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Raiders go down in regular-season finales

3/27/2023 11:37:00 AM

SALEM – The Southern Oregon beach volleyball team lost its last two matchups of the regular season Saturday at the Corban Beach Courts, 5-0 to top-ranked Corban and 4-1 to Northwest (Wash.).

The Warriors defeated the Raiders (3-9) for the fourth time and the Eagles got their first win in four attempts against SOU. The Raiders' No. 1 pair, Madi Gray and Skyy Nihipali-Botelho, earned the team's only match victory in a tiebreaker against NU's Kelsey Moore and Carlee Rowell – 21-17, 18-21, 15-11. The Nos. 2 and 3 pairs for SOU and NU also went to tiebreakers.

The Raiders will compete at the NAIA West Group Qualifying Tournament from April 6-8 in Chula Vista, Calif.

CORBAN 5, SOUTHERN OREGON 0
1. Avari Ridgway/Megan Dennis, CRB, def. Madi Gray/Skyy Nihipali-Botelho, 2-0 (21-12, 21-10)
2. Kiana Keeling/Cameron Keeling, CRB, def. Taylor Jackson/Karina Oliveira, 2-0 (21-14, 21-19)
3. Maya Blake/Kealani Ontai, CRB, def. Addison Weckerle/Savannah Schwindt, 2-0 (21-18, 21-13)
4. Ally Schmidt/Jessica McMillian, CRB, def. Kayla Neidigh/AC Reyes, 2-0 (21-7, 21-6)
5. Jolinn Daviscourt/Kalisi Latu, CRB, def. Kiya Jackson/Robin Anderson, 2-0 (21-7, 21-5)
Order of finish: 4-2-5-3-1

NORTHWEST 4, SOUTHERN OREGON 1
1. Madi Gray/Skyy Nihipali-Botelho, SOU, def. Kelsey Moore/Carlee Rowell, 2-1 (21-17, 18-21, 15-11)
2. Allie Flynn/Kaitlyn Mickle, NU, def. Taylor Jackson/Karina Oliveira, 2-1 (23-21, 18-21, 15-6)
3. Madelynn Culp/Morgan Harter, NU, def. Addison Weckerle/Savannah Schwindt, 2-1 (16-21, 21-12, 15-10)
4. Caitlyn James/Masa Spela Jarc, NU, def. Kayla Neidigh/AC Reyes, 2-0 (21-8, 21-11)
5. Delaney Sparks/Ellie Van Berkum, NU, def. Kiya Jackson/Robin Anderson, 2-0 (21-13, 21-11)
Order of finish: 4-2-5-3-1
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