ASHLAND, Ore. - The women's volleyball team dropped its conference opener today against No. 4 in the nation, Southern Oregon, 5-0. 

The Raiders displayed their dominance as they dropped one set all day. Simpson's second pair gave the Raiders a run for their money as Tiara Manns and Emilly Melo took the first set 21-16 against Southern Oregon's  Kira Sandoval and Poppy Freeman. 

But Sandoval and Freeman answered back as they took the second set 21-10 before narrowly edging Manns and Melo in the third set 15-7. 

The Raiders swept the next three matches in straight sets as they held the Red Hawks' third, fourth, and fifth pairs in check; they allowed no more than 16 points. 

The Red Hawks are back in action tomorrow as they begin the day with a nonconference matchup against the University of Portland at noon and round out the day with a conference match against Southern Oregon. 

Results: 
1. Tessa Zimmerman/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Kimora McKechnie/Brooklyn Jimenez (SU) 21-10, 21-17
2. Kira Sandoval/Poppy Freeman (SOU) def. Tiara Manns/Emilly Melo (SU) 16-21, 21-10, 15-7
3. Andressa Ribeiro Soares/Maelle Garon (SOU) def. Elizabeth Heath/ Kare Anne Oshiro (SU) 21-13, 21-6
4. Amanda Moffat/Kaitlyn Shilling (SOU) def. Mackenzie Tataryn/Sylus Moore (SU) 21-12, 21-16
5. Natalie Perez/Kendal Hadwick (SOU) def. Kiersti Howell/Alexia Andaya (SU) 21-9, 21-9
 

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