TACOMA, Wash. - Facing the two teams immediately above them in
the national rankings, the seventh-ranked Puget Sound Loggers just
couldn't find a way to pull off the upsets, falling to #6 Trinity
(Texas) and #5 La Verne on the final day of the Puget Sound Premier
volleyball tournament on Saturday at Memorial Fieldhouse in Tacoma,
Wash.
#6 Trinity 3, #7 Puget Sound 1 (26-24, 23-25, 25-17,
25-15)
Facing off against Trinity, the Loggers dropped a tough set,
26-24, in the first frame but bounced back to collect the 25-23 win
in the second set. The Tigers continued to improve in the
third and fourth sets to collect the four-set win. Brynn
Blickenstaff (Eagle, Idaho) led the Loggers with 14 kills and Kalli
Kamphaus (Manson, Wash.) added 12 but it wasn't enough to stop the
sixth-ranked Tigers. Trinity was led by 14 kills from Ay
Mittelstaedt and 40 assists from Caroline Keener.
#5 La Verne 3, #7 Puget Sound 1 (11-25, 25-22, 25-14,
25-14)
After an unreal first set that saw the Loggers hit .500 and
limit the fifth-ranked Leopards to just 11 points, La Verne played
like the team that everyone knew they were, winning three straight
sets to collect the victory and finish 4-0 in the tournament.
Kamphaus led the Loggers with 13 kills while junior Lindsey Denman
(Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor) added 12 kills in the loss. La
Veren was led by 16 kills from Crista Jones and 15 from Brianna
Gonzales. Yesenia Lopez finished with 46 kills on the match.
Other Matches
#12 Cal State East Bay 3, Redlands 1 (25-20, 20-25,
25-18, 25-16) - Christy Stuart put up 40 assists and Katie
Gellerman came off the bench to add 13 kills as the 12th-ranked
Pioneers one their first match of the tournament over
Redlands. Jackie Randolph added 12 kills for CSUEB while
Redlands was held without a player in double-digit kills.
#5 La Verne 3, #12 Cal State East Bay (17-25, 25-16,
25-20, 30-28) - Gonzales finished with 17 kills for the
Leopards and Rebecca Villanueva added 12 more as La Verne came back
from a 1-0 deficit to win in four-sets. Kelly Paris had 17
kills for East Bay and Randolph finished with 15 on 47 assists from
Roxanne Neely but it wasn't enough to stop the powerful Leopards.
#6 Trinity 3, Redlands 2 (24-26, 13-25, 25-13, 25-14,
15-12) - In the only match of the tournament that went
five sets, it looked for a while like Redlands would get the upset
but the Tigers of Trinity roared back to win, 3-2.
Mittelstaedt paced the Tigers with 17 kills while Ginger Haley
added 11 more. Keener finished with 45 assists on the match
while Megan Guest added 23 digs. For Redlands, Ali Massei had
15 kills and Jackie Hamilton added 13 in the losing effort.
All-Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player - Briana Gonzales - OH
- La Verne
| Brianna Gonzales
| OH
| La Verne
|
| Jackie Randolph
| OH
| CSU East Bay
|
| Crista James
| MB/OH
| La Verne
|
| Lauren Harding
| L/DS
| Redlands
|
| Megan Dudley
| OH
| Trinity
|
| Lindsey Denman
| OH
| Puget Sound
|
| Chelsea Slieght
| L
| La Verne
|
| Kalli Kamphaus
| M
| Puget Sound
|
| Ginger Haley
| M
| Trinity
|
| Brynn Blickenstaff
| OH
| Puget Sound
|
Box Scores
Cal
State East Bay 3, Redlands 1
Trinity
3, Puget Sound 1
La
Verne 3, Cal State East Bay 1
Trinity
3, Redlands 2
La
Verne 3, Puget Sound 1
