SALEM, Ore. – College of Idaho saw their four-match win streak snapped, as the Lady Yotes were toppled by a hungry Corban University squad in four sets inside C.E. Jeffers Center.
The defending Cascade Conference champion Warriors (9-5, 5-1 CCC) earned the 26-24, 25-15, 16-25, 25-14 win in a match that featured a combined 50 hitting errors and 18 blocks.
The Yotes (10-5, 5-2) battled back from a 20-18 deficit in Set 1 to earn set point at 24-22 – but were unable to put a ball away, thanks to opportune digs by the Corban back row. Kills by Cassie Cunningham and Avari Ridgway were followed by a stuff block by Ridgway to make it 25-24, while following a lengthy rally, Adriana Aguayo closed the period with a kill.
Set 2 was all Corban – hitting at a .343 clip, with Aguayo pounding down six of her match-high 19 kills. C of I returned the favor in Set 3, as
Ashley Pagan had six of her nine kills in the frame, as the Yotes hit at a .448 percentage.
The hosts broke away in Set 4 early, using a 9-1 run to erase a 3-2 Coyote lead, getting three Tori Edwards kills and taking advantage of five C of I errors in the surge.
Ridgway had 16 kills and Edwards had nine for Corban – who remain unbeaten at home this season.
Taylor Alexander had a team-high 10 kills and 17 digs for the Yotes, with
Jackie van Vliet recording eight blocks – as C of I finished the night with 11 team blocks.
The Yotes have a quick turnaround, traveling to Northwest Christian for a 1 p.m. (PT) matchup on Saturday.
