CALDWELL, Idaho – Jessica Peacock had five of her season-high 22 kills in the decisive fifth set, as The College of Idaho withstood Concordia University, 25-21, 22-25, 25-15, 20-25, 15-10 inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
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The No. 15 ranked Lady Yotes (11-4, 8-0 CCC) won their eighth-straight match and extended their Cascade Conference home win streak to 66 in a row.
After the Cavaliers (7-7, 4-3) went wire-to-wire in Set 4 to send the match to a winner-take-all frame, CU took a 6-5 lead in the final set on a Mariah Raudsepp kill. The C of I responded with kills from Torrey Hulsey, Liz Myers, and Peacock to lead 8-6 at the change-over – extending the run to 8-1 on three-straight Peacock kills to lead 13-7 and cruised for the win.
The opening set saw the Yotes get a trio of aces in an opening 9-3 run, but CU rallied with a 7-1 push to even the score – taking a 16-14 lead on a combo-block from Brianna Hogan and Mariah Raudsepp. The C of I answered, as a block by Peacock and Myers fueled a five-point run that gave the Coyotes a 20-17 and they cruised to the win.
Set 2 featured 14 ties – the last at 21-21, before the Cavs got back-to-back Hogan kills and a Kelsey Kai service ace to earn set point. Following a Coyote kill, Raudsepp put a quick set away to even the match.
CU jumped out to a 9-6 lead in Set 3, but the Yotes rattled off 10 of the next 11 points, including three Peacock kills and a pair of blocks by Myers to take command at 16-10 and rolled to the win. However, Set 4 was dominated by the Cavs, sprinting out to a 5-1 lead, with the Yotes getting as close as 13-12, before four-straight points gave the visitors a comfortable edge, forcing a final set.
Defense was the game tonight, as the two sides combined for 175 digs – including a career-high 37 from Janel Porter. Kai had 29 digs in the loss for the Cavs.
Myers had 12 kills and five blocks, with Hulsey recording 12 kills and five of the Yotes 13 aces. Sierra Porter had 48 assists and 17 digs in the victory.
Melanie Miller had 18 kills and 11 digs for the Cavaliers, who were looking to end a 20-match losing streak to The C of I. Hogan had 16 kills and four blocks and Jackie Stein added 14 kills for CU, with setter Lindsay Mangan logging 50 assists and 13 digs.
The Lady Yotes return to action next Friday, hosting Eastern Oregon at 7 p.m.
