Ciciley Fox had 13 kills in C of I win
CALDWELL, Idaho - Ciciley Fox spiked a match-high 13 kills, as The College of Idaho clinched their 12th-consecutive postseason appearance with a convincing 25-6, 25-14, 25-11 victory over The Evergreen State College, inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
The win for the No. 13 ranked Lady Yotes (17-4, 12-1 CCC) was their 52nd-straight Cascade Conference home victory and came on Dig For The Cure Night – as the team wore pink uniforms, supporting breast cancer research.
The C of I had their way most of the match, recording a season-high .442 hitting percentage, logging 46 kills in the three sets, with just four attack errors.
The opening set was all Fox, recording six kills, as The C of I jumped out to a 19-4 lead and cruised, adding three team blocks along the way. Set 2 saw the visiting Geoducks (4-13, 3-10) start quickly, as a pair of Jazzmin Garcia kills helped the visitors out to a 5-1 lead. Evergreen led 8-6 on a Stephanie Peshlakai-John kill, but the Lady Yotes used 6-0 and 9-0 spurts to take command.
The third set saw the Yotes break open a 9-7 score by getting a pair of Fox kills and two Madie Machurek aces in an eight-point push to put the match away.
Fox added eight digs and two blocks in the win, with Sarah Harris adding ten kills without a hitting error, along with four blocks. Liz Myers had a nice night in the victory, registering eight kills and six blocks. Machurek had 16 assists and ten digs, with Naomi Reimer leading all players with 23 assist. Whitney Owen topped the Yotes with 17 digs.
Garcia led Evergreen with seven kills, while Erin Mitchell recorded 12 assists and seven digs. Chantal Petkus had a team-high 12 digs.
The Lady Yotes return to action tomorrow night, hosting Northwest University at 7 p.m. It marks the final home regular-season match for five seniors – Owen, Harris, Reimer, Machurek, and Lauren Bourgeau.