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--> --> Aug. 27: Raiders take third at FPU Invitational Ashland Daily Tidings FRESNO - The Southern Oregon University volleyball team got off to a good start with a third-place finish at this weekend's Fresno Pacific Invitational. The Raiders went 3-1 in the tourney Friday and Saturday, finishing behind NAIA powers Fresno Pacific and Azusa Pacific. SOU's lone loss was in the opener against Concordia-Nebraska Friday. The Raiders took the first game 33-31 (NAIA volleyball games are now rally scoring: the first team to 30 that wins by two is the victor. A point is counted for each serve, regardless of who is serving). Concordia came back to win the next three games, 30-24, 30-25 and 30-24. The Raiders notched their first match of the season later that day with a 30-15, 30-17, 30-27 victory over Embry Riddle. Sophomore Kristina Matchett led the Raider effort with 22 kills, 10 digs and three blocks. Senior setter Sabrina Garboden had 43 assists and 14 digs. Saturday SOU picked up right where tit left off with a 30-11, 30-27, 27-30, 30-16 victory over Notre Dame. Matchett again led SOU with 20 kills, while senior all-star Shelley Gorin chipped in with 11 kills and 22 digs. In the finale Saturday, SOU rolled over Bethany College 30-22, 30-21, 30-18. April Lowe had 11 digs for the Raiders in that game. Matchett, last year's Cascade Conference Freshman of the Year, was named to the All-Tournament team after posting 74 kills in 14 games. The Raiders continue their California road trip today with a match at Dominican College in San Rafael, then wrap it up Tuesday when SOU faces Notre Dame in Belmont. The Raiders will return home Friday when they open up Cascade Conference play against Warner Pacific at 7 p.m. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing