CLAREMONT, Calif. (Oct. 6, 2009) – Again the Occidental
College volleyball team came up just short as they fell in straight
sets, 25-23, 25-20 and 25-21, to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps on the road
in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action.
The Tigers posted double figure kills in both the first and
second games, with 10 and 11, respectively as they hit at a .258
clip during the second set. Unfortunately, the Athenas were on
their game as well as they earned 17 kills with just two errors in
the same set.
Occidental looked to Gwynne Davis and
Logan Boyer-Hayse for eight kills apiece while
Kasey Rose added seven of her own. Davis hit an
incredible .438 with just one error in 16 chances. Ginger
Grimes again did the majority of the setting, with 24
assists.
Freshman libero Carin Montelongo recorded the
only two aces for Oxy while picking up 10 digs, second only to
Rose's 11. In other defensive action, Ashley
Rosenbaum and Clare
Bolton each had a solo block as Oxy finished with 4.0
blocks.
The black and orange will have a week of competition free
volleyball before they return to the court on Tuesday, Oct. 13 when
they host the Leopards from the University of La Verne at 7:30 p.m.
in Rush Gymnasium.