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passing, it was one of the
best games we've had. If
we don't have good pass-
ing, we don't have good
anything. About the mid-
dle of the second game,
we found rhythm and our
passing game was spot
on.”
The Vikings won the
first set by five points, but
struggled in the second
set, with the Pirates tying
the match after winning
the second set.
At that point, Siuslaw
rose to the occasion and
took the momentum back
with a hard-fought 27-25
victory to go up 2-1 over
the Pirates. The front
row had a standout per-
formance. Desiree Tupua
had 21 kills in the match,
and Kya Blake had eight
kills. Hailee Outlaw had
an especially solid set,
with a spike to win on the
27th point.
“Hailee was on,” said
Cole. “She felt it and she
knew it. She was going for
the ball every single time.”
In the fourth and final
set, the Vikings secured
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the win, finishing 25-16 Siuslaw’s lone senior, Kya Blake, scores on a hard-hit kill against Cottage Grove in
to sweep the Pirates for the Viks’ final game of season Thursday night.
the season.
The following night, Tupua, Blake and Out- of that energy from the cluding a perfectly timed
(April 1), Siuslaw was law were already showing student section. But we sneak tip and two thun-
back on its home court to up strong at the net, and just we just knew we had dering kills — brought the
host its final game of the Zoe Alberty’s setting and to work a little bit harder Vikings to victory, 27-25.
season. In addition, it was sneak tips were on point.
“I'm really glad Kya got
and get the momentum on
also Senior Night. Out-
Siuslaw held the lead, our side,” Cole said. “Even that last hit,” said Cole.
side hitter Kya Blake, who but the Lions started to after that loss in the first “You can't ask for any-
was a part of history this rally with strong serv- game, they knew, ‘We've thing more as a senior —
week by sweeping Marsh- ing and offensive fire- got this,’ and I knew they to get a kill on your last
field for the first time in power at the net. The had it, too.”
hit.”
her Viking volleyball ca- Lions managed to tie the
Cole said, though all
The next three sets the
reer, was recognized by game and, in the last few girls were relentless, and but one member of this
the school and family points, cause the Vikings with the exception of the year’s team will be return-
members for her contri- to commit enough errors second set’s first point, ing next season, “We are
butions.
that the Lions were able to the Viks didn’t let Cottage going to feel it without
Going into the game, narrowly win the first set, Grove take the lead in the Kya. She's a big part of
Cole explained that the 25-23.
next two sets, winning 25- the team, not just with the
girls had multiple moti-
stats. She's the one that
According to Cole, the 22 and 25-21.
vations to defeat the Li- girls knew they would
In the fourth and final gets them pumped up and
ons, who at the time were have to do more to earn set, the Lions were able to out of their heads. It’s go-
tied for first with Junction the win.
pull ahead by a few points ing to be rough without
City.
“It's more about them in the middle of the game. her.”
“It was about the first having to fight a little bit Both teams inched along
Statistically,
Siuslaw
time we played them, los- harder for it, wanting it point by point until the had an outstanding per-
ing by two in that fifth and putting everything game was tied 24-24. In formance. Tupua brought
set,” she said, “We knew they have out on the court the very end, some key her kill count to 45 in two
we could beat them then — because this is the last plays from Blake — in- days, with a whopping
— and we knew it Thurs- game we have,” Cole told
day night. We wanted to her players heading into
prove that.”
the second set.
The girls also wanted to
The Vikings shook off
send their only senior off the first set and refo-
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Blake had 19 kills in her
final Vikings volleyball
game, and Outlaw had
seven kills.
In addition, Alberty
contributed four kills and
four blocks, and Aliza-
beth Norton also had two
kills and one block.
In the back row, Mei-
ka Shappell and Hayden
Muller did an incredible
job digging the spikes that
were put down by Cottage
Grove. Both also had an
outstanding performance
from the service line.
Cole was immensely
proud of her team, and
very pleased to end the
season on such a high
note.
“You can't really ask
for anything better than
that,” said Cole. “Beating
Marshfield twice, sweep-
ing them in a season,
and then beating Cottage
Grove. It technically was a
huge upset. But we knew
we were better. We just
had to prove it to them,
and we prove it to our-
selves.”
And prove it they did,
causing Cottage Grove to
fall to second place in the
league, and putting their
own team in third with an
overall record of 6-4.
“This season was about
focusing on a winning
season,” explained Cole,
“and we accomplished it.”
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