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Yotes Sweep Eagles in Idaho

Leia Roy (yellow jersey) led the team with 20 digs
Box Score CALDWELL, Idaho – For the second straight night, the Eagles met a challenging foe and fell 3-0 (25-20, 25-9, 25-17) to the College of Idaho in CCC play in the J.A. Albertson Center.
 
Set one would see the Yotes jump out to a 17-10 lead after Sierra Porter quick-hit a Nawahine pass, but NU cut the margin to 20-19 on a Rae Ann Hastings kill.  Following a C of I timeout, a service error and a Sofia Anxo kill gave the Yotes breathing room, with a Nawahine spike ended the frame.
 
Set two would be all C of I, as Anxo had a three kills in a 12-1 run to start the set as the Yotes held NU to one of their lowest set scores of the season. Hannah Hanson's kill would make it 15-6, but C of I would go on a 5-0 run to increase their lead to 20-6 as they would go on the win the set.
 
The third set was close early, as the teams combined for eight ties and two lead changes. With the set tied at 9-all, NU would take a short lived 10-9 lead on a kill by Dakota Adams, but C of I would tie it on an Eagle miscue.  Two Liz Myers kills in a 5-0 C of I run would erase the 11-10 Eagles lead, helping lift the Yotes to the set and match win.
 
Northwest U. (5-8, 1-3 CCC) got 5 kills from both Sarah Stoker and Hannah Hanson, with Ashton Arbuthnot recording 20 assists. Freshman Leia Roy 20 led the team with digs. Rae Ann Haistings added 13 digs for the Eagles.
 
Sofia Anxo led C of I (2-7, 2-1 CCC) with 11 kills, with Myers adding 10 kills and three blocks. Porter had 8 kills and 10 digs, with Janel Porter leading all players with 26 digs. Kylie Nawahine had eight kills and a career-high 24 digs. The sevn losses for the Yotes is deceiving as they came against tough, nationally ranked NAIA competition.

Said NU coach Steven Bain following the match, "Despite the set scores, there was positive energy on the court and our players battled. And, even though it has been a tough stretch against three excellent teams, I remain excited about the potential of this group and look forward to working with them every day."

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