Cavs Sweep Eagles to Stay Undefeated in CCC Play
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Concordia vs. Oregon Tech
PORTLAND, Ore.—The Concordia volleyball team opened its home schedule in style, sweeping Oregon Tech 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-15) at Cavalier Court on Friday.
Playing in front of a boisterous student section, the Cavaliers (5-4, 3-0 CCC) dominated the match from the beginning, outhitting OIT .337-to-.118 for the match, including a .484-to-.167 advantage in the first set alone.
A pair of freshman helped lead the Cavs to the first set victory, as Jackie Stein and Brianna Hogan combined for 13 of the Cavs’ 18 kills in the set. Stein led all Cavaliers in the set with eight, which she got in only 12 total attacks.
That performance from the freshmen pleased setter Lindsay Mangan, who assisted on 17 of the Cavs’ 18 kills.
OIT (7-7, 0-2 CCC) forced the Cavs into a few more errors in the second set, but Concordia still outhit the Hustlin’ Owls .219-to-.133 and recorded nearly twice as many kills (14-to-8).
Stein led the Cavalier attack once again, pounding out seven kills this time against only three errors.
The Hustlin’ Owls got wise to Stein in the third set, but that opened things up again for the other Cavaliers as Concordia finished off OIT with a 25-15 set win in the third.
Hogan stepped up to lead the attack in the third, recording six kills against two errors in nine total attempts. In addition, Mariah Raudsepp recorded three kills for the second-straight set.
Overall, Raudsepp led the team in hitting percentage in the match, as she hit .583 behind seven kills and no errors.
Stein, meanwhile, finished the match with 17 kills, which set a new conference match-high for a three-set match. Stein also finished the match with only four errors against her 17 kills, giving her a .406 hitting percentage.
At the same time, Stein’s freshman classmate, Hogan, finished second on the team with 13 kills.
Finally, Mangan followed her 17-assist first set with two 12-assist sets, giving her 41 total assists in the match. That total set a new conference match-high for a three-set match, beating the old record by six. The 41 assists also upped Mangan’s league-leading assist-per-set average to 9.67.
On the flip side, Kara Young led OIT with eight kills, followed closely by Kristen Walters, who had six.
Concordia returns to action tomorrow, Sept. 8 with a match against Southern Oregon at 7 p.m.