10 the clackamas print
Wednesday, Dec. 2,2009
Lady Cougars finish tied for nin
In their final game the Lady
Cougars saw their season end
in only 45 minutes, losing to
Bellevue 25-18 and 25-9, fin­
ishing tied for ninth. . White
was once again at the top for
kills, finishing with a game high
seven.
Volleyball team falls
short in NWAACC
championship
but grows closer
throughout season
By Mark Foster
Sports Editor
Another season in the books,
and another year the Lady
Cougars volleyball team must
wait for a shot at an NWAACC
championship.
The Cougars season came to
an end Friday Noy. 20, after
going 1-2 in post season play.
After finishing the season 5-5
in league play, the Lady Cougars
took the fourth seed from the
«• Southern region due to a tie­
breaker with Linn-Benton.
It didn’t go well for them right
■ out of the gates, losing three
games to none against a Blue
Mountain team from the Eastern
region who posted the most wins
of any NWAACC team in 2009
with 13 wins and one loss..
In their next game, it looked as
if things could possibly be turn­
ing around, beating Skagit Valley
two games to one. In this game
Shikara White put up 13 kills
on 26 attempts, the Second most
kills of all players who played in
tiie game. Vanity Massey also
had an impressive game with 11
kills on 24 attempts, also record­
ing two service aces and ten cru-
cial digs to help propel the Lady
Cougars in to the next game.
We were so close
to some of the best
teams but then
at times so very
far away. It was a
weird year. I guess
you could say we
were consistent at
being inconsistent
Kathie Woods
Head Women’s Volleyball
Coach
Photo contributed by Tracy Swisher
Sophomore Vanity Massey celebrates after a kill during the
NWAACC championships at Mt. Hood Community College.
About her team’s performance
at tiie NWAACC championships,
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another set back.”
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team could have done!
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for the team, the won
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