Vikings rally bigtime to beat Lancers in 5


Junior middle blocker Makenzie York rocked South Umpqua with 27 kills on Tuesday.

Siuslaw junior Makenzie York had 27 kills and fellow middle blocker Mia Collins, a sophomore, had 10 Tuesday to rally the Vikings to a 3-2 victory over South Umpqua in a Far West League girls volleyball match at Glenn Butler Court.

Siuslaw won by scores of 21-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-13 to improve to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in league.

Junior outside hitter Alyssa Richards had a team-best 4 aces and 3 kills and freshman defensive specialist Lindsey Long had a team-high 4 digs for the Vikings.

Jordan Long added 5 kills, 3 digs and 3 aces.

The Vikings open second-half play Thursday, traveling to Coos Bay to face Marshfield, which shares the league lead with North Bend at 4-1.

Siuslaw is scheduled to play in the Junction City tournament Saturday.

The Vikings have two home dates next week, hosting Brookings-Harbor on Tuesday and Douglas on Thursday.

Siuslaw completes league play on the road, Tuesday, Oct. 10, at North Bend and Thursday, Oct. 12, at South Umpqua.

NOTES

Sophomore Kendal Robinson was named Coast Radio's Athlete of the Week for her defensive play this past weekend in the Sisters Invitational. Sophomore Aylenne Vasquez was honorable mention. ...

Siuslaw is ranked No. 19 in Class 4A girls volleyball by the Oregon School Activities Association, which is good enough to secure a postseason berth if it holds. ...

Marshfield is ranked No. 8, North Bend No. 15, South Umpqua No. 22, Douglas No. 29 and Brookings-Harbor No. 39 of 40 Class 4A schools. ...

VIKINGS SUMMARY
Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Glenn Butler Court

  • KILLS (46) — Makenzie York 27, Mia Collins 10, Jordan Long 5, Alyssa Richards 3, Emma Collins 1.
  • ACES (9) — Alyssa Richards 4, Jordan Long 3, Mia Collins 1, Kendal Robinson 1.
  • DIGS (9) — Lindsey Long 4, Jordan Long 3, Maci Wells 2.
  • BLOCK SOLOS (7) – Makenzie York 4, Mia Collins 1, Emma Collins 1, Abby Coday 1.
  • BLOCK ASSISTS (6) — Makenzie York 4, Mia Collins 1, Emma Collins 1.

VIKINGS LOG
Record: 7-5 overall, 3-2 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
  • Sept. 23 — Siuslaw 2, Newport 0, at Sisters Invitational, 25-16, 25-16
  • Sept. 23 — Siuslaw 2, Seaside 0, at Sisters Invitational, 25-19, 25-17
  • 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 — Siuslaw 3, at Douglas 1, 15-25, 25-17, 25-18, 26-24
  • Thursday, Sept. 21 — North Bend 3, at Siuslaw 0, 25-23, 25-23, 25-21
  • Tuesday, Sept. 26 — at Siuslaw 3, South Umpqua 2, 21-25, 17-25, 25-17, 25-23, 15-13
  • 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, defensive specialist, freshman, 5-6
  • 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