CALDWELL, Idaho – Abbey Fenton led the College of Idaho with a match-high 17 kills, leading the Lady Yotes to a three-set victory over Northwest University inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
Fenton helped C of I (6-8, 4-2 CCC) hit at a .305 clip in the 25-21, 25-20, 25-14 win over the Eagles, their 23rd straight win against the Washington school.
Sierra Porter capped a huge weekend with 41 assists, six digs and three blocks; Katy Robinson had nine kills; with Kylie Porter adding eight kills and a season-high five blocks.
The Eagles (8-5, 4-3) sprinted out to a 7-2 lead in the opening set, but back-to-back Kylie Porter kills and a Porter-Porter tandem-block capped an 8-1 C of I run to regain the lead. NU cut the gap to one point on seven different occasions, the last at 21-20, but kills from Robinson and Fenton helped the Yotes seal the opening win.
C of I never trailed in Set 2, taking advantage of five Eagles errors in a 7-3 run to start the frame. NU got within 13-12 on an Amanda Waterman kill, but three kills from Fenton helped the Yotes push the margin to 20-16 and kills by Robinson and Randi Sturtz closed the set win.
The Yotes dominated Set 3, using two-straight blocks early in the frame to take an 8-5 lead, scoring 9-of-11 points midway through the stanza to extend the margin to 21-11 and eased to the win.
Waterman led NU with 12 kills; Morgan Pilon had 22 assists, and Emmaline Stockton led all players with 16 digs.
C of I hits the road next weekend with matches at Multnomah and Warner Pacific.
