MB) each added four kills for the Geoducks. Brubaker also supplied Evergreen with one block solo and two block assists, while
Mikayla Kelly (Grad., MB/OPP) registered two block assists.
Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) provided 10 assists and five digs.
Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) was credited with nine assists and four digs.
Briella Mathis of Southern Oregon led all players with nine kills. Tessa Zimmerman added eight kills and a .467 hitting percentage for the Raiders. Annie Hite and Mia Jaeger each contributed 14 assists for SOU. Maelle Garon recorded 10 digs and Hite made six digs. Lanie Snow achieved three block assists.
The Raiders earned 12 service aces, led by Jadyn Daviscourt and Kaylie Christopher, each with three aces. Evergreen registered four service aces, including two by Scroggins.
Evergreen led 4-1 in the first set. The Raiders answered with five consecutive points to grab a 6-4 advantage after a combo block by Snow and Friley Curtiss. Later, the Raiders held am 11-6 lead following a block by Snow and Mathis. The Geoducks countered with a 3-0 run that included kills by
Zofia Formella (Jr., MB/OH) and Orlowski as Evergreen moved within 11-9.
The Geoducks were within two points at 13-11 four rallies later with a kill by Scroggins. Evergreen also pulled within two points at 18-16 a bit later on a solo block by
Bright Brubaker. The Raiders earned the next three points, including an ace by Christopher and a kill from Mathis, and went on to win the set 25-18.
In the second set, Southern Oregon took leads of 4-0 and 9-3. The Geoducks scored next on a kill by
Aubrie Coots (Fr., OPP) before the Raiders extended the lead to 12-5 several rallies later on a service ace by Hite. Evergreen moved as close as 13-8 following a kill by Scroggins. SOU ended the set with a 12-6 run.
The Geoducks and Raiders were tied at 8-8 in the third set following an attacking error by SOU. The Raiders added a 5-0 run to grab a 13-8 margin. Evergreen reduced the margin to 14-11 on a kill by Brubaker and to 15-14 on a service ace by Scroggins. SOU tallied five consecutive points to surge into a 20-14 lead and won the set 25-16.
Evergreen will play at the Costantino Recreation Center again on Saturday, Oct. 31, when the Geoducks will host Oregon Tech. The match is set to begin at 4 p.m. PDT.
