For the week of October 9 - 15, 2002

Price continues assault on Coyote records

All-Region volleyball player

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Followers of the Albertson College volleyball team were a little concerned two weeks ago when three-time All-Region outside hitter Kristyn Price of Bellevue was sidelined briefly with an ankle injury.

Price, an Albertson senior majoring in anthropology and sociology and a four-year ‘Yotes volleyball player, is already the all-time Albertson leader in career kills, and second in service aces and digs.

But the 5-8 senior calmed the fears of ‘Yotes coach Liz Mendiola of Jerome. Price returned to the lineup and came up very big in two Albertson home wins last week.

Price pounded out 18 kills as Albertson College (6-10, 3-4 league) ended a four-game losing streak with a 30-21, 30-18, 30-18 sweep of Cascade Friday at J.A. Albertson Activities Center in Caldwell.

The daughter of Sherry and Bruce Price amassed 15 kills, 10 digs and three aces as Albertson enjoyed another three-game sweep, 30-18, 30-19, 30-25 over Warner Pacific Saturday on the home hardwoods.

Price (283 kills season) currently leads the Cascade Conference with an average of 5.15 kills per game—an average that would surpass the school record. Price averaged 4.54 last year.

She leads the team in digs (164) with 2.98 per game and is second in serving. Price (626 kills in 2000, a school season record, 508 last year) is closing in on 2,000 career kills—rarified air for a volleyball player.

Price, who wears #12, was a All-State and All-Conference player for Wood River High School in Hailey.

 

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