TACOMA, Wash. – Lewis & Clark College volleyball fell to the University of Puget Sound in three sets Saturday at Memorial Fieldhouse. The Loggers won the Northwest Conference match 25-18, 25-22, 25-18.
THE BASICS
Puget Sound 3, Lewis & Clark 0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-18)
(Lewis & Clark 4-17, 1-13 NWC)
(Puget Sound 15-7, 12-2 NWC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Senior
Kaitlyn Jensen and first-year
Lexi Musselwhite tied for the team lead with six kills apiece. Jensen added a team-high nine digs, an ace and two block assists. Junior
Morgan Armitage finished with five kills and two digs.
Senior
Ruby Kuerschner recorded eight assists, four digs, a kill and an ace. Fellow senior
Kenzie Edwards added six assists, six digs and an ace.
Lewis & Clark scored the first two points of the opening set, the second on a Kuerschner ace. A block by senior
HB Schuett and a Jensen kill gave the River Otters a 5-3 lead. Armitage recorded kills to tie the set at 7-7 and 8-8. Senior
Ainsley Mochrie then served for three consecutive points, including an ace, to give Lewis & Clark an 11-8 edge. Puget Sound scored seven of the next nine points to lead 15-13 before Lewis & Clark tied the score at 15-15. Trailing 19-16, the River Otters scored on an Armitage kill and a Loggers attack error to cut the deficit to 19-18. Puget Sound scored the final six points, five on Samantha Keightley's serve. Maddie Badger recorded three solo blocks and a block assist during that stretch.
Puget Sound scored the first two points of the second set. Kills by Musselwhite and Jensen, followed by a block by Jensen and Schuett, gave Lewis & Clark a 3-2 lead. Jensen's ace gave Lewis & Clark a 7-6 advantage, and the River Otters led 8-7 before Puget Sound scored eight consecutive points, seven on Keightley's serve, to lead 15-8. Trailing 21-14, Lewis & Clark scored six consecutive points to cut the deficit to 21-20. Edwards served for five of those points. The run included a block by Jensen and first-year
Skyler Staab, a Jensen kill and an Edwards ace. After three consecutive Puget Sound points, a Staab kill and a Loggers attack error brought Lewis & Clark within 24-22 before a River Otters service error ended the set.
Lewis & Clark overcame a 3-0 deficit in the third set and led 11-8 after scoring six of seven points. Armitage's kill later gave the River Otters a 12-11 advantage. Puget Sound regained the lead, but Lewis & Clark tied the score at 15-15 and again at 16-16 on a Kuerschner kill. The Loggers scored nine of the final 11 points to end the match.
Nicolette Raduziner led Puget Sound with seven kills and added 10 digs. Badger finished with five kills and a .267 hitting percentage, four solo blocks and a block assist. Aubrey Tanner recorded 10 assists and 13 digs, and Keightley added seven assists and three aces.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Sophomore Coco Otto added six digs and two assists.
- Junior Daphne Ibrao added five digs and two assists.
- Schuett finished with a kill, an ace, a solo block and two block assists.
WHO'S NEXT
Lewis & Clark concludes its three-match road trip at George Fox University on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
