KIRKLAND – Northwest travels to Oregon this weekend to play Bushnell in Eugene on Friday and sixth-ranked Corban in Salem on Saturday in a pair of 7 p.m. contests.
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The Eagles are unbeaten in four Cascade Collegiate road matches this season with wins at Warner Pacific, Multnomah, Walla Walla, and Lewis-Clark State. Northwest is 5-0 in true road games.
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NU is coming off of a 3-1 win at Lewis-Clark State in which
Abigail Broussard and
Karste Wright had 12 and 11 kills, respectively.
Anna Saelens had 38 assists, and
Kylie Lunday produced six blocks. The win improved NU's record to 8-7 overall and 4-3 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
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The Eagles are 18-12 in the Bushnell series after splitting the regular season series last year and falling to the Beacons in the first round of the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament. The Eagles are 18-20 against Corban after the Warriors picked up a pair of sweeps last season.Â
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Broussard leads the Eagles with 2.97 kills per set with 152 kills and a .337 attack percentage. She is second in total kills and attack percentage in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
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Moore tops the Eagles with 340 digs and a 5.76 digs per set average. She leads the Cascade Collegiate Conference in both total digs and digs per set. Moore is sixth in the NAIA in total digs and 10
th in digs per set.
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Saelens leads the Eagles with 287 assists (4.95 per game), and
Morgan Harter averages 3.75 with her 210 total. Saelens is fifth in the CCC in total assists.
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Northwest has found 126 points this season via aces.
Kelsey Moore leads the Eagles with 25 aces.
Abigail Broussard is right behind with 24, followed by
Reece Denney with 22, and
Allie Flynn with 21. Moore is third in total aces in the Cascade Collegiate Conference, with Broussard, Denney, and Flynn following in fourth through sixth.
Caitlyn James ranks 10
th in the league with 18.
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Bushnell is 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference after taking a five-set win at Oregon Tech on Saturday. Jessica Northcutt leads the Beacons with 2.57 kills per set. Makenna Northern averages 7.66 assists. Callie Wilkins gets 4.53 digs per set.
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Corban heads into the weekend at 13-2 overall and 6-1 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference following its 3-1 win over No. 17 Southern Oregon on Saturday. The Warriors face Evergreen State on Friday. Corban leads the CCC with a .239 attack percentage. Rylee Troutman leads the Warriors with 3.80 kills per set and 24 aces. Avari Ridgway gets 3.44 kills per set. Makayla Roginski leads the CCC with a .357 attack percentage. Jadyn Mullen leads the team with 6.26 assists per set. Kealani Ontai averages 4.94 digs per set.
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