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Cougars end another great season with more hardware
Ladies claim fourth place in 29-team NWAACC
The Cougars (41-15) capped off a highly successful season at the NWAACC Volleyball Championships with a 4th place finish against some of the toughest competition in recent years.
This was the most exciting and even NWAACC Championship in my 28 years of coaching at this level," said Coach Kathie Woods. "All of the teams were good and every match was exciting for both the athletes and the fans."
Clackamas opened the tournament with an exciting nail biting 3-2 win over Highline. They then found themselves on the wrong end of another thriller against eventual tournament runner-up Walla Walla in a 3-2 loss which put them in the 'one-loss' side of the double-elimination bracket [view bracket]
In the next match, they sent Linn-Benton home in a 2-1 win, then Bellevue 2-1 and finally Green River in a 2-0 win.
Next up - Walla Walla, who was eventually knocked down to the one-loss side of the bracket. The Warriors got the job done in a 2-0 win to end the Cougars hopes for a third NWAACC title.
"We played well and we played hard the entire tournament," added Woods "To come out 4th place this year in the NWAACC is amazing. We were ranked in the top four the entire year and we proved that this was right with our finish."
Middle blocker Kristel Baeckel (Sam Barlow HS) was named to the Tournament All-Star team.
View: 2008 Roster
1st Team All-American, American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA)
Kristel Baeckel
Southern Region All-Stars
Kristel Baeckel, Taya Clark, Melita Elliot, Aluara Little (HM), Shikara White (HM) Richelle Heacock (HM)
Academic Achievements
American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award (Team GPA 3.31)
NWAACC Art Fiero Award (Female) - Melita Elliot
NWAACC Sophomore All-Academic Team: Melita Elliot, Alaura Little, Kristel Baeckel
2008 RESULTS
DATE |
OPPONENT |
TIME |
PLACE |
RESULT |
W/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | Yakima @ Chemeketa CC | 3pm | Salem, OR | W 25-13, 25-10, 25-19 |
1-0 |
| Aug 29 | Spokane @ Chemeketa CC | 5pm | Salem, OR | W 25-14, 25-20, 20-25, 25-23 | 2-0 |
| Aug 30 | Linn-Benton Tournament | TBA | Albany, OR | W Whatcom 25-13, 25-22 W Spokane 27-25, 25-19 L Highline 21-25, 21-25 W Clark 25-16, 15-15 W Columbia Basin 25-23, 25-22 Tourney Championship: W Edmonds 25-23, 25-21 [recap] (Clackamas 1st Place) |
7-1 |
| Sep 03 | Multnomah Bible | 6pm | Portland, OR | W 25-13, 25-12, 25-21 [recap] | 8-1 |
| Sep 05-06 |
Shoreline Tournament | TBA | Seattle,WA Juanita HS |
W Centralia 25-13, 25-8 L Pierce 16-25, 17-25 W Whatcom 25-18, 25-19 W Tacoma 25-13, 25-17, 25-18 L Chemeketa 25-22, 16-25, 26-24, 15-25, 10-15 W Wenatchee Valley 25-23, 25-19 W Tacoma 25-23, 23-25, 15-11 (Clackamas 2nd Place) |
13-3 |
| Sep 10 | Highline | 1pm | HOME | W 25-17, 25-23, 25-23 | 14-3 |
