College Place, Wash. – The Wolves hosted the Owls of Oregon Tech on Sunday afternoon on Windemuth Court. A .381 attack percentage and a lack of Wolves ball control led to the Owls pulling off their first conference win of the season in three straight sets (25-10, 25-17, and 25-13).
The Owls (6-4, CCC 2-0) playing their third straight conference game in as many days, did not look like a team that had tired legs and was aggressive early, finding open space in the Wolves (0-3, CCC 0-2) defense in set one. The Owls and Wolves went back and forth before a 5-0 run by the Owls pushed their lead to 18-8. The Wolves would eventually fall in set one, 25-10, as the Owls were able to take advantage off free balls and control the net.
Set two saw a similar start, as the Wolves and Owls battled back and forth exchanging points off open seams kills and team errors. The turning point in set two was an Owls 5-0 run that extend their lead over the Wolves, 13-8. The Wolves would respond with a 7-4 run to make the score, 19-15, forcing the visiting team to call timeout. Coming out of the timeout, the Owls responded by closing the set on a 6-2 run to claim set two, 25-17.
The Wolves started set three in a quick 5-0 deficit, as errors attributed to the fast start by the Owls. The Wolves were never able to recover and would fall in set three, 25-13 en route to the Owls claiming the match in straight sets.
Scott Schafer spoke on his teams passing from the last game to this game. "We were encouraged by our last game when we played Southern Oregon, our passing was on point," noted Schafer. "We were hoping to carry that over to this match, but we were not able to hold it together and that put us out of our rhythm early."
The Wolves were led by
Lauren Barlow (8 kills and 8 digs) and setter
Krista Schafer (16 assists and 8 digs).
The Owls were led by Jamie Toedtemeier (36 assists and 10 digs), Chase Bohman (17 kills and 12 digs), and Camryn Johnson (10 kills).
By the Numbers
OT 45 Kills, WWU 21
OT 7 Service Aces, WWU 1
OT 41 Assists, WWU 18
The Wolves will hit the road next, traveling to No. 13-ranked Southern Oregon on Thursday, September 6 before traveling to Klamath Falls for their rematch with the Owls on Friday, September 7.
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