By: Burke De Boer Sports Editor
Wolves volleyball won both matches last week to advance to an 8-11 record overall. They beat St. Martin’s on Oct. 20 and Seattle Pacific on Oct. 22. Both matches 
were played to four sets that included powerful showings by the Western players.
Against St. Martin’s, outside hitter Mariella Vandenkooy hit for .320, leading her to a career-best 16 kills. Alisha Bettinson continued her impressive ways, where she produced 11 kills and got her season-best 22 digs en route to her tenth double-double on the year.
The fourth match saw St. Martin’s leap out to a 1-5 lead early, but the Wolves rallied and went on to rout their opponents and sealed the fourth and final set at 25-17. This included a dominant 12-2 run.
“We’ve been having a lot of success from a variety of players,” said Bettinson. “I think that’s what is going to help us continue to have success. Also having played every team once already we have a better idea of what to expect from each team the second time round.”
Wolves continued their winning ways to Saturday.
The first two sets saw Western clobber Seattle Pacific with scores of 25-19 and 25-18. Bettinson notched yet another double-double onto her belt, racking up 15 kills and 12 digs while also nailing 2 blocks.
The Wolves look to take this winning streak onto the road. They travel to Washington on Thursday to face national #19 Western Washington, and then visit Canada for a match against Simon Fraser on Saturday.
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