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8 Clackamas Print Wednesday. Oct. 19, 2005 Straight-up diminished tean the teams a league split. Rachel Gowen (middle blocker) lead the way with 15 kills and six blocks. Samantha Clackamas volleyball (2-6 Hennessy worked her sopho league, 17-15 overall) may be more ways with nine kills en slipping in the NWAACC south route to a 22 percent kill effi standings, but Head Coach ciency; Meggan Chapin added Kathie Woods is not at all pes 11 kills for the Cougar offen simistic. sive assault. “The south has always had Defensively, Jami Duhrkoop good teams,” Woods said. “It’s had 20 digs, while Hennessy just all the teams in the south showed all-around flair with have been very good this year. 18 digs. Catie Warren, who was Our league is so tight right now named Cougar of the week by that we are trying to get over Woods, brought 16 digs to the the hump.” table and two ace serves, serv Diminishing times have hit ing 100 percent. the volleyballers, dropping four Remaining a tight squad, the in a row and falling to fifth Cougars put together a stel place in the NWAACC south. lar team effort with 11 team The last two years of Cougar blocks. Woods said the Cougars volleyball have been highly had been stressing team blocks successful, with the Cougars in practice, but just could not winning an NWAACC champi turn the ball around against the onship in 2004. In 2003, they Saints. finished second at NWAACCs. “We need to’step it up in the They have also been in the next four games,” Woods said. NWAACC championship tour A tough week is ahead nament 11 straight years. for Clackamas. Tonight the “I won’t lie ... this has been Cougars face Linn-Benton kind of a hard year,” Woods CC at 6 p.m. in Albany. The said. “We have been on top for Roadrunners of Linn-Benton so long ... however, this is a are 6-2 in league, and as of very good team. We just need press time ranked first in the to execute at the end of games. NWAACC south. Friday, the This is a team of fighters, and volleyballers will tangle frith there is a lot of promise because Southwestern Oregon CC, the they work so hard.” second ranked team in the Cross-town rival Mt. Hood south. The match will be at CC traveled the short trip home at 7 p.m. in the Randall from Gresham last Wednesday, Gym. Check nwaacc.org or the defeating the Cougar volley Clackamas athletic department ballers 25-30, 27-30 in the first web site for a full list of vol two games. The Cougars were leyball stats and standings. able to get their roll on dur “We are trying for ing the third game, beating the NWAACCs right now,” Woods Saints 30-21 before falling in said. “We are just trying to the last set 24-30. Earlier this pull it out and.we need a lot of season the Cougars defeated people there for our last two the Saints in Gresham, giving home games.” N.P. Delell Sports Editor ABOVE: Middle blocker Rachel Gowen comes ready, will ing and able as she goes in for the kill. RIGHT: Outside hitter Meggan Chapin sets a nice dig. Chapin had 11 kills in last week’s loss to Mt. Hood CC. The Cougars will play tonight at Linn-Benton in Albany. The Cougars will look to bounce, rock and skate to their first win in four games. All photos by: Dick Clouser Conti Cougar defensive specialist Jami Duhrkoop gets ready during a recent game. Although the! Clackamas volleyball team has fallen on hard times as of late, they continue to work hard and are fighting their way toward a berth in the NWAACC Championships.
