By: Isaac Fernandez, Assistant SID
REDDING, Calif. — No. 4 Southern Oregon continued its roll, extending its winning streak to six with convincing defeats of Northwest (Wash.) and No. 9 College of Idaho on Saturday at Redding Sports Complex.
The Raiders first downed the Eagles, 5-0, with only one match seeing a third set. No. 2 pair Kira Sandoval and Molly Grace dropped their first, 19-21, before rallying back with 22-20 and 15-8 wins. SOU didn't allow more than 14 points in any other match.
In the next dual, the Raiders completed their third clean sweep of the weekend with a 5-0 win in a rematch against the ninth-ranked Yotes. The No. 1 pair of Tessa Zimmermann and Grace Gulbrandsen won 21-12 and 21-10, and No. 3 pair Andressa Ribeiro Soares and Maelle Garon dominated, winning 21-4 and 21-7.
"We felt like we played our most complete weekend together as a team," said coach Paul Elliott. "We did a good job staying in the moment, one play at a time."
The Raiders improved to 10-2 overall and 8-1 in the Cascade Conference. They have next weekend off before hosting home duals on Mar. 27-28, where they'll face No. 2 Corban twice and Bushnell once.
Southern Oregon 5, Northwest 0
1. Tessa Zimmermann/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Riley Hangca/Kylie Rankins (NU) (FORFEIT *INJURY)
2. Kira Sandoval/Molly Grace (SOU) def. Ellie VanBerkum/Aubree Dees (NU) 19-21, 22-20, 15-8
3. Andressa Ribeiro Soares/Maelle Garon (SOU) def. Ava Hoy/Kali Dransfeldt (NU) 21-11, 21-11
4. Amanda Moffat/Kaitlyn Shilling (SOU) def. Addy Stone/Orianna Muliaga (NU) 21-10, 21-14
5. Natalie Perez/Kendal Hadwick (SOU) def. Sydney Bass/Trinity Godina (NU) 21-8, 21-10
Order of finish: 4-2-5-3-1
Southern Oregon 5, College of Idaho 0
1. Tessa Zimmermann/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Greta Valaika/Liza Montalbo (CI) 21-12, 21-10
2. Kira Sandoval/Molly Grace (SOU) def. Sophia White/Carol Moreno-Rubio (CI) 19-21, 21-17, 15-2
3. Andressa Ribeiro Soares/Maelle Garon (SOU) def. Faith Faucher/Ellie Baker (CI) 21-4, 21-7
4. Amanda Moffat/Kaitlyn Shilling (SOU) def. Kadence Jacobson/Emily Lettenmaier (CI) 21-16, 21-19
5. Natalie Perez/Kendal Hadwick (SOU) def. Kelsy Stanger/Jayva Andersen (CI) 21-15, 21-17
Order of finish: 4-2-3-5-1