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.