CALDWELL, Idaho - Ciciley Fox had ten kills and Whitney Owen racked up 28 digs as The College of Idaho overcame a rough hitting night to knock off Concordia, 25-14, 25-15, 25-23, advancing to tomorrow's final of the Cascade Conference Tournament in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
The No. 8 Lady Yotes (23-2) will meet No. 13 Southern Oregon in the final at 3 p.m. to determine the league's automatic berth to the NAIA National Championships.
The first two sets were all C of I, jumping out to a 7-1 lead in the opener and were never headed, as Fox recorded four kills and Owen dug 17 balls, then closed out the middle frame with an 8-1 run, fueled by three kills and three blocks from Kristin Henning.
However, the Cavaliers (16-10) played tough in Set 3, battling back from a 20-12 deficit, getting three Mariana Toscano kills in an 11-4 push that got CU within 24-23. The Yotes would close it out on the next point, getting a slide smash from Jessie Link in the middle to notch their tenth-straight win.
Link had seven kills, while Henning and Marcella Hernandez each had six kills and five blocks. Madie Machurek recorded 14 assists, with Naomi Reimer registering five kills, 12 assists, and four digs. The Yotes had 16 hitting errors in the match, but made up for it with ten team blocks.
Toscano led CU with seven kills and 12 digs, with setter Sklyer Kamaka recording 19 assists and nine digs. Libero Kim Lindow led the Cavs defensively with 15 digs.