CCC Volleyball: Corban Sweeps Evergreen State

Playing against an undermanned Geoduck squad that has only six players, Corban came out and began applying the offensive pressure early and often.

Freshman Kristen Eiler recorded a match-high 13 kills on 21 swings without an error, as Corban swept the Geoducks of The Evergreen State College. Photo courtesy: Corban Sports Information

SALEM, Ore. - Freshman Kristen Eiler recorded a match-high 13 kills with zero attack errors, as Corban's women's volleyball team swept the visiting Geoducks of The Evergreen State College, 3-0 (30-16, 30-17, 30-12), on Saturday inside the C.E. Jeffers Sports Center.

With tonight's victory, Corban pushes its winning streak to four matches and improves to 11-9 overall (9-5 in conference play).

Meanwhile, Evergreen falls to 0-14 overall and 0-14 in Cascade Collegiate Conference action.

Playing against an undermanned Geoduck squad that has only six players, Corban came out and began applying the offensive pressure early and often.

Tonight's sweep was a first for the Warriors since the 28th of September when they defeated the Lady Thunderbirds of Cascade in three straight games in Portland.

Along with Eiler, junior Rashelle Davenport was the only other player in double figures with 12 kills to go along with nine digs.

Freshman Teri Braun and a pair of Warriors -- junior Chelsea Reeher and senior Ashley Lange -- added five and four kills respectively.

Every available player on Corban's roster saw playing time, as freshman Emily Stupfel ran the Warriors' offense for the final two games and handed out a match-high 21 assists while sophomore setter Amy Thompson dished out nine assists in the opening game.

Junior Margo Wyatt, Davenport, and sophomore Andrea Swanick anchored Corban's back row with a match-high 15, 9, and 9 digs respectively. Defensively, the Warriors recorded 8.0 blocks led by Reeher's six (4 solo, 2 assist) and Braun's two (1 solo, 1 assist) total blocks.

Evergreen was led by Sabrina Tan's team-high 9 kills, while Kandice Gleaves and Lea Kronenberg added 6 and 3 kills respectively.

Katie Houston handed out a team-high 19 assists for the Geoducks, while Alyssa Eaton and two Evergreen players -- Gleaves and Kronenberg -- registered 9 and 7 digs respectively.

On the defensive side of the net, Evergreen combined to record 2.0 blocks with Houston leading the charge with two total blocks.

The Warriors are back in action on Friday, October 26th, when they take on the NAIA's No. 8-ranked 'Yotes of The College of Idaho beginning at 7 p.m. in Caldwell, Idaho.
Source: Corban Sports Information

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