The Bellevue College Bulldogs beat the Olympic Rangers Friday Oct. 7 at home 25-13, 25-10 and 25-15. Outside hitter Laura Friar led the Bulldogs with 19 kills followed by outside hitter Lauren Zilke with 6 and right side Sammy Minnig with 4. The Bulldogs defense was led by libero Tiva Akau with 31 digs in the match followed by defensive specialist Morgan de Carteret with 10. Also leading the defense was middle blocker Jessicca Weitman with two blocks followed by Minnig with one. Setter Krista Groves had 26 assists in the match.
Coach Culliton commented, “I’m so proud of the team. It was a team victory 100%, and they finally put a whole game together. We worked all week on our defense, and it really paid off – they were relentless on defense. Offensively, the team is playing smarter volleyball, and making great decisions on the attack. It was a fun game and that showed on all of the ladies’ faces…an exciting step forward.”
The Bulldogs are back in action Wednesday October 12th at Shoreline. Match begins at 7:00PM.
Last Updated January 27, 2014