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Volleyboall: Roadrunners bring it home

Erik Bender
The Commuter

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Sophomore Stephanis Mugleston tallies another kill for the Roadrunners

Over this past weekend the Linn-Benton Community College Roadrunners won two consecutive home matches on Friday and Saturday against Southwestern Oregon Community College and Umpqua Community College.

Friday night’s game was against SOCC, who seemed like a tough opponent as the Roadrunners were down by seven before scoring their first point, and they lost the first game 16-25. But that was not the end as the Roadrunners made quick work of the second game, winning 25-17 and eventually winning the next two games with scores of 25-21 and 26-24, winning the match 3-1.

Sophomore Stephanie Mugleston led the team’s kills with 17 for the night, while freshman teammate Mackenzie Gundlach led the team’s assists with 36.

Saturday’s game against Umpqua looked to be fairly easy for the Roadrunners as they handled their opponents 25-16. But in the second game the visiting team showed a comeback, and although the Roadrunners kept it close, they lost the second game, 22-25. The third game was a flip-flop of the second as the Roadrunners won 25-22, then 25-17 for the overall match win of 3-1.

Top players for the match included Sophomore Luci DeLong with 15 kills, Mugleston with 14 kills, Gundlach with 50 assists and freshman Emily Buchheit with six aces.

“From day one we have dealt with injuries, from back injuries to illnesses like H1N1 for every single match,” said Head Coach Jayme Frazier. “For this weekend I asked the team and individuals to step up, and they did and proved that they can do it.”

LBCC is currently in fourth for NWAACC’s southern region league and has one more away game against Clackamas before the NWAACC Championships.

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