OLYMPIA, Wash. – The No. 24-ranked Southern Oregon University volleyball team won for the fourth time in five matches Friday, handling Evergreen (Wash.) 25-18, 25-14, 25-16 at the Costantino Recreation Center.
Freshman outside hitter
Briella Mathis tallied nine kills, senior middle
Tessa Zimmermann had eight, and the pair combined for only four attacking errors out of 32 attempts.
Sixteen players appeared on the court for the Raiders, whose record shot to 19-8 overall and 11-6 in the Cascade Conference. In two matchups with the Evergreen (2-19, 1-16) this season, they only once surrendered 20 points in a set.
Bella Cormack contributed five kills in two sets and
Friley Curtiss added five in one. Both needed just nine swings.
Annie Hite and
Mia Jaeger distributed 14 assists apiece while directing SOU's .244 attack. Evergreen hit .105 against a defense led by
Maelle Garon's 10 assists and
Lanie Snow's three blocks.
Kaylie Christopher and
Jadyn Daviscourt starred in service with three aces apiece. SOU had 12 as a team. Zimmermann was credited with the first two of her career.
With three regular-season matches remaining, the Raiders remain tied for fifth place entering Saturday's 4 p.m. contest at Northwest (Wash.).
