PORTLAND, Ore. – Lewis & Clark College volleyball hit .321 and led five times in the third set before Whitworth University completed a 25-15, 25-14, 25-22 victory in a Northwest Conference match Friday at Pamplin Sports Center.
THE BASICS
Whitworth 3, Lewis & Clark 0 (25-15, 25-14, 25-22)
(Lewis & Clark 4-13, 1-9 NWC)
(Whitworth 14-2, 8-1 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior
Kaitlyn Jensen led the River Otters with eight kills and added five digs, two service aces and three block assists. Sophomore
Coco Otto recorded a team-high 13 digs and two assists.
First-year
Lexi Musselwhite finished with six kills.
Morgan Armitage added four kills on 11 attempts without an error for a .364 hitting percentage. Senior
Ruby Kuerschner totaled 14 assists, four digs and a kill.
Whitworth scored the first three points of the opening set and took a 7-2 lead. First-year
Skyler Staab and Jensen combined for a block, and Jensen served an ace to cut the deficit to 7-4. Armitage's kill made it 8-5. The Pirates led 14-8 before two straight points pulled Lewis & Clark within 14-10. Whitworth won six of the next seven points to lead 20-11. Jensen's second ace made it 20-13, and Staab and senior
HB Schuett each added a kill before Alyssa Baird ended the set at 25-15.
Whitworth opened the second set with four straight points. Musselwhite and Staab each recorded a kill, and Jensen added two kills on assists from senior
Abbi Sanchez to make it 8-5. The Pirates led 11-9 before scoring five straight points, including three consecutive kills by Bryanna Dodson. Four of those points came on Lauren Kremer's serve. Armitage recorded consecutive kills to cut the deficit to 19-13. Whitworth won six of the final seven points to take the set 25-14.
Lewis & Clark recorded 10 kills with one attack error in the third set, which featured 11 ties and six lead changes. Jensen had four kills in the set, and Musselwhite added three.
Schuett and Musselwhite recorded consecutive kills to give the River Otters a 7-5 lead. Senior
Ainsley Mochrie later served an ace for a 9-8 advantage.
Whitworth scored four straight points before Jensen and Schuett combined for a block. Trailing 15-13, Lewis & Clark scored three consecutive points on Whitworth attack errors to take a 16-15 lead.
Musselwhite's kill tied the score at 18-all. Jensen added two kills to keep Lewis & Clark within one point, and Kuerschner's kill cut the deficit to 22-21. Whitworth scored three of the final four points, with Kaylee Winterroth recording the final kill.
Baird led Whitworth with 11 kills and 11 digs. Kremer added 10 kills on .467 hitting, two aces and three block assists. Dodson recorded eight kills, and Madison Pridon and Sofie Fox each had 16 assists.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Lewis & Clark hit .321 in the third set with 10 kills.
- Staab finished with two kills on four attempts and two block assists.
- Schuett finished with three kills and a block assist.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark hosts Whitman College in a Northwest Conference match Saturday at 6 p.m.
