Posted: Sep 19, 2023
Volleyball Goes 3-1 on the Weekend in Puget Sound
[Olympia, WA] - Chukar Volleyball competed at the South Puget Sound Community College Volleyball Crossover Tournament over the weekend, where they came out victorious in three out of four matches. On Friday, they faced the Rangers of Olympic College, where they completed the 3-0 sweep. The Chukars saw three players with double-digit digs, including Faith Burris with 11, and Mariya Hoffner and Keysha Mckean with 10 each. Addison Raebel recorded a game-high 13 kills.
In the second matchup on Friday, the Chukars emerged victorious again, this time over East Region opponent Walla Walla. It took four sets, but TVCC emerged 3-1 over the Warriors. Mckean led the game with 18 digs, followed by Burris with 15 and Hoffner with 14, who also recorded 45 assists in the match. Raebel contributed 15 kills. Notably, the Chukars will travel to Walla Walla on October 4th, and host the Warriors on November 1st in East Region play.
Saturday saw the only loss the Chukars came home with, which was against a solid Umpqua team. The Riverhawks took the win over TVCC in three sets. Macie Weatherly and Faith Burris led the Chukars with 8 digs each in the loss.
The final matchup of the weekend put the host school against the Chukars. The Clippers of SPSCC took the first two sets against the Chukars, looking like it would be a clean sweep. The Chukars fought back and forced it to a fifth set, which they came out victorious and finished a great weekend with a fantastic back-and-forth battle. Hoffner recorded 50 assists in the contest, also finishing with 13 digs. Mckean and Burris lit up the stat sheet with 28 digs each, and Mackenzie Olsen posted a game-high 18 kills. The contest was a total team effort and was an exciting way to cap off the weekend.
When asked about the performance, Head Coach Rylie Engelson said this about her team: "Our offense had great improvements from the week prior. It was fun to see them implement the things we have been working on in practice. I thought we responded well all weekend and made great adjustments as a team. We set the bar high for the rest of our season. We are excited to get back in the gym this week and improve on the little things."
The Chukars are back in action this Friday as they travel to East Region opponent Columbia Basin College. They will be back at home on Friday and Saturday, September 29th and 30th as they host the Big Bend Vikings and Wenatchee Valley Knights.