EUGENE, Ore. – Northwest Christian put up nine blocks and hit .247 as the Beacons swept the Evergreen Geoducks, 25-9, 25-19, 25-21, in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Friday evening at Morse Event Center in Eugene, Ore.

After the Geoducks kept things close early in the first set, the Beacons scored 11 straight points en route to a 25-9 game one win as NCU took the early lead.

Evergreen was much more competitive in the second frame but Northwest Christian was just a little bit better, putting down 13 kills with five errors on 30 attacks for a .267 hitting percentage.

The Beacons had their worst hitting set of the match in the third frame, attacking at just a .171 clip but it was still enough to hold off Evergreen as the Beacons earned a 25-21 win to clinch the match at three sets to none.

The Geoducks were led by six kills from Brittany Covert (Chino Hills, Calif./Northern Michigan Univ.), who also added three aces on the night.  Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.) put up five kills to go with three aces of her own.

Northwest Christian was led by 12 kills from Tami Brown, the only player on either side of the net with double-digit kills.  The Beacons finished with 32 kills and 13 errors on 77 total attacks.

Evergreen will be back in action next Friday when they play host to Oregon Tech.  The match with the Owls is set for 7 p.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

Box Score

SALEM, Ore. – Playing their first official road game of 2012, the Evergreen Geoducks fell to the Corban Warriors in straight sets, 25-10, 25-17, 25-12, in a Cascade Conference volleyball match on Thursday night at C.E. Jeffers Sports Center in Salem, Ore.

Corban took the early lead, cruising to a 25-10 set one win.  The Warriors came out swinging, putting down 12 kills with just two errors on 21 attacks for a clip of .476.

The home court advantage continued to help Corban in the second set as the Warriors took the second frame, 25-17.  Evergreen had their top hitting set of the night, picking up seven kills with six errors on 27 attacks for a .037 hitting percentage.

The Warriors wrapped things up in the third set as Corban earned a 25-12 victory to earn their first conference win of the season in straight sets.

Evergreen was led by 11 kills from Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.).  Sasha Nash (Sandy, Utah/Skyline HS) had 20 assists while Sonja Arrassi-Nash (Sandy, Utah/Westminster) dug out 14 balls on the night.

Corban was led by 12 kills from Olivia Shropshire, who had just one attack error on 17 attacks for an incredible .647 hitting percentage.  Katherine Salness had 27 assists to go with 10 digs while Chandra Teague also dug out 10 balls on the match.

Evergreen will look to bounce back on Friday night when they continue the road trip to Eugene and a match with Northwest Christian.  First serve is set for 7:00 p.m.

Box Score

OLYMPIA, Wash. – A heart-stopping five-set thriller between host-Evergreen and Lewis & Clark wrapped up the action at the 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational on Saturday afternoon at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

Northwest 3, Camosun 0

The Northwest Eagles completed an undefeated week in Olympia with a straight-set victory over Camosun, winning 25-15, 25-22, 25-12.

Northwest was led by 10 kills from Breanna Covey, who was without an attack error on 17 attacks for a .588 hitting percentage.  Ashton Arbuthnot had 26 assists to go with five digs and three blocks while libero Heather Shulke led all players with 11 digs on the match.

Camosun was led by nine kills from Erika Morris.  Kelsey Clarke put up 13 assists for the Chargers, who hit .050 on the match with 22 kills and 18 errors on 80 attacks.

Columbia Bible 3, Simon Fraser 0

In the final battle of British Columbia, the Bearcats won in straight sets, defeating the Clan, 25-23, 25-23, 25-19.

Columbia Bible was led by 11 kills each from Sadie Ball and April Van Wieren.  Anna Cupido put up 31 assists for the Bearcats and Sharaya Schulte added 16 digs to her season totals.

Simon Fraser was paced by 10 kills from Amanda Renkema.  Victoria Senges had 25 assists on the match while Alanna Chan led all players with 20 digs.

Lewis & Clark 3, Evergreen 2

The final match of the tournament turned out to be the most exciting as Evergreen battled back from two sets down to force a fifth set but Lewis & Clark was eventually victorious, winning 25-23, 25-23, 23-25, 19-25, 15-12.

Lewis & Clark was led by 16 kills from Jennifer Dowdy and 13 from Alicia Callejo-Black.  Kelsie Dorpat was responsible for 31 assists while libero Elena Hoff dug out 28 balls on the day.

Evergreen was led by an incredible 27 kills from Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.), the second-highest match total in school history and the first Geoduck to record over 20 kills in a match since Jazzmin Garcia had 23 against Oregon Tech on Sep. 17, 2010.  Her 76 attacks were a school record as she hit .145 on the match.  Sasha Nash (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline HS) had 44 assists, the most since Erin Mitchell had 44 on Oct. 30, 2010 against Warner Pacific.

All-Tournament Team

All six squads who participated were represented on the 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitation All-Tournament Team.  Northwest had two on the team as both Sarah Stoker and Olivia Vandlac earned honors.  The two Eagles were joined by Amanda Renkema (Simon Fraser), Carly Hilliard (Camosun), Sadie Ball (Columbia Bible), Jennifer Dowdy (Lewis & Clark) and libero Sonja Arrasi-Nash (Evergreen.).

OLYMPIA, Wash. – An exciting day of volleyball was capped off with a five-set nailbiter in the final match as day two of the 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational came to a close at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.

Northwest 3, Lewis & Clark 0

The Northwest Eagles soared out to an early lead and never looked back, picking up their second sweep of the tournament over the Lewis & Clark Pioneers, winning 25-13, 25-17, 25-19.

Northwest was led by nine kills from Olivia Vandlac.  Ashton Arbuthnot put up 28 assists while Sarah Stoker put down nine blocks on the match to lead the Eagles to victory.  NU totaled 12 team blocks on the morning, compared with just six for Lewis & Clark.