| Sep 10 | Clark | 7pm | HOME | W 23-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-18 | 15-3 |
| Sep 12-13 |
Walla Walla Tournament Wenatchee Valley, Walla Walla, Walla Walla University, Columbia Basin, Treasure Valley |
TBA | Walla Walla, WA | L WWU 26-24,15-25 ,13-15 W WVC 25-16, 23-25, 15-12 L CBC 18-25, 22-25 W Treasure Valley 25-15, 25-19 W Walla Walla 25-22, 11-25, 16-14 LTreasure Valley 25-22, 22-25, 25-22, 21-25, 16-14 (Clackamas 3rd Place) [recap] |
18-6 |
| Sep 16 | Multnomah Bible | 6pm | HOME | W 25-15, 25-6, 25-12 [recap] | 19-6 |
| Sep 17 | Clark | 7pm | Vancouver, WA | W 25-21, 25-21, 25-22 [recap] | 20-6 |
| Sep 19-20 |
Treasure Valley Crossover | TBA | Ontario, OR | W Everett 26-24, 25-13, 25-19 L Tacoma 25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 13-25, 11-15 W Big Bend 25-12, 25-13, 27-25 W Treasure Valley 25-21, 25-17, 25-15 W Grays Harbor 25-10, 20-25, 25-13, 25-10 (Clackamas 1st Place) [recap] |
24-7 |
| Sep 26 | *Umpqua CC | 7pm | Roseburg, OR | W 25-11, 25-11, 25-23 [recap] | 1-0 (25-7) |
| Sep 27 | *Southwestern Oregon CC | 1pm | Coos Bay, OR | L 25-21, 25-10, 23-25, 21-25, 10-15 [recap] | 1-1 (25-8) |
| Oct 01 | *Linn-Benton CC | 7pm | HOME | W 25-20, 25-18, 25-5 [recap] | 2-1 (26-8) |
| Oct 03 | *Chemeketa CC | 7pm | HOME | L 25-27, 16-25, 27-25, 25-17, 14-16 [recap] | 2-2 (26-9) |
| Oct 10 | *Mt. Hood CC | 7pm | Gresham, OR | W 25-18, 25-20, 25-14 [recap] | 3-2 (27-9) |
| Oct 17 | Chemeketa Crossover | Salem, OR | L Columbia Basin 23-25, 27-25, 21-25, 19-25 | 3-2 (30-11) |
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| L Pierce 23-25, 18-25, 15-25 | |||||
| Oct 18 | W Everett 23-25, 25-18, 25-14, 25-19 | ||||
| W Yakima 25-14, 25-14, 25-22 | |||||
| W Clark 24-26, 25-24, 15-25, 25-14, 15-8 (Clackamas 5th Place) [recap] | |||||
| Oct 24 | *Umpqua CC | 7pm | HOME | W 25-11, 25-14, 25-14 [recap] | 4-2 (31-11) |
| Oct 25 | *Southwestern Oregon CC | 1pm | HOME | W 25-18, 25-20, 25-14 [recap] | 5-2 (32-11) |
| Oct 29 | *Chemeketa | 7pm | Salem, OR | L 20-25, 21-25, 30-28, 18-25 [recap] | 5-3 (32-12) |
| Oct 31- Nov 01 |
Dorian Harris Halloween Classic | TBA | Gresham, OR | W Whatcom 25-12, 18-25, 25-18, 25-15 |
5-3 (35-13) |
| W Highline 18-25, 19-25, 27-25, 25-17,15-9 | |||||
| W Shoreline 25-22, 16-25, 25-19, 25-23 | |||||
| L Bellevue 20-25, 19-25, 17-25 | |||||
| Completed Bracket [recap] | |||||
| Nov 07 | *Mt. Hood CC | 7pm | HOME | W 25-16, 25-17, 25-14 [recap] | 6-3 (36-13) |
| Nov 12 | *Linn-Benton CC | 7pm | Albany, OR | W 23-25, 25-16, 25-13, 25-18 | 7-3 (37-13) |
| Nov 20-22 |
NWAACC Championships Mt Hood CC |
TBA | Gresham, OR | W Highline 25-22,21-25,25-19,24-26,17-15 L Walla Walla 22-25, 25-16, 26-24, 27-29, 12-15 W Linn-Benton 25-18,19-25,15-8 W Green River 25-16,25-18 W Bellevue 27-29, 25-13,15-11 L Walla Walla 21-25, 18,-25 Clackamas finishes 4th place (overall of 29 NWAACC teams) [bracket] [recap] |
7-3 (41-15) |
| Dec 06 | All-Star Tournament Edmonds CC |
TBA | Lynnwood, WA |
