Southern Oregon Volleyball Named Adidas Team of the Week
LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Southern Oregon University volleyball team has been named the “Adidas Team of the Week” for September 6-13, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
Ninth-ranked Southern Oregon continued their unbeaten streak, improving to 11-0 overall and 4-0 in CCC play after sweeping both The Evergreen State College and Northwest University on the road.
On Friday, the Raiders traveled to Olympia, Wash., where they took down Evergreen State 25-20, 25-16, 25-19. SOU had four players who tallied nine or more kills in the match including junior middle blocker Emma Gasman who finished with 11 kills.
SOU then moved on to Northwest, taking down the Eagles 25-19, 25-18, 25-11 in Saturday’s contest. SOU posted a .340 attacking percentage, its highest percentage of the season.
The Raiders will return home next weekend for two conference matches, one against Multnomah University on Friday, Sep. 18, followed by Warner Pacific on Saturday.