SOU-SIMPSON BOXSCORE
The 12th-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team opened up the 2008 season with a 25-7, 25-18, 25-17 victory over Simpson University today in the second match of the Raider Classic.
Top-ranked Fresno Pacific knocked off Oregon Tech 25-14, 25-15, 25-14 in the first match. Oregon Tech plays Simpson at 5 p.m. and SOU hosts Fresno Pacific at 7:30 p.m.
Senior
Mia Wortel and freshman
Sarah Holgen both had 11 kills to the lead the Raiders over the Redhawks, while junior setter
Lindsey Stone played in two games and tallied 26 assists.
SOU showed off its dominance in the first set, jumping out to a 14-0 lead. Wortel and
Samantha Yutzie both had two kills during the run. Wortel ended the set with back-to-back kills.
Wortel also had back-to-back kills in the second set to give the Raiders some breathing room at 16-8.
Holgen added a kill at 21-14 and Yutzie put the set away at 25-18.
In the finale, Simpson tried to stay close, but a Holgen kill put gave Southern a 21-15 lead and they cruised the straight set victory.
Maggie Rivers led Southern with 17 digs, while
Becky Johnstone had 10.