Whittier College volleyball played three matches in two days on
October 19 and 20. On the 19th, they traveled to
Thousand Oaks, Calif., and lost 30-18, 30-13, 30-18 to California
Lutheran University. They played a pair of games in Redlands,
Calif., on the 20th, losing to Millikin University
30-14, 30-21, 30-25 in non-conference play. The Poets were
swept by SCIAC rival University of Redlands 30-23, 30-24, 30-23 in
the second match. Whittier's record falls to 2-17 overall and
1-9 in SCIAC play.
Lenny Recinos '08 led the Poets with nine kills
and 13 digs against Cal Lutheran. Victoria Larios
'11 finished with twelve digs. Bibi Gonzalez
'09 was credited with a team-high nine assists.
Against Milliken, Shanell McMillen '08 had a
match-high 12 kills and added six digs. Recinos finished with
eight kills. Larios was the only Poets with double-digit
digs, finishing with ten. Christa Rainville
'08 had 16 assists and eight digs.
In the tight match with Redlands, McMillen hammered 14 kills and
pitched in with 14 digs. Larios led the Poets with 16
digs. Rainville assisted on 21 of the Poets 33 kills and had
three service aces. Jennifer Salas '10
and Gonzalez finished with eight and seven digs,
respectively.
The Poets are at home for their next match, a 7:30pm rendezvous
with Occidental College on October 23.
