Delaney Smith
Amanda Loman
0
Western Ore. WOU 0-4
3
Winner Stanislaus State STAN 2-2
Western Ore. WOU
0-4
0
Final
3
Stanislaus State STAN
2-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Ore. WOU 18 12 21 (0)
Stanislaus State STAN 25 25 25 (3)
0
Western Ore. WOU 0-5
3
Winner Sonoma State SSU 4-2
Western Ore. WOU
0-5
0
Final
3
Sonoma State SSU
4-2
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Western Ore. WOU 11 13 19 (0)
Sonoma State SSU 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | | Brian Kortz

Delaney Smith Sends Back Five Blocks as Volleyball Opens DII West Region Showcase Against Pair of Tough Opponents

TURLOCK, Calif. – Delaney Smith opened the Division II West Region Showcase posting five blocks over the first two games as the Western Oregon University volleyball team began the day with Stanislaus State and Sonoma State with the Warriors taking the first game of the day 3-0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-21) and the SeaWolves also grabbing the 3-0 win (25-11, 25-13, 25-19) on Thursday.

"I appreciate the effort our players gave today and we had a solid attitude going in," Head Coach Stacy Metro said. "We continue to learn and grow and work on getting better each time. We will see what tomorrow brings against Holy Names."

Sianna DeCarli had a big opener of the tournament as she ripped off 13 kills and posted a .321 hitting percentage against Stanislaus State. She also added a block and four digs. Aubrey Stanton had 23 assists, Descinda Slaughter spun in a pair of service aces, Delaney Smith sent back three blocks and Allie Spear had 10 digs.

The block party started just a few points in for Smith when she recorded a solo block five points in. That helped ignite a 3-0 run to give the Wolves (0-5) a 4-3 lead in the first set against the Warriors (2-2) with Sarah Crowell and DeCarli adding kills during the run. Still within two at 9-7, Stanislaus State went on a 4-1 run to move out to a 13-8 lead. The Wolves kept fighting with Crowell posting back-to-back kills and then a double-block by Delaney Smith and Kimmie Bain had the deficit at just two. A DeCarli kill and then an attack error evened the set at 14. WOU made one last push in the set with Crowell posting a service ace and a double-block from DeCarli and Delaney Smith kept it a one-point set. The Warriors went on a 6-0 run to close the set at 25-18.

Delaney Smith and Lauren Smith opened the points for WOU in the second set with kills. Stanislaus State quickly jumped out to a 6-2 lead and later pushed out to a 10-3 advantage. A kill by Bain brought the Wolves back to within five, but that would be as close as they would get with Stanislaus State taking the second set at 25-12 to move out to a 2-0 lead.

The Warriors started the third set on a 4-1 run. A Slaughter service ace had the deficit back to one and later after kills from Allyson Crisp and DeCarli, WOU moved out to a 7-6 lead. A kill from Mackenzie York, a service ace from Stanton and then a ball handling error evened the set at 12. The Wolves made a couple more runs to get as close as 22-21 with Bain posting a kill and a service ace from Slaughter before Stanislaus State finished the set on a 3-0 run for the 25-21 set win and 3-0 match victory.

Stanislaus State tallied 37 kills to six errors in 83 chances for a .373 hitting percentage. WOU answered with 29 kills to 20 errors in 97 chances for a .093 hitting percentage.

Yisel Perez led the Warriors with 10 kills and hit .600. Rachel Klopfer and Mya Marshall added eight kills apiece. Eyriana Eatmon had 18 assists, Kiara Erving sent back three blocks and Krista Hernandez had 15 digs.

In the second game of the day, Lauren Smith and Bain paced the Wolves with seven kills apiece. Stanton added 24 assists, DeCarli and Delaney Smith each sent back two blocks and Allie Spear had five digs.

Kills from York and Slaughter started the first set strong for WOU against Sonoma State. Trailing by four, Crisp collected back-to-back kills to bring the Wolves to within three at 10-7. The SeaWolves then went on a 7-0 run to jump out to a 17-7 lead. Sonoma State kept the pressure coming, closing the set on a 8-4 run to take the opening set at 25-11.

After the SeaWolves moved out quickly to a lead in the second set, Bain posted a kill and then a service ace to move to within three. WOU got back to within four before Sonoma State caught fire on their way to taking the second set at 25-13 to move out to a 2-0 match lead.

A double-block by Delaney Smith and DeCarli, along with a kill by Bain had WOU out to the 4-3 lead in the third set. Another kill by Bain and a kill by Crisp had WOU back to within three at 18-15. A Delaney Smith moved the Wolves to within two at 20-18 and following a kill by Lauren Smith at 22-19, Sonoma State closed the set on a 3-0 run to take the third set at 25-19 and the match 3-0.

Sonoma State had 44 kills to eight errors in 78 chances for a .462 hitting percentage. WOU had 27 kills to 13 errors in 77 chances for a .182 hitting percentage. Jenn Trephan and Tate Battistini led Sonoma State with nine kills apiece.
Trephan also had 21 assists. Adriana Baysinger sent back three blocks and Jenna Miller had seven digs.

WOU will continue with the Division II West Region Showcase on Friday where they will face Holy Names (Calif.) starting at 5 p.m.
 
 
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