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Whittier College

Women's Volleyball

Poets fall to SCIAC Champion Bulldogs

Whittier, Calif. - The Whittier College women's volleyball team lost to the University of Redlands in front of a fan base of 175 on Friday evening at the Graham Athletic Center.  This evening was a special occasion as we honored our three seniors who played in their final regular season home game.  These seniors included Katie Sharpe, Natalie Barajas and Melissa Johnson who received recognition for their play during their collegiate careers here at Whittier College. The Bulldogs completed their season sweep of the Poets with a convincing three set victory (25-21, 25-17, 25-16). With the win, Redlands also clinched the regular season SCIAC title notching a 20-4 overall record and a 12-1 mark in SCIAC play.

Whittier (9-15, 3-10 SCIAC) despite losing Shannon Orlins to a foot injury early in the first set tallied 29 kills for the match on 129 attempts, while posting an attacking percentage of .093 with 17 errors.

 Aya Nakano led the Poets offensive attack with 12 kills, while Vanessa Amran had a match-high 24 assists.

Barajas had a team-high 20 digs while Kashima Patridge had two solo blocks

Redlands finished the evening with 34 kills on 97 attempts with only 11 errors. The Bulldogs finished with an attacking percentage of .237 and served up seven aces.

The Poets return to action on Tuesday November 3 as they travel to Pomona-Pitzer to take on the Sagehens at 7:30 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Aya Nakano

#1 Aya Nakano

Outside Hitter
5' 7"
Junior
Kashima Patridge

#12 Kashima Patridge

Middle Hitter
5' 9"
Junior
Katie Sharpe

#3 Katie Sharpe

Defensive Specialist
5' 4"
Senior
Melissa  Johnson

#20 Melissa Johnson

Middle Hitter
6' 0"
Senior
Natalie Barajas

#5 Natalie Barajas

Libero
5' 6"
Senior
Shannon Orlins

#11 Shannon Orlins

Opposite
5' 11"
Junior
Vanessa Amran

#9 Vanessa Amran

Setter
5' 9"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Aya Nakano

#1 Aya Nakano

5' 7"
Junior
Outside Hitter
Kashima Patridge

#12 Kashima Patridge

5' 9"
Junior
Middle Hitter
Katie Sharpe

#3 Katie Sharpe

5' 4"
Senior
Defensive Specialist
Melissa  Johnson

#20 Melissa Johnson

6' 0"
Senior
Middle Hitter
Natalie Barajas

#5 Natalie Barajas

5' 6"
Senior
Libero
Shannon Orlins

#11 Shannon Orlins

5' 11"
Junior
Opposite
Vanessa Amran

#9 Vanessa Amran

5' 9"
Junior
Setter