Contributed by assistant coach Hank Date

Orcas beat Lopez in three straight on Thursday, Oct. 28, in a spirited Senior Night match-up. Set scores were 25-21, 25-14, 25-18. There was a lot of emotion as eight seniors played in their last home match. Seniors April Hofmann and Emily Bodenhamer brought their ‘A’ game, crushing sets from senior setter Adria Garcia. Seniors Ashley Janssen and Serena Sanders got in on the spikefest as well, scoring kills from all across the frontcourt.

April Hofmann scored 13 points on nine kills and six serving aces. Ashley Janssen added five points on five kills, and Emily Bodenhamer racked up four kills.

Senior defensive specialists Makenna Thomas, Carly Temple, and Jessica Edwards kept the ball in play all night, and put the serve receive on target at a .714 rate, the best of the year so far, allowing the offense to do their job effectively.