CALDWELL, Idaho – Jessica Peacock had 13 kills helping The College of Idaho improve to 4-0 all-time in Opening Round matches, as the Lady Yotes advanced to their fifth-straight NAIA Volleyball National Championships Final Site with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-21 victory over Menlo College inside the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
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The Lady Yotes (22-6) won for the 98th time in 101 matches at home dating back to 2005 and evened their NAIA Championships all-time record at 16-16.
The C of I jumped out to a 13-9 lead in Set 1, only to watch as the Oaks (17-7) took advantage of four Coyote errors to rattle off five straight points, taking a 14-13 lead. Tied 18-18, the hosts used a Torrey Hulsey kill to take the lead, closing out the set with a Liz Myers kill and a Myers-Kylee Nawahine block.
The Yotes got two Peacock kills in a 6-1 start to Set 2, but a Nicole Yap kill got Menlo as close as 22-20, before a Nawahine kill, a Janel Porter ace, and a Sofia Anxo spike ended the set.
Courtney Calicdan rocketed a pair of kills in a 6-1 run for the Oaks early in Set 3 to take a 15-10 lead, but C of I responded, tying the score at 20-20 on a Peacock kill. The hosts closed out the match with four-straight points, taking advantage of a hitting error to complete the sweep.
Hulsey had nine kills, Anxo had seven kills, and Myers added six kills and three blocks in the win for the Coyotes. Sierra Porter had 40 assists and five digs, with Janel Porter adding 14 digs for The C of I.
Calicdan led the Oaks with 12 kills, Yap added 11 kills and 16 digs, and Stephenie Monderine had 17 assists for Menlo.
