Caltech Women's Volleyball battled the Occidental Tigers in a rivalry SCIAC matchup on Tuesday night in Braun Gymnasium.
Caltech once again demonstrated its balance offensively as six different players collected assists. First-year
Melody Xue (Overland Park, Kan. / Blue Valley HS) led the club with 10 assists while junior
Ailsa Shen (Calgary, Alberta Western Canada HS) collected nine helpers. The ball distribution helped keep the match close, particularly in the first and second sets.
Sophomore
Rena Zhang (Peoria, Ill. / Dunlap High School) had her most offensively productive game of the young conference season with nine kills to lead the Beavers. She also contributed five digs.
Caltech was effective in extending rallies. Senior
Alize Bakker (Portland, Ore. / Westview) led all players with a season-high 18 digs to go along with her eight kills. First-year
Leah Vickery (San Diego, Calif. / High Tech HS) also kept the ball off the floor with 16 digs of her own, more than any Occidental player.
Caltech travels to Whittier, Calif. To face Whittier College Saturday, Oct. 3 at 4:00 p.m.
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