Prep volleyball roundup for Sept. 18: Pasco continues to impress in MCC

After years of sitting at the bottom of its conference, the Pasco volleyball team is making some noise.

Ashlin Orozco had 17 kills and 18 digs, and Victoria Estes added 31 assists and was perfect from the service line Thursday in a 17-25, 25-9, 28-26, 25-14 victory over Hanford. The Bulldogs improved to 2-2 in the Mid-Columbia Conference.

“Every day we are working on our game,” Pasco coach Jackie Fluaitt said. “Hanford beat us in the jamboree, and it was nice to come out and win. Reilee (Williams) was a really amazing hitter for them, but we were able to keep the ball on play. They are a good team.”

The Bulldogs again were without one of their top players, forcing Orozco to move from the right side to outside hitter.

“We are training to be tough in any situation,” Fluaitt said. “They are dedicated and are good kids. They are focusing on the moment.”

Set scores: Pasco 17-25, 25-9, 28-26, 25-14. Hanford—N/A. Pasco—Ashlin Orozco 17 kills, 3 aces, 18 digs; Rosie Diaz 10 kills, 14 digs; Victoria Estes 31 assists, 16x16 srv., 4 aces; Lacie Ortiz 35 digs.

Southridge 3, Richland 0: The Suns improved to 4-0 in MCC play and extended their league winning streak to 20 matches with a sweep of the host Bombers.

Jordan Mix led Southridge with 16 kills. Makenna Behrens chalked up 26 digs.

“Our ballhandling was the best thing tonight. Our passing rating was 2.5 (out of three), which is pretty good,” Suns coach John Lengphounpraseut said.

The Bombers, led by Annie Kump’s eight kills, couldn’t find a way to beat the Suns’ scrappiness.

“We made so many hitting errors against a good team that we didn’t give ourselves a chance to succeed,” Richland coach Bob Raidl said.

Set scores: SR 25-15, 25-20, 25-19. Southridge—Jordan Mix 16 kills, 11 digs, 3 aces; Alyssa Palmer 9 kills, 11 digs; Maddisen McNeill 6 kills, 5 blocks, 2 aces; Makenna Behrens 26 digs, 2 aces; Kamaile Moody 14 assists, 2 aces; Leilani Moody 14 assists; Kayla Conrad 6 digs, 2 aces. Richland—Annie Kump 8 kills; Alicia Maul 20 digs; Siena Becker 6 kills; Noelle Craft 5 kills, 12 digs; Taylor Moody 8 assists, 14 digs; Rachel Connolly 8 assists.

Kamiakin 3, Chiawana 0: Nicole Lee had 12 kills, and Dani Burke chalked up 17 assists and 17 digs to lift the Braves to an MCC sweep of the visiting Riverhawks.

“Crosstown rivals are always up to play each other pretty hard. (Chiawana coach) Jim (Steach) always has his team ready to play,” Kamiakin coach Mary Opitz said. “We kind of got away from what we were doing in the first set and had a few too many errors in the second. We made (the second set) a lot closer.”

Set scores: Kamiakin 25-19, 25-23, 25-22. Chiawana—McKaidan Moore 6 kills, 19 digs; Megan Steach 6 kills, 5 digs; Natasha Hill 6 kills, 12 digs; Cara Gilmore 4 kills, 5 blocks; Ashtin Olin 24 assists. Kamiakin—Nicole Lee 12 kills; Lindsey Schauble 9 kills, 11 digs, 16x17 srv.; Andrea Stapleton 6 kills, 4 blocks, 11x12 srv.; Dani Burke 17 assists, 17 digs, 14x16 srv., 2 aces; Rachel Leshikar 31 digs, 7x7 srv.

Kennewick 3, Walla Walla 1: Freshman Breanna Shaffer had 11 kills, 16 digs and three service aces to help anchor the Lions’ MCC road win over the Blue Devils.

“Bre stepped up and did really well,” Lions coach Julie Maciboba said. “The girls came out really strong. We focused on the things we’ve been working on in practice.”

Set scores: Kennewick 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 25-17. Kennewick—Breanna Shaffer 11 kills, 16 digs, 3 aces; Julisa Gonzalez 26 digs, 7 kills; Taylor Hendrickson 6 kills, 6 blocks, 14 digs; Kaylee Hagadorn 25 assists, 12 digs, 6 kills, 3 aces.

Selah 3, Grandview 0: Teagan Parrish had 20 assists and 11 digs, but the Greyhounds lost to the visiting Vikings in a nonleague match.

Set scores: Selah 25-14, 25-19, 25-23. Grandview—Jenny Donan 7 kills, 6 digs; Samantha Grove 12 kills, 5 digs; Teagan Parrish 20 assists, 11 digs; Suzie Medina 12 digs.

Set scores: RV 25-15, 25-23, 27-25. River View—Sadie Vazquez 14 assists, 5 digs; Hannah Weatherby 5 kills; Dakota Dickinson 6 aces, 7 kills; Brooke Chavez 4 blocks; McKenzie Smith 3 blocks; Cierra Sakota 9 digs.

Kiona-Benton 3, Kittitas 0: Momo Calzadillas recorded 35 digs and was 16-for-17 from the service line to lead the host Bears to a nonleague sweep of the Coyotes.

Freshman Mihaela Edwards had 10 kills and seven blocks for Ki-Be.

Set scores: Ki-Be 25-17, 25-15, 28-26. Ki-Be—Tegan Carlson 15 assists, 9x10 srv.; Shila Todd 15 assists, 13x15 srv.; Mihaela Edwards 10 kills, 7 blocks; Momo Calzadillas 35 digs, 16x17 srv.; Kyrsten Whitmore 10 kills.

Columbia-Burbank 3, Lind-Ritzville-Sprague 0: Jamie Ellis (11-for-13 serving) and Sami Ricard (11-for-12) helped the host Coyotes handle the Broncos in a tight nonleague match.

Set scores: Columbia-Burbank 25-22, 25-19, 25-23. Columbia-Burbank—Abby Pierce 9 kills; Carissa Gradwohl 13 assists; Sami Ricard 11x12 srv., 5 aces, 9 digs; Jamie Ellis 11x13 srv., 3 aces.

Hermiston 3, The Dalles 0: Shandie Britt was 13-for-13 serving with four aces, and Noa Ena finished with 11 kills to lead the Bulldogs over the host Riverhawks.

Set scores: Hermiston 25-17, 25-23, 25-8. Hermiston—Noa Ena 11 kills; Shandie Britt 8 kills, 6 digs, 13x13 srv., 4 aces; Brea Kestler 19 assists; Kynzee Padilla 4 blocks; Hayden Meyers 3 blocks; Briana Wolfe 12 digs.

St. John-Endicott 3, Liberty Christian 0: The Eagles rolled over the Patriots in a Southeast 1B matchup in Richland.

Set scores: SJE 25-10, 25-9, 25-16. No stats reported.

This story was originally published September 18, 2014 at 11:03 PM with the headline "Prep volleyball roundup for Sept. 18: Pasco continues to impress in MCC."