Lewis & Clark was led by four kills each from Kayla Ernewein, Alicia Callejo-Black and Jennifer Dowdy.  The Pios, who totaled just 17 kills on the match, were in the red for the match, hitting -.080.

Simon Fraser 3, Camosun 0

In the first battle of British Columbia, it was Simon Fraser coming out on top, defeating Camosun College in straight sets, 25-21, 25-23, 28-26.

Simon Fraser was led by nine kills from Jessica Young and eight each from Danielle Curtis and Amanda Renkema.  Victoria Senges recorded 21 assists on the match while also putting down a pair of service aces.

Camosun was led by eight kills from Erika Morris.  Jamie Rodstrom led the Chargers with 17 assists while Morgan Marshall got her hands on four blocks for the team.

Columbia Bible 3, Evergreen 1

The Bearcats earned their first win of the young season as they knocked off host Evergreen in four sets, winning 25-16, 25-21, 14-25, 25-16.

Columbia Bible was led by 18 kills from Sadie Bell.  Maria Cupido put down 10 kills while Anna Cupido finished with 40 assists.  Jill Ratzlaff led the team with 21 digs on the match.

Evergreen was led by nine kills from Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.).  Sasha Nash (Salt Lake City, Utah/SkylineHS) chipped in 20 assists while K.C. Beadle (Prunedale, Calif./Gavilan College) had five blocks in the losing effort.

Northwest 3, Simon Fraser 1

Northwest continued their winning ways against Simon Fraser, defeating the Clan in four sets, 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-23.

The Eagles were led by 10 kills from Vandlac.  Arbuthnot added 30 assists to her tournament totals while libero Heather Shulke dug out 16 balls on the match.

Simon Fraser was led by 15 kills from Jessica Young.  Remkema added 13 while Madelin Hait finished with 11 kills.  Senges put up 35 assists on 45 kills.

Columbia Bible 3, Lewis & Clark 1

Columbia Bible earned their second win of the day in the game’s fifth match, defeating Lewis & Clark in straight sets, 25-23, 25-20, 25-18.

The Bearcats were led by 11 kills each from Ratzlaff and Sadie Ball.  Anna Cupido earned 32 of 37 total assists for CBC.

Lewis & Clark was led by eight kills from Brigitte Russo.  Kelsie Dorpat had 23 assists for the Pios while Elena Hoff led the team with 12 digs on the match.

Camosun 3, Evergreen 2

Down two sets to none, the Camosun Charges charged back, defeating the Evergreen Geoducks, 21-25, 23-25, 25-21, 25-10, 15-8.

Camosun was led by 14 kills from Carly Hilliard.  Kelsey Clarke finished with 38 assists while Mariah Holmstrom led the team with 18 digs on the match.

Evergreen was led by 12 kills from Watkins, the only Geoduck with double-digit kills.  Nash added 15 assists to her season totals while Sonja Arrasi-Nash (Salt Lake City, Utah/Westminster) led all players with 35 digs on the night.

The 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational wraps up on Saturday morning, beginning with Camosun and Northwest at 9 a.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.  Simon Fraser will then face Columbia Bible at 11 a.m. with Evergreen hosting Lewis & Clark in the tournament finale at 1 p.m.

OLYMPIA, Wash. – It was a border war on Thursday afternoon at the 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational as all three matches featured a Canadian team against an American team and it was the stars and stripes winning the day, winning two of three matches, as Northwest and Lewis & Clark both proved victoriously.

Northwest 3, Columbia Bible 0

Northwest University took care of a fresh Columbia Bible team in straight sets in the opening match of the 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational, winning 25-17, 25-16, 25-17.

Northwest was led by Olivia Vandlac who contributed  nine kills and a .333 hitting percentage to go along with  11 digs in the match. Breanna Convey added eight kills. Ashton Arbuthnot finished the match with 25 assists. As a team Northwest hit .214 compared to just .072 by Columbia Baptist.

Columbia Baptist got a team-high seven kills each from April Van Wieren and Sadie Ball while Anna Cupido finished with five kills, eight digs and 20 assists. Jill Ratzlaff had a match-high 14 digs.

Simon Fraser 3, Evergreen 1

Simon Fraser used 10 aces and 10 blocks to sneak past host Evergreen in four sets, winning 25-13, 20-25, 25-23, 25-22.

The Clan were led by 16 kills and seven blocks from Amanda Renkema.  Danielle Curtis added 10 kills while Victoria Senges recorded assists on 41 of 47 SFU kills.

Evergreen was led by eight kills from Brittany Covert (Chino Hills, Calif./Northern Michigan Univ.).  Cassidy Watkins (Tucson, Ariz./Trevecca Nazarene Univ.) led the Geoducks with 15 digs on the match while Sasha Nash (Salt Lake City, Utah/Skyline HS) put up 18 assists for the green and white.

Lewis & Clark 3, Camosun 1

Opening the match with a pair of outstanding hitting sets, the Lewis & Clark Pioneers picked up their third win of the season with a four-set win over Camuson, 25-17, 25-9, 20-25, 25-18.

Lewis & Clark was led by 12 kills from Jennifer Dowdy, the only Pioneer with double-digit kills.  Kelsie Dorpat put up 19 assists with a pair of service aces and Daniela de Kervor dug out 11 balls to lead the Pios.

Camosun was paced by 10 kills from Carly Killiard.  Kelsey Clarke finished with 26 assists while Kelsey Johns was the only Charger with double-digit digs, finishing with 11.

The 2012 Red Lion Evergreen Invitational continues on Friday morning with six matches, kicking off with Lewis & Clark and Northwest at 9 a.m. at CRC Gymnasium in Olympia, Wash.