Raiders Open Conference Play On The Road
Sarah Holgen and Megan Bartling block All-American KeKe Wang during the Paul Elliott Invite.
9/2/2010 4:18:06 PM
The 13th-ranked Southern Oregon volleyball team opens up Cascade Conference play this weekend with a pair of road matches in Portland.
The Raiders travel to Warner Pacific Friday night and Concordia Saturday night. Both matches start at 7 p.m. and live video will be available on www.souraiders.com.
Southern Oregon (3-2) has had a week off after opening the season against some stiff competition at the annual Paul Elliott Invitational. The Raiders went 2-2 in the tourney, dropping matches to three-time National Champion and top-ranked Fresno Pacific and Embry-Riddle (Fla.), a team that was receiving votes in the preseason poll and has a chance to end up among the elite teams in the NAIA this year.
Junior Sarah Holgen has led the Raiders through the preseason, ranking fourth in the conference with 3.31 kills per set.
All-American setter Lindsey Stone leads the conference in assists at 8.14 per set the combination of Lauren Swetland and Megan Bartling rank third and fourth in the conference in blocks and have combined for 31 blocks on the season.
Warner Pacific comes into conference play with a 2-3 mark and Concordia sits at 2-4 overall.
After this weekend's matches, the Raiders return home next week for dates with Eastern Oregon and 16th-ranked College of Idaho.