Southern Rolls to 11th Straight Win
KIRKLAND, WA - The #2 team in the Cascade Conference, Southern Oregon swept Northwest University, 3-0 (30-24, 30-25, 30-18) tonight in the Pavilion. It was the 11th straight win for Southern Oregon.
Richelle Millsap led Southern Oregon (16-4, 10-1 CCC) with 15 kills and 22 attacks. Jaclyn Hamilton-Smith added 11 kills while teammate, Shanna Claflin had 10 kills and 4 service aces for the Raiders. Setter Lindsey Stone had 33 assists on the night.
Lauren Holtz (Fr., Brier, WA/Inglemoor HS) led Northwest U. (4-9, 3-8 CCC) with 13 kills and 37 attacks and teammate, setter Tarah Petrick (Fr., Monroe, WA/Monroe HS) had 32 assists on the night for the Eagles. The Eagles led 17-12 in the second game and SOU went on a 5 point run to tie the game at 17-17. After two more ties and lead changes, Southern Oregon took the lead for good at 23-22 to go on for the win.
Northwest U. hosts Oregon Tech tomorrow night in Kirkland while Southern Oregon travels south to Olympia to take on The Evergreen State College. Both games are scheduled for 7 p.m.