Under Armour Team of the Week Announced
LA GRANDE, Ore. –The No. 10 Southern Oregon University women’s volleyball team has been named the “Under Armour Team of the Week” for November 26-December 2, the Cascade Collegiate Conference announced Sunday.
SOU wrapped up the NAIA National Volleyball Championships in record setting fashion reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in program history before succumbing to eventual national champion Park University (Mo.).
In pool play SOU defeated Jamestown (N.D.) 3-0 (25-15,25-18,25-23) and St. Xavier (Ill.) 3-0 (25-16,25-19,28-26) before falling to Viterbo (Wis.) in a five-set thriller 2-3 (25-18,25-19,15-25,19-25,13-15). Despite the loss the Raiders entered the single-elimination portion of the tourney as the top seed from pool G.
In the round of 16 SOU dispatched of Frontier Conference regular season champion No. 9 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 3-1 (25-23,19-25,25-22,25-17).
For the Raiders it was the only second time in 10 tournament appearances advancing out of pool play and their first time to the quarterfinals. The 2018 squad finished with their most wins (29-5) since 1993 and the highest win percentage (.853) in team history.
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