PORTLAND, Ore., - After wrapping up the weekend at the Lewis & Clark College Tournament, the Mountaineers were a perfect 3-0. The Mounties continued to play strong today against Northwest Christian going to three sets against the Beacons (25-17, 25-21, 25-16). "It is always nice to win all three games. It feels good that we executed the things we needed to work on," stated Head Coach McLean about the games this weekend.
Deboodt had a consistent weekend, leading the Mounties with 12 kills today. Ceciliani and McEnroe added 11 and 9 kills respectively. Simpson had a strong defensive weekend, having another 10 digs today against the Beacons. Lea and Sampson each contributed 12 assists.
McLean commented about today's performance, "It was a group effort, everyone contributed and connected together. It was great to achieve this goal before the start of conference play."
The Mountaineers finished the weekend defeating Lewis & Clark College, The Evergreen State College, and Northwest Christian each game in three sets. Deboodt finished the weekend with a total of 34 kills, Ceciliani with 31 kills, Lea with 42 assists, and Simpson contributing 30 digs for the weekend.
The Mounties will start conference play on the road against OIT and Southern Oregon on September 5th and 6th. There next home game will be on September 12th and 13th against Cascade College and Warner Pacific.