KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lucretia Benolken and Kira Sandoval of No. 7-ranked Southern Oregon University were named the NAIA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week. The pair was selected based on their performances from March 23-30 and were chosen from a pool of conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated group nominees.
The sophomore duo recorded three wins while hosting another CCC regular season tournament as the third pair. They became the first CCC pair to knock off Corbans University’s Emmi Marks and Jesica McMillian (21-18, 11-21, 15-12). They also swept Bushnell University’s Haley Engelbrecht and Anessa Stotts twice (21-17, 21-11; 21-16, 21-6). The pair improved to 8-3 in CCC play.
This weekend, the Raiders will compete in the final regular season tournament in Caldwell, Idaho, to determine the seeding of the inaugural 2025 CCC Beach Volleyball Championship Tournament.