COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. –
Hannah Stadstad put down 12 kills,
Linda Conceicao had six kills and six blocks, and No. 5 Southern Oregon cooled off Walla Walla (Wash.) with a 25-23, 25-17, 25-13 sweep Friday afternoon at Dietrich Activity Center.
The Raiders bounced back from their first loss with their top attacking average (.414) yet in a Cascade Conference match. They improved to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in the CCC as their four kills leaders on the day combined for 35 kills and only five attacking errors.
The Wolves (6-3, 5-2) watched their program-record winning streak end at five matches. Star attacker Sahara Browning, who entered the matchup leading the CCC with an average of 4.8 kills per set, was limited to 10 with seven errors on 28 swings.
The Raiders slowed them down with eight blocks and some solid floor defense, getting nine digs from
Kayla Neidigh.
Marin Mackey totaled nine kills, six digs and a pair of service aces, and
Mylena Testoni contributed eight kills on a .438 average.
Friley Curtiss chipped in five kills and four blocks.
Annie Hite had a match-high 22 assists with six digs.
SOU faced a 21-19 deficit in the first set before Stadstad took over with four kills during a 6-2 run that closed it. The Raiders never trailed in the second or third frames.
They remained unbeaten in 15 all-time meetings with the Wolves, who were among five one-loss teams in the standings behind 5-0 Corban when the day began.
SOU visits another such team, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), at 4 p.m. Saturday.