CALDWELL, Idaho --
Mikayla Kelly (Grad., MB/OPP) hit .231 for The Evergreen State College against NAIA #8-ranked College of Idaho on Friday, Oct. 9. Kelly provided the Geoducks with four kills and had just one attacking error on 13 total attacks. The College of Idaho won the match 25-11, 25-12, 25-12.
The Yotes improved to 17-1 on the season, including 10-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference. Evergreen moved to 2-13 overall, 1-10 in the CCC.
Kelly was followed on Evergreen's offensive chart by a trio of teammates with three kills. Earning three kills were
Annalise Orlowski (Fr., MB),
Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH), and
Zofia Formella (Jr., MB/OH).
Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S) was credited with eight assists for the Geoducks, while Scroggins earned four digs. Formella supplied three digs and two block assists.
Cora Young topped the Yotes with eight kills and a .636 hitting percentage with one attacking error. Abigail Flerchinger and Addison McKarcher each finished with six kills for College of Idaho. Shaynee McWilliams picked up 16 assists. Avery Lewis supplied seven digs, while McKarcher achieved three block assists.
The first set was tied 3-3 before C of I scored five consecutive points. The Yotes held a 15-6 lead after 21 rallies and won the set 25-11.
Evergreen opened the second set with a 3-0 lead, including a kill by Formella and a combination block by Formella and
Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP). The Yotes surged into a 5-4 lead. A bit later, C of I held a 9-5 lead on a service ace by Kadence Boyd. The Geoducks tallied the next point, but were unable to get closer, as the Yotes took the set 25-12.
The Geoducks trailed 9-8 in the third set after a service error by the Yotes, but C of I earned five consecutive points for a 14-8 lead. Evergreen stopped the run with a kill by Kelly before the Yotes closed out the match with an 11-3 run.
Evergreen will take on Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Oregon, on Saturday, Oct. 10. Match time is scheduled for 4 p.m. PDT.
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