McMillen's 16 kills Lead Poets to First SCIAC Win

finished with a match-high 16 kills to lead Whittier College to a three-game sweep (30-19, 30-12, 30-26) of the California Institute of Technology in Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference action on October 2 in Pasadena, Calif.  It is the second victory for the Poets this season and their first in conference play.

McMillen leads the Poets with 151 kills this season.  She also helped out on the defensive side with seven digs.  Lenny Recinos '08 finished with a double-double (kills-digs) for Whittier with 11 kills and ten digs.  Christa Rainville '08 was credited with 20 assists and Jessica Schlegel '08 had eight assists and three service aces.  Jennifer Salas '10 finished with a match-high 16 digs.

The Beavers were led by Kati Peters with nine kills.  Lisa Yee pitched in with seven.  Sarah Stidham assisted on 20 of Caltech's 23 kills.  Ying-Ying Tran finished with 13 digs.

The Poets play host to Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in their next match on October 5.  The SCIAC match is scheduled to begin at 7:30pm.