KIRKLAND – Northwest faces a trip deep into Oregon with matches Friday at 7 p.m. at Southern Oregon and Saturday at 5 p.m. at Oregon Tech.
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Northwest is on a four-match winning streak after sweeping Multnomah on Saturday.
Karste Wright had 12 kills, and
Abigail Broussard had four blocks to lead the Eagles.
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Broussard leads the Eagles with 2.95 kills per set with 248 kills and a .348 attack percentage. She leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference in attack percentage and is second in total kills. Wright averages 2.45 kills and
Kaitlyn Mickle 2.18.Â
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Kelsey Moore tops the Eagles with 463 digs and a 5.45 digs per set average.
Caitlyn James averages 2.28 digs per set. Moore leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference in both total digs and digs per set. She is ninth in the NAIA in total digs and 20th in digs per set.
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Northwest's
Allie Flynn is second in the Cascade Collegiate Conference in aces with 35. Broussard and Moore are tied for third at 33. NU has 172 aces and averages 2.02 per set. NU is 11
th in total aces in the NAIA.
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Southern Oregon has a 30-9 lead in the head-to-head rivalry, including a 3-1 win in Kirkland last month. The Eagles won 3-2 in Ashland last season.Â
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Mickle and Susana Bailey had seven kills each in the 3-1 loss to Southern Oregon last month. Hailey van Well had 16 kills and Mylena Testoni 15 for the Raiders. Sadie Byrd had five blocks.Â
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The No. 23 Raiders are 14-6 overall and 8-5 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after sweeping Walla Walla on Saturday. Van Well averages 3.29 kills per set and Testoni 3.21 to lead SOU. Kayla Neidigh gets 3.77 digs per set, and Byrd averages one block per set.
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Northwest leads the OIT series, 23-16, but the Owls have a four-match win streak in the rivalry. NU hasn't won in Klamath Falls since 2017.
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Broussard and Wright had 11 kills each for the Eagles in the home 3-0 loss last month to Oregon Tech. Nicole Reyes led OIT with 13 kills, while Courtney Isom had three aces and 16 assists.
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Oregon Tech dipped to 10-9 overall and 7-6 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after a 3-0 loss at Lewis-Clark State on Saturday. Reyes averages 3.9 kills per set, and Kaylin Talonen averages 3.22. Aubrey Kievit averages 4.49 digs per set.
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