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Winner Northwest (Wash.) NU 10-5, 4-3 CCC
0
Southern Oregon SOU 6-4, 4-2 CCC
Winner
Northwest (Wash.) NU
10-5, 4-3 CCC
3
Final
0
Southern Oregon SOU
6-4, 4-2 CCC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Northwest (Wash.) NU 27 25 25 (3)
Southern Oregon SOU 25 20 22 (0)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | SOU Sports Information

Raiders can't get over the hump against Northwest

ASHLAND – A proficient Northwest (Wash.) Eagles attack sapped the energy out of Mountain Avenue Gym on Friday night and led to a 27-25, 25-20, 25-22 sweep of Southern Oregon, ending the Raiders' winning streak at four matches.

The Eagles (10-5 overall, 4-3 Cascade Conference), pushed by Amanda Waterman's 11 kills and 10 digs and Sarah Warner's 10 kills, collectively hit .257, their highest clip in six matches. The Raiders (6-4, 4-2), meanwhile, posted their lowest attacking average (.129) since the first match of the season. But they had their chances.

The first set was tied 10 times, though SOU had to fight off set point twice to get to 25-all. From there, an Audrey Saelens kill and an Alysanne Van Dyke ace put it away.

The momentum flipped in a hurry in the second set as the Raiders stormed out to a 10-2 lead after an 8-0 run, during which Makayla Hoyt put down four of her team-high eight kills. But the Eagles took the next seven points, and down 20-19 they took the final six – four of which were courtesy of SOU attacking errors, three of which were unforced.

SOU led again in the third, 15-13, but Northwest's 8-2 spurt from that point put the Eagles in control again. Three kills from Warner, a freshman outside hitter, keyed the run.

The Raiders had won 41 of 42 matches overall against the Eagles leading up to last year, but have dropped each of the last three meetings.

Elliott Cook, Dani Johnson and Taylor Ristvedt recorded seven kills apiece for SOU, and Ashlyn Flynn had 18 digs.

Van Dyke's 15 digs led Northwest's ground game. Morgan Pilon had 21 assists in a two-setter system, and Mattie Jo Johnson put down eight kills on 16 attacks while getting in on five of the team's eight digs.

SOU is home again at 7 p.m. Saturday to face The Evergreen State (Wash.).
 
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