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M/CLOUDY Temp: 41 °F Wind: CLM at 0 mph Saturday, December 21, 2002 SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map EXTRA HomeLife Magazine W3 Magazine Jobs @ Mail Tribune Tempo A & E Oregon CarZone Wellness Connection Real Estate Newspaper in Education Prime Times Outdoor Journal Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People CLASSIFIEDS Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Find Everything E SOUTHERN OREGON Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar ABOUT US FAQ What's New Advertise Home Delivery Classified Ad Contact Us Media Kit Email Story to a Friend December 5, 2002 Columbia sweeps SOU in NAIA Tournament opener SAN DIEGO — The Columbia College volleyball team survived a Game 2 scare and held off upset-minded Southern Oregon University in straight games in the opening match of the NAIA Championships in San Diego this afternoon. The defending national champion and fourth-ranked Cougars (31-4) came back from a 30-29, Game 2 deficit en route to a 30-18, 34-32, 30-23 triumph over the 17th-ranked Raiders (25-6). "We had the deer-in-the-headlights look in Game 1, but we came back to play extremely well," 12th-year Raider coach Paul Elliott said. "We came away knowing we can play with a championship-caliber team." Junior All-American hitter Kristina Matchett paced the SOU offense with 13 kills, while junior all-region middle blocker Lindsey Aitchison converted nine of 20 attack attempts, served up two aces and led all players with three blocks. Southern Oregon continues pool play action today against second-ranked Fresno Pacific (9 a.m.) and Wilmington, Del. (6 p.m.). All matches take place at the Point Loma Nazarene University gymnasium. The Raiders must defeat the Sunbirds this morning to have a realistic chance of advancing to Friday’s quarterfinal round. Printer Friendly Version Email Story to a Friend Subscribe Archive: Click to Search M Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright 1997-2002 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy web master feedback A D V E R T I S E R S