Owls Go the Distance but fall to No. 25 Yotes in 5 Set Thriller
Women's Volleyball
September 01, 2017
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.- College of Idaho stayed perfect on the year improving to 9-0 and 1-0 in Cascade Conference play with a hard fought 3-2 (25-11, 21-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-11) win over upset minded Oregon Tech (2-3, 0-1 CCC) in the Cascade Conference opener for both teams Friday night at Danny Miles Court.
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College of Idaho started the first set on a 9-0 run on the way to a 25-11 first set win. Oregon Tech then took the second set 25-21. C of I dominated the third set 25-15 before Tech rallied to take the fourth set 25-22 and force the five set thriller.
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In the final and decisive set, College of Idaho took a 13-8 lead and held on to win 15-11.
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Brenna Meehan had 17 kills on 34 attempts for a kill percentage of .382. The Yotes as a team had a .355 kill percentage on the night. Ashley Pagan added 16 kills,
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Marija Djonovic had a game high 52 assists to lead College of Idaho in the win.
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Tech was led by
Bailey Nelson,
Faryn Case, and
Kristin DePaoli (Pictured) with 10 kills each in the loss.
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Jaime Toedtemeier had 21 assists with
Waverly Green adding 20 assists on the night.
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Oregon Tech will play host to No. 11 Eastern Oregon University Saturday night at 5:00 pm at Danny Miles Court with College of Idaho taking its undefeated record into Ashland on Saturday against Southern Oregon University. EOU beat SOU Friday 3-0.
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