Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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(Left) Come and get it! Senior Kristin Murray looks ready for anything with strength in her stance and determination on her face. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Above) Sophomore Rachel Rourke concentrates on the serve. She was completely focused to stay in the game. | Photo by Tracey Cox. (Left) Arching, freshman Jill Sawatzky uses her full 6 T frame to bend it back and put some power behind her spike. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Above) Serious blockage. Sophomores Lexie Rathgeber and Camilla Ah-Hoy work together to keep the ball from hitting the ground. | Photo by Tracey Cox

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The 2007 Volleyball learn was a young team, with only one senior. Kristin Murray. the team was made up mainly of sophomores, juniors and a lew freshmen. Jill Sawatzky was their only starting freshman and received the Pac-10 honorable mention for a freshman. Another one of 2007 Oregon State volleyball’s stronger players was sophomore Rachael Rourke, who aquired 505 kills in the season and an average of 4.51 per game. Rourke and middle blocker Lexie Rathgeber were named to the Pac-10 Conference All-Freshman Team in the 2007 season. Rathberger also made a name for herself and ended the season with 77 block assists and 89 total blocks ranking her among Oregon States top freshman in history for both categories. The women of Oregon State volleyball showed tremendous dedication over the 2007 season taking home six wins across the season, all the while their heads held high. The 2007 bailer-ladies traveled to Pullman. WA to play versus Washington State over fall term’s much needed Thanksgiving holiday break. The women traded wins with WSU after having beat them in the beginning of the season. Competitively, they knocked off two ranked opponents. They beat Hawaii in three games and the number four ranked team UCLA in five games. Oregon State Volleyball, along with Arkansas, was one of the only teams to defeat an opponent ranked in the top 10 of the NCAA. | Story by Melissa Cady and Erin Murphy (Above) Great volloy! Teammates swarm senior Kristin Murray to congratulate her on a job well done. Murray was an outside hitter and the team's only senior in the 2007 season. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Right) Light on her feet, junior Jennifer Fitz is posed and ready for the ball to come flying her way at any moment. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Left) High five! Freshman Jill Sawatzky gives Benny the Beaver some love during warm ups. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Above) Headed to the net, sophomores Camilla Ah-Hoy and Alexis Rathgeber stand prepared for the serve and whatever comes next. | Photo by Tracey Cox

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(Right) “Good job, good job.” The women lined up to high-five their opponents after a long, well fought game. | Photo by Tracey Cox. (Above) Oregon State junior Jennifer Fitz rises from her knees. She walked it off after diving to save the ball for her team. | Photo by Tracey Cox (Above) Juniors Jennifer Fitz and Natalie Hooper get their teammate's back. Freshman Jill Sawatzky returned the ball. | Photo by Tracey Cox Season Scores Opponent Us Them Washington State 3 2 Washington 0 3 Arizona 0 3 Arizona State 0 3 Stanford 0 3 California 0 3 use 0 3 UCLA 3 2 Oregon 0 3 Arizona State 0 3 Arizona 3 2 California 0 3 Stanford 0 3 UCLA 1 3 use 0 3 Oregon 1 3 Washington 0 3 Washington State 2 3 (Above) She's got it! Freshman Jill Sawatzky stands near junior Ashley Evans to ralley after her underhand hit. | Photo by Tracey Cox 14 Fall (Above) Ready and steady, junior Ashley Evans, senior Knsitin Murray and freshman Jill Sawatzky work side by side to ensure the ball does not hit the floor on their time. | Photo by Tracey Cox