Cadien Earns 18 Kills and Bearcats Finish Strong in 3-2 Win over CLU

By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — Olivia Cadien (Jr., OH, Mesa, AZ/Chandler Preparatory Academy) registered a match-high 18 kills and Willamette University closed out the fifth set with a 7-1 run, as the Bearcats edge past California Lutheran University, 3-2, during the UC Santa Cruz Slugest on Friday, Sept. 1. The match was played at Kaiser Permanente Arena, home of the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. Willamette prevailed, 25-23, 20-25, 25-17, 18-25, 15-7. Joining Cadien with double-digit kills for the Bearcats were Sydney Locke (So., MB, Federal Way, WA/Decatur HS) with 15…