Fullerton, Calif. – The College of Idaho volleyball team dropped a pair of matches in its final day of competition at the HIU Summer Slam on Saturday. In a matchup of a pair of teams who were receiving votes in the NAIA Preseason Poll, Rocky Mountain defeated C of I, 25-22, 25-20, 25-15 and in the final match of the tournament to Vanguard, 25-19, 25-12, 18-25, 25-22.
College of Idaho (2-6) was paced by a 10-kill effort from
Shelbey Nichol in the loss to Rocky Mountain.
Gabriella Rios added nine ad
Jade Warren provided seven in the defeat. Nichol had five kills in the second set.
The matchup against Rocky Mountain saw the contest tied on 16 occasions and featured 10 lead changes.
Rocky Mountain (5-2) posted a .157 hitting percentage with a match-high 16 kills from Makenna Bushman, who had six kills in the first set and seven more in the second set. The Battlin' Bears recorded 10 service aces in the win, four of which came from Brooke Ark. Plus, Rocky Mountain racked up 10 blocks and Blythe Sealey posted a double double with 32 assists and 10 digs.
Against Vanguard,
Haley McUne had eight kills,
Jade Warren added seven and
Shelbey Nichol had six. College of Idaho picked up six service aces in the defeat with two from
Liza Montalbo in the defeat.
Savannah Hutchins had a double double with 10 assists and 12 digs and
Clair Hodge also had a double double with 14 assists and 13 digs.
Vanguard was paced by Morgan Cole and Delaney Hill, who had 21 and 10 kills, respectively. Cole also had 15 digs and Rachel Lim had 12 assists and seven services in the win.
Next, College of Idaho will start Cascade Collegiate Conference play with a matchup against No. 20 Southern Oregon for its home opener on Friday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.
