Volleyball roundup: Southridge sweeps past Chiawana

The Southridge volleyball team improved to 2-0 in Mid-Columbia Conference play, sweeping Chiawana 25-19, 25-14, 26-24 on Thursday in Kennewick.

“It was a pretty ugly match,” Suns coach John Lengphounpraseut said. “The bottom line, being in the win column is nice. Our team hitting percentage was .133. We have never won a match before with that low of a hitting percentage. Both sides made a lot of mistakes.”

Alyssa Palmer led the Suns with five kills and 14 digs, while Maddisen McNeill had four kills and five blocks and Kamaile Moody 16 assists.

Chiawana coach Jim Steach lamented his team’s mistakes on the floor. The Riverhawks made 24 hitting errors and 12 service errors.

“That’s awfully tough to beat a good team when you’re making that many errors,” Steach said.

The Riverhawks head to Yakima this weekend for the SunDome tournament.

“We’re young, and we’re playing young,” Steach said. “I believe we’re going to get there. It’s a matter of those kids gaining confidence and understanding what it means to compete at the varsity level.”

Set scores: Southridge 25-19, 25-14, 26-24. Chiawana—Megan Steach 9 kills, 6 digs; McKaiden Moore 9 kills, 9 digs; Natasha Hill 6 kills, 11 digs; Ashtin Olin 26 assists; Cara Gilmore 4 kills, 2 blocks. Southridge—Alyssa Palmer 5 kills, 14 digs; Jordan Mix 8 kills, 8 digs; Maddisen McNeill 4 kills, 5 blocks; Makenna Behrens 16 digs, 3 aces; Kamaile Moody 16 assists; Leilani Moody 2 aces, 5 blocks.

Richland 3, Kennewick 0: Hailey Turner had 11 kills, and Lexi Lacey added eight kills and 10 digs to lead a balanced attack as the Bombers swept the Lions at home for their first MCC win of the year.

“I think the girls played a pretty complete match today,” Richland coach Bob Raidl said.

Breanna Shaffer had 16 digs for Kennewick. Taylor Hendrickson racked up 14 digs and eight kills.

Set scores: Richland 25-11, 25-22, 25-15. Kennewick—Breanna Shaffer 16 digs; Taylor Hendrickson 14 digs, 8 kills; Kaylee Hagadorn 13 assists, 13 digs. Richland—Hailey Turner 11 kills; Lexi Lacey 8 kills, 10 digs; Taylor Moody 18 assists, 14 digs; Sarah McCormick 21 digs; Rachel Connolly 11 assists, 3 aces, 6 digs; Siena Becker 7 kills, 7 digs.

Hanford 3, Walla Walla 1: Reilee Williams, Morgan Rasmussen and Mikal Sanchez combined for 30 kills to lead the Falcons to the MCC road victory.

“They played awesome tonight,” Hanford coach Kate Mitchell said. “It was a very close game all night, back and forth.”

Set scores: Hanford 22-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-21. Hanford—Reilee Williams 12 kills, 7 digs, 3 blocks, 2 aces; Morgan Rasmussen 10 kills, 5 blocks; Bailee Drussel 26 assists, 7 digs, 1 ace; Rose Dimmick 3 aces; Mikal Sanchez 8 kills, 1 ace, 2 blocks. Walla Walla—N/A.

Prosser 3, Sunnyside 2: The Mustangs rallied from a 2-1 deficit to beat the Grizzlies in a nonleague match in Sunnyside.

Set scores: Prosser 25-15, 20-25, 19-25, 25-23, 15-11. Prosser—Alli Lamotte 13 kills; Hannah Lind 10 kills; Courtney Scott 10 blocks; Taylor Beightol 30 assists; Shay Hicks 38 digs; Brook Haringa 23-24 srv., 8 aces. Sunnyside—N/A.

Goldendale 3, River View 1: The Timberwolves took advantage of the Panthers’ 26 hitting errors and 16 service errors to win a nonleague match in Finley.

“You take those errors away, we win this,” River View coach Rocky Smith said. “We did have 15 blocks as a team.”

McKenzie Smith had five kills and five blocks for the Panthers (0-2), who play at the SunDome Tournament today in Yakima.

Set scores: Goldendale 25-17, 27-25, 20-25, 25-23. River View—Sadie Vasquez 20 assists; McKenzie Smith 5 kills, 5 blocks; Cierra Sakota 19 digs.

Connell 3, Othello 1: Dakota Olberding was 25-for-25 from the service line, and Jessica Hawkins had 13 kills to lead the Eagles to a nonleague road victory over the Huskies.

Melody Davidson, who was named a WIAA Athlete of the Week for her performance at last week’s Kiona-Benton jamboree, had five blocks for Connell.

Set scores: Connell 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21. Connell—Jessica Hawkins 13 kills; Savannah Egbert 12 kills; Melody Davidson 5 blocks; Courtney Colclasure 31 assists; Dakota Olberding 25-25 srv; Callie Ochoa 10 digs. Othello—N/A.

Tri-Cities Prep 3, Columbia-Burbank 0: Corinne Barnett had 11 kills, and Claire Essex and Danika Whitsett each recorded double-digit assists to lead the host Jaguars in a nonleague victory over the Coyotes.

Set scores: Tri-Cities Prep 25-22, 25-22, 25-16. Columbia-Burbank—N/A. Tri-Cities Prep—Corinne Barnett 11 kills; Katie McDonald 9 kills; Claire Essex 13 assists; Danika Whitsett 11 assists; Katie Casazza 6 aces; Mary Seiner 7 digs.

Granger 3, Kiona-Benton 0: Momo Calzadillas had a busy night with 32 digs and 10-for-10 serving for the host Bears.

Set scores: Granger 25-9, 25-23, 25-17. Kiona-Benton—Kyrsten Whitmore 5 kills; Shila Todd 5 assists, 12-12 serve; Momo Calzadillas 32 digs, 10-10 srv.

Pomeroy 3, Liberty Christian 0: The Patriots lost in straight games. Further details were not provided.

Set scores: Pomeroy 25-8, 25-8, 25-6.

This story was originally published September 11, 2014 at 11:18 PM with the headline "Volleyball roundup: Southridge sweeps past Chiawana."