Freshman Bailey Wold had her best performance so far this season Friday against Northwest thanks to a career-high 15 kills, but the Warriors fell in a heart-breaking five-set match.
Wold & Baskoro Lead Corban Against Northwest
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SALEM, Ore. – Freshman Bailey Wold (Spokane, Wash.) had the best performance of her young career with a team-high tying 15 kills, but it was not enough as Corban's women's volleyball team fell in a heart-wrenching five-set match against the visiting Eagles of Northwest Friday night inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.
Corban got off to a rocky start against visiting Northwest, trailing 7-2 after Kacie Simpson’s kill for the visiting Eagles. The Warriors would surge back into the game, 13-12, thanks to a Molly Boyle’s service error before tying the score at 21-all off sophomore Karisa Calderon’s (Murrieta, Calif.) kill. After dropping the initial point of the match, Northwest never trailed and closed out the first set (25-20) with five straight points.
In set #2, Corban responded and took an early 5-2 lead behind junior Tiffany Land’s (Independence, Ore.) kill. Both teams traded points for the duration of the set until Corban opened a 24-21 lead coming on Wold’s kill on an assist by junior Megan Dees (Tehachapi, Calif.). Wold slammed the door shut on the Eagles (25-22) after the Warriors gave up a point with her ninth kill of the match.
Another sloppy start from the Warriors gave Northwest a quick advantage in set #3. The Eagles built a 17-12 lead before freshman Allison Pargeter (Anchorage, Alaska) served an ace, moving the Warriors back into contention. Just when a comeback seemed likely, an 8-3 run from Northwest ended the set (25-15), culminating in Lauren Ernster’s kill and a Corban attack error.
With their backs against the wall, Corban flew out of the gate in set #4 taking a 5-0 lead off Dee’s service ace. Northwest roared back, tieing the contest at 8-8 on Sarah Stoker’s kill. The two squads inched back and forth until Corban broke a 21-all tie, taking the win on a 4-1 run, capped off by senior Heather Anderson’s (Corbett, Ore.) kill.
In the final set of night, Northwest got four straight kills from Boyle to take a 8-5 lead. Northwest won the set, taking the match by a score of 15-12 despite a furious comeback by the Warriors that fell just short.
Offensively , Corban was led by Wold and Baskoro with 15 kills each to go along with Baskoro's team-leading 21 digs. Along with the aforementioned Warrior duo, freshman Bethany Durre chipped in 19 digs complemented with Anderson and Dees' 14 digs respectively. In the winning effort, Northwest got 17 kills from Lauren Holtz and a match-high 26 digs from Heather Shulke.
With tonight's result, Corban falls to 2-3 overall and remains winless in Cascade Collegiate Conference action at 0-3. Meanwhile, Northwest continues its six-match winning streak improving to 7-2 overall and a perfect 2-0in league play. The Warriors will return to the court tomorrow night, September 11th, when they continue conference play hosting The Evergreen State College beginning at 7:00 p.m. inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.