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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.