COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. – Southern Oregon University volleyball coach
Josh Rohlfing became a 300-match winner late Saturday night as the No. 21-ranked Raiders cruised past Walla Walla (Wash.) by scores of 25-10, 25-6 and 25-16 at Windemuth Court.
Senior libero
Kadyn Jones had 22 digs, the most for a Raider in a three-set match since 2017, while
Hailey Van Well (9 kills) and
Hannah Stadstad (8 kills) combined for 17 kills on 34 attempts. The weekend road sweep, which included Friday night's straight-set win at Lewis-Clark State, pushed SOU to 7-0 overall and 2-0 in Cascade Conference play.
Rohlfing, who took over the Raiders in 2007, is SOU's third head coach to reach 300 wins, joining Paul Elliott and Joanne Widness. He's the fastest of the bunch to hit the milestone. Since the start of 2018, his teams have combined to go 68-9.
At 300-99 overall, Rohlfing owns the fifth-highest winning percentage (.752) among all active NAIA head coaches. He's the 24
th active coach to get to 300.
His team's latest was never in doubt, wrapping up within 75 minutes.
Karina Oliveira contributed 19 digs and
Kylie Blankinship had seven as the Raiders held the Wolves (0-3, 0-2 CCC) to a dismal negative-.076 attacking average.
Hannah Randall recorded three service aces and 16 assists, leading SOU to a .226 attack.
Shelby Young delivered six kills and
Katie Vroman five to go with four assisted blocks.
The Raiders have swept six of their seven matches this season.
They'll return home next week, playing Northwest (Wash.) on Friday and Evergreen (Wash.) on Saturday. Both CCC matchups start at 7 p.m.