FOREST GROVE, Ore. - Playing the first two matches of the 2008
season, the seventh-ranked Puget Sound Loggers showed that they are
worth the hype, sweeping past both UC Santa Cruz and #25
Christopher Newport at the Boxer Kickoff Volleyball Invitational on
Saturday afternoon in Forest Grove, Ore.
In the first match, Puget Sound dominated the first set, posting
a .385 attack percentage before settling down to .184 in
set two and .171 in set three. Brynn Blickenstaff
(Eagle, Idaho) had a strong first match of her collegiate career,
coming off the bench to lead Puget Sound with 10 kills.
Kelsie Telge (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor) had 16 digs and senior
Jamie Fred (Centennial, Colo./Grandview) put up 25 assists as the
Loggers took their first match of the season, 25-12, 25-21, 25-21.
In the second match of the day, the Loggers came out strong once
again, hitting .250 in the first set to take the first set by a
score of 25-21. Much like the first match, the Loggers
settled down again in sets two and three but so did the Captains as
the Loggers won the final two sets by identical scores of
25-19. Junior Lindsay Denman (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor) led
the team with 11 kills and just three errors for a .286 clip.
Freshman Sophie DeWitt (Astoria, Ore.) had eight kills with no
errors for a .615 hitting percentage while Fred added 37 more
assists to her season totals.
The Loggers will have a split day on Sunday, taking on Neumann
at 10:00 a.m. and then returning in the evening to take on Cal
State East Bay. Puget Sound makes its home debut on Sept. 5-6
when the Loggers play host to the Puget Sound Premier Tournament.
Box Scores
UPS/UCSC
UPS/CNU
