The Siuslaw Vikings girls volleyball team played its shortest match of the season in the middle of its longest trip, sweeping past the Brookings-Harbor Bruins in Brookings on Thursday, 25-18, 25-8, 25-8.

The win leveled the Vikings' Far West League record at 1-1 and upped their overall record to 3-4.

Siuslaw plays Douglas at Winston on Tuesday.

Junior middle blocker Makenzie York had 10 kills, junior outside hitter Jordan Long had 5 aces and senior libero Maci Wells had 7 digs to lead the Vikings.

"It was one of the most complete matches we've played up to this point this season," Siuslaw coach Jon Hornung said. "We changed the lineup, adding Kendal Robinson and having her and Aylenne (Vasquez) share the setting duties.

"They both did an swesome job of controlling the offense and showed a lot of maturity on the court regardless of what was happening."

The Vikings' defense also showed improvement of a league-opening loss to Marshfield on Tuesday.

"The defense was really solid, and Maci (Wells) looked a lot like the Maci I remember from last year," Hornung said. "She doesn't let anything hit the ground, and she's so much fun to watch.

"Our front row was solid as usual with Mak (York) and Mia (Collins) anchoring the middle and Alyssa (Richards) and Jordan (Long) swinging strong on the outside.

"Emma (Collins) had probably her best match of the year, and was pretty much unstoppable at the right side."

Following the Douglas match, the Vikings return home to host North Bend at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

NOTES

South Umpqua tops the Far West League at 2-0. Siuslaw, Marshfield, North Bend and Douglas are each 1-1, while Brookings-Harbor is 0-2. ...

Sisters is ranked No. 1 in Class 4A. The Vikings will be at the Sisters Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 23. ...

VIKINGS SUMMARY
(courtesy of team manager Marissa Wells)
Thursday, Sept. 14, at Brookings

• Kills (24) — Makenzie York 10, Mia Collins 4, Emma Collins 4, Alyssa Richards 4, Jordan Long 1, Abby Coday 1.
• Aces (12) — Jordan Long 5, Aylenne Vasquez 4, Maci Wells 1, Mia Collins 1, Alyssa Richards 1.
• Digs (14) — Maci Wells 7, Aylenne Vasquez 4, Jordan Long 2, Alyssa Richards 1.
• Block solos (1) — Mia Collins 1.
• Block assists (8) — Mia Collins 3, Alyssa Richards 2, Jordan Long 1, Abby Coday 1, Makenzie York 1.

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 3-4 overall, 1-1 Far West League
Nonleague

• Aug. 31 — Siuslaw 3, at Junction City 1, 25-17, 25-18, 27-29, 25-18
• Aug. 31 — Philomath 3, Siuslaw 0, at Junction City, 25-22, 25-20, 25-20
• Sept. 5 — Siuslaw 3, at Elmira 0, 25-21, 25-14, 25-14
• Sept. 7 — at Pleasant Hill 3, Siuslaw 2, 25-19, 25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 15-12.
• Sept. 9 — South Albany 2, Siuslaw 0, at Canby Tournament, 26-24, 25-23
• Saturday, Sept. 23 — at Sisters Invitational
• Saturday, Sept. 30 — at Junction City Tournament
• Saturday, Oct. 14 — at Marshfield Tournament

Far West League

• Sept. 12 — Marshfield 3, at Siuslaw 0, 25-23, 25-17, 25-14
• Sept. 14 — Siuslaw 3, at Brookings-Harbor 0, 25-18, 25-8, 25-8
• Tuesday, Sept. 19 — at Douglas, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 21 — North Bend, 6:30
• Tuesday, Sept. 26 — South Umpqua, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 28 — at Marshfield, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 3 — Brooking-Harbor, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 5 — Douglas, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 10 — at North Bend, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 12 — at South Umpqua, 6:30 p.m.

VIKINGS ROSTER

• 1 Jordan Long, outside hitter, junior, 5-6
• 3 Maci Wells, libero, senior co-captain, 5-1
• 5 Mia Collins, middle blocker/outside hitter, sophomore, 6-0
• 6 Lindsey Long, setter, freshman
• 7 Emma Collins, outside hitter/right side, senior co-captain, 6-0
• 8 Aylenne Vasquez, setter, sophomore, 5-2
• 9 Kendal Robinson, libero/outside hitter, sophomore, 5-6
• 10 Macalin Mason, right side/outside hitter, junior, 5-6
• 12 Alyssa Richards, right side/outside hitter, junior, 5-8
• 13 Abby Coday, right side, senior, 5-11
• 14 Makenzie York, middle blocker, junior co-captain, 6-0