Box Score ASHLAND, Ore. –
Sydney Amundsen posted a match-high 10 kills for Multnomah University as the Lions opened their final road trip of the season with a 3-0 setback (25-19, 25-16, 25-22) to the Southern Oregon University Raiders Friday night here at Mountain Avenue Gym.
Multnomah opened the match well with a 5-1 run capped by libero
Sabrina DeJesus-Bair's first kill of the season, but SOU took control with a 10-0 run that turned their 8-6 deficit into a 16-8 lead. Emma Ryan finished off the first set with a kill for the Raiders.
The second set was close until Southern Oregon pulled away with a 5-0 outburst that burgeoned its lead to 20-12, using three combination blocks anchored by Elliott Cook in that run. Kylie Barcroft's two service aces ended the set.
Multnomah again burst out of the blocks in the third set, never trailing in the early going while building a seven-point lead of 16-9. Amundsen led the way with three kills during that time. A kill by Cook started the Raiders' comeback, however, and they eventually tied it 18-18 before taking the lead on a Lions' attack error. Multnomah regained the lead at 22-21 on an SOU set error, but the Raiders earned the next four points on kills bu Cook and Dani Johnson and two MU hitting miscues to secure the match.
--- By the Numbers: In addition to Amundsen's 10,
Miranda Halverson contributed eight kills.
Marissa Rhodes had 18 assists and
Kayla Keane 10, while DeJesus-Bair had a match-high 15 digs.
Madysen Trout posted three block assists.
Southern Oregon was led by Cook and Makayla Hoyt with nine kills each. Natalie James had 21 assists and Hannah Bogatin 12. Ashlyn Flynn made 13 digs and Barcroft 11, while Cook had four block assists.
Multnomah is now 7-17 on the season and 2-13 in the CCC. Southern Oregon improved to 13-7 overall and 10-5 in the conference.
--- Next: Multnomah concludes its road season with a 5:00 p.m. match at the Oregon Institute of Technology Saturday … Southern Oregon hosts Warner Pacific College Saturday at 7:00 p.m. … Both are CCC matches.
