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SOU volleyball – Emma Gasman
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
Raiders won last night. Story here. Tonight’s game in Ashland is at 5 p.m.
Ashland High School hosts a volleyball tournament today too. They play beginning at 11 a.m. State championship playoffs begin Tuesday night in Ashland.
SOU volleyball – Lauren McGowne
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
Ashland High School volleyball is also happening tonight at 6 p.m.
Ashland High School volleyball – Olivia Rooney and Myla Norvell
The Grizzlies headed up I-5 to Central Point to take on the first place Crater Comets last night. The place was packed, hot, and loud. Ashland won the first set, but ultimately didn’t come out victorious. Crater had won all 18 of their previous home sets this year so Ashland did do something unprecedented even if they didn’t end up with a W.
Ashland did not fall in the rankings. Assuming they remain at #7 after Friday’s match and Saturday’s tournament, they will have a home play-in game on Tuesday, October 28 against South Albany, currently ranked #25. Assuming Ashland wins that one, they will then have a home game against #10 Marist on November 1. If the rankings change, they could end up playing #9 Crescent Valley or #11 Pendleton.
2014 AHS volleyball team celebrates the block
Last night, the Grizzlies played two league games in Eagle Point. However, Eagle Point was not their opponent. They lost to Marist and beat North Eugene. This adds additional intrigue to Tuesday’s match against Crater as an Ashland victory will leave the conference with a three-way tie for first place. Crater has beaten Marist twice, Marist has beaten Ashland twice, and Ashland has beaten Crater. Unfortunately for Ashland, the Crater game is on the road, and Ashland didn’t get a home game all season against Marist.
The following week begins the state tournament. The good news for Ashland is even if they lose to Crater, they will still have at least one home playoff game.
SOU volleyball – Lauren McGowne
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
The Southern Oregon University volleyball team swept Corban and Northwest Christian these past two days on the road. They are now 11-1 in the conference and will be big favorites in Ashland for next weekend’s contests.
AHS volleyball – Soleil Lena
In a non-league game tonight at Ashland High School, Cascade Christian will pay the Grizzlies a visit. CCHS is one of the top 3A volleyball programs in the state. They have a perfect record against 3A teams and have beat several 4A and 5A teams. Ashland is coming off a weekend in which they were victorious against a couple of higher ranked 5A teams (Bend #2 and Summit #4 who were both defeated by Ashland on their home turf). So on paper this perhaps looks like another easy Ashland victory. However, Ashland will be without senior starters Jordan Tilley and Grace Lenthe so the underclassmen will need to step up their game. This should be a good one. Things will get started at about 7 p.m.
SOU volleyball – Brookelynn Cole (10)
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
Last week’s road win was enough to earn the Raiders a spot in the top 10 in the national NAIA rankings this week. They have games at Corban and NCU this weekend.
The Raiders are playing in Klamath Falls tonight.
Ashland High School has a home game this evening against Eagle Point.
Both games will start at about 7 p.m.
SOU volleyball – Motade Atanda
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
Details here.
Southern Oregon University volleyball – Emma Gasman
SOU women’s volleyball – Emma Gasman with the kill
@SOURaiders @RaiderVB
With last night’s win at Northwest, the Southern Oregon University women’s volleyball team moved into a three-way tie for first place in the Cascade Conference. They play again tonight against Evergreen State College. Their next game in Ashland is on October 24.