OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Bright Brubaker (Jr., OPP) and Sophia Scroggins (Sr., OH) each provided The Evergreen State College with eight kills against Northwest University on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but the Eagles downed the Geoducks 3-0 in a Cascade Collegiate Conference volleyball match. The Eagles won 25-10, 25-23, 25-17.
It was Senior Night for the Geoducks and also Peak Credit Union Night. After the match, Evergreen honored Geoducks on the team who will be graduating this year. Players honored in the ceremony were Brubaker, Scroggins, Mikayla Kelly (Grad., MB/OPP), Jayden Vaimaona (Sr., S), and Jaci Yamada (So., DS/L).
Vaimaona supplied the Geoducks with 16 assists, 12 digs, and two service aces. Scroggins contributed nine digs to go along with her eight kills. Zofia Formella (Jr., MB/OH) finished with six kills. Riley Mangan (Jr., S/DS) registered eight assists, Yamada made seven digs
Trinity Godina earned 11 kills and a .391 hitting percentage for Northwest. Teagan Schroeder and Jaelyn Moeva each added seven kills with no attacking errors for NU, as Schroeder hit .583 and Moeva hit .412. Katelyn Bogetti was credited with 33 assists and 11 digs. Chloe Kennedy recorded three service aces and five total blocks, while Sydney Faber added 11 digs.
The Eagles recorded 39 kills, hit .310, and accumulated 8.0 team total blocks during the match. Evergreen amassed 33 kills but hit .109 and had just 1.0 team total block. The Geoducks owned a 48-46 advantage in digs.
With the win, NU improved to 8-20 overall, 4-15 in the CCC. Evergreen fell to 2-21 on the season, 1-18 in the CCC.
Northwest held a slim 5-4 lead in the first set before adding a 5-0 run to increase the margin to 10-4. The Eagles gradually pulled away and took the first set 25-10.
In the second set, NU was in front 8-4 after a service ace by Avery Seley. Evergreen responded with an 11-6 run, ending with a kill by Brubake for a 15-14 lead. Kills by Moeva and Schroder, plus a service ace by Kennedy, gave the Eagles a 17-15 lead. Evergreen pulled within a single point at 19-18 on a kill by Scroggins and eventually tied the score at 21-21 on an ace from Vaimaona. A bit later, the Geoducks created a 2-23 tie on an ace by Scroggins. Northwest scored the next two points to win the set 25-23.
Evergreen trailed 9-1 in the third set after a service ace by Kaylee Koetje of NU. The Eagles remained in the lead, but the Geoducks pulled as close as 16-11 on a kill by Aubrie Coots (Fr. OPP) and 17-12 on an attacking error by the Eagles. Northwest tacked on an 8-5 run to win the set 25-17.
The Geoducks will conclude the season on Thursday, Nov. 5 with a CCC match at Warner Pacific University. Match time is set for 6 p.m. PST.
Photo Below: The 2026 Evergreen women's volleyball players who are graduating this year (Left to Right) -- Sophia Scroggins, Mikayla Kelly, Jayden Vaimaona, Jaci Yamada, Bright Brubaker. Photo by Kady Everpetal.
