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Dennis Dunleavy
Lindsey Stone

Raiders Inch Closer To Title

11/5/2010 8:33:31 PM

The 16th-ranked Southern Oregon volleyball team held Evergreen State to a negative attack percentage and cruised to a 25-12, 25-10, 25-14 victory tonight at McNeal Pavilion.

The Raiders improved to 19-3 overall and 16-1 in Cascade Conference play. The Raiders can win the regular season Cascade Conference title and the right to host the postseason tournament with a victory tomorrow. The Raiders host Northwest at 4 p.m. Saturday.

Sarah Holgen (Honolulu, Hawaii/Ashland) and Leanne Stennett (Encinitas, Calif./San Dieguito) led the Raiders with double-digit kills. Holgen finished with 11 kills and just one error to go with 11 digs. Stennett had 10 kills and nine digs.

All-American setter Lindsey Stone (Ashland, Ore./Ashland) finished with 32 assists and helped the Raiders hit .345 as a team. Becky Johnstone (Lake Arrowhead, Calif./Rim of the World) led the Raiders with 45 digs.

Evergreen State managed just 18 kills in the entire match and finished the match with a -.022 attack percentage. Caitlin Swift had five of those kills to lead the Geoducks.

The Cascade Conference postseason tournament will be held next Friday and Saturday.
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