For Brooke Van Sickle, last weekend was a return to her family roots.
Though she grew up in Battle Ground, Van Sickle’s parents met in Hawaii, where they were collegiate volleyball stars.
Last weekend, Van Sickle and the Oregon volleyball team visited the University of Hawaii. Her dad, Gary, played on the Hawaii men’s volleyball team when it was ranked No. 1 in the nation in 1991.
The No. 12 Ducks won both matches against Hawaii, triumphing in three sets on Friday and five sets on Saturday. Van Sickle had five digs and one ace in each match.
Van Sickle leads the Ducks with 18 aces, twice more than anyone else. The libero/outside hitter ranks fourth on the team in digs (69).
A redshirt sophomore, Van Sickle has played in every set this season. Last year, she suffered a knee injury in the sixth match, forcing her to miss the rest of the season and take a redshirt year.
Volleyball
• Olivia Coale, a senior from Skyview, played all five sets in Washington State’s loss to East Tennessee State Saturday, tallying five digs. Cougars (9-1) were 2-1 at the Western Kentucky University tournament.
• Evi Wilson, a junior from Columbia River, had 28 kills over two matches last weekend as Montana State went 2-0 at the Seattle U Tournament. She was named to the all-tournament team.
• Page Heller, a junior from Columbia River, had 39 digs for Colorado State-Pueblo in a five-set loss to Black Hills State on Saturday. That was one day after the libero had 20 digs in a three-set win over South Dakota Mines.
• Ashley Watkins, a junior from Battle Ground, had 110 assists, 33 digs and six aces over Montana’s three matches at the Roadrunner Classic in South Dakota last weekend. The Grizzlies went 1-2.
• Madelynn Culp, a freshman from Union, had 29 assists and 11 digs in Western New Mexico’s four-set win over Midwestern State-Texas on Saturday.
Cross Country
• Emma Jenkins, a freshman from Camas, won the Cougar Classic on Friday at Colfax Golf Club, leading Washington State to second place. She covered the 6,000 meter course in 20 minutes, 53 seconds. “In her first ever 6 K, Emma looked like a veteran; ran very intelligently, and was very relaxed the entire way,” said WSU coach Wayne Phipps.
• Yacine Guermali, a redshirt freshman from Camas, placed fourth in the WSU Cougar Classic on Friday, helping Gonzaga win the team title. Guermali covered the 8,000 meter course in 23:55.
• Ashley Arreola, a sophomore from Skyview, and Molly Beaman, a redshirt freshman from Skyview, both competed for Eastern Washington in the WSU Cougar Classic on Friday. Arreola was fourth on the team and 53rd overall, with a time of 23:57 for 6,000 meters. Beaman was 12 seconds behind and 57th overall.
• Krystal Kaufman, a freshman from Skyview, placed 16th in her debut for Seattle Pacific, which won the Central Washington Invitational on Saturday. She covered the 5,000 meter course in 19:55.
Women’s Soccer
• Taryn Ries, a sophomore from Ridgefield, scored twice in Portland’s 3-0 win over Oregon State on Sunday. She also scored in a 2-1 loss to Oregon on Friday. Her five goals and 23 shots are both team-highs for the Pilots (5-4-0).
• Ellie Walker, a sophomore from Columbia River, started at defender in Portland’s win over Oregon State and Friday’s loss to Oregon. She has started eight of nine matches this season.
• Sydnee Smith, a senior from Skyview, has started all six matches at defender for Seattle Pacific (4-1-1), which has allowed two goals all season.
• Ellie Johnson, a sophomore from La Center, scored a goal for Pacific Lutheran in her first start of the season, a 3-0 win over Whitman on Sunday.
• Rylee McDonald, a freshman from Camas, scored in her third straight match for Corban University, a 2-1 win over Northwest University on Saturday. Corban (5-2-0) has won four straight.
• Alyssa Tomasini, a sophomore from Camas, had an assist in Western Oregon’s 4-1 loss to Simon Fraser on Saturday. She has started all six matches for the Wolves (2-3-1).
• Jorie Freitag, a junior from Seton Catholic, scored her first goal of the season Saturday for Rochester University in a 2-1 win over William Smith.
Men’s Soccer
• Levan Zhividze, a freshman from Evergreen, scored a spectacular bicycle-kick goal in Corban University’s 3-0 win over The Evergreen State College on Friday.
• Grant Alcorn, a senior from Union, had five saves in each of Concordia University’s two matches last weekend, a 3-0 win over Holy Names University Friday and a 2-2 draw against Dominican University Sunday. He has a goals-allowed average of 1.34 through five matches.
• John Schneider, a freshman from Camas, scored a goal to help Willamette (7-1-1) beat Puget Sound 2-0 on Sunday.
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• Brandon Wolter, a redshirt freshman from Union, made three saves in Western Washington’s 1-0 win over Hawaii Pacific on Saturday. He has two shutouts in five matches.
• Christian Tyron, a junior from Prairie, had an assist in Concordia’s win over Holy Names University on Friday.
• Ben Stevenson, a senior from Prairie, made six saves in The Evergreen State College’s 0-0 draw against Northwest University on Saturday. He has four shutouts in five matches this season.
• Jake Kempf, a senior from Camas, started and had a shot on goal in Gonzaga’s 5-1 loss to Oral Roberts on Friday.
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