PORTLAND, Ore. – For the first time since 2008, the Corban University Volleyball team has 10 wins in Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC) play. The Warriors dropped Multnomah University three sets to none (25-16, 25-19, 25-13) on Friday night, improving their CCC record to 10-7 (12-11 overall). For Corban Volleyball, it is only the second time it has notched 12 wins overall in a season since 2008.
The Warriors struck first in set number one, with sophomore outside-hitter Amber Parker (Albany, Ore.) drilling a kill off an assist from freshman setter Madison McLain (Albany, Ore.) to open the match. It was a back-and-forth set early on, with a couple of lead changes leading to a 14-12 Corban lead. Unfortunately for the Lions, though, the Warriors broke it open with seven straight points, including four kills by Parker, staking them to a 20-14 lead that would not be relinquished.
In the second stanza, Corban jumped out to a quick 8-2 lead before Multnomah battled back to make it an 11-9 score. In similar fashion to the first set, however, the Warriors outscored the Lions 8-1, eventually cruising to a 25-19 set win.
In the final set, the Warriors firmly avoided any risk of a Multnomah comeback, jumping out to a 13-4 lead and never allowing the scoring gap to shrink below seven points. Corban marched to an easy 25-13 victory, notching its sixth straight-set victory of the season.
"Tonight was another great win," said head coach Kim McLain. "We were able to spread the ball around and played as a unit."
The Warriors were paced offensively by Parker with 15 kills. Sophomore Sloane Morrison (Edmonds, Wash.) and freshman Victoria Schroeder (Corvallis, Ore.) racked up nine and six kills, respectively. McLain led Corban with 38 assists, while sophomore libero Haley Wells (Albany Ore.) compiled 19 digs. In addition, sophomore Rachel Smith (Moscow, Idaho) netted 10 digs of her own.
Miranda Halverson accumulated 10 kills for Multnomah, while Marissa Rhodes had 22 digs.
With the win, Corban improves to 12-11 (10-7 CCC), while the Lions drop to 2-18 (0-17 CCC).
