LEWISTON, Idaho - The LC State Volleyball team won its third consecutive match Saturday evening with its defeat of The Evergreen State College Geoducks. The Warriors swept the match with scores of 25-12, 25-14, 25-14.
With the set tied 3-3 in the opening set, LC rattled off six straight points before the Geoducks could respond to take the lead 9-3. After trading side-outs, Lewis-Clark State ended the first set on a 10-4 run to grab the first frame by a score of 25-12. Evergreen only scored consecutive points once in the set.
Josie Peters and
Cassidy Nelson combined for nine kills out of the gate; Peters with five and Nelson added four.
The following set started opposite of the first. Evergreen State pulled ahead 7-1 before LC started to claw back. A 16-4 run by the Warriors helped them find themselves back out in front 17-11. The span was capped off with a
Carli Berntson kill off a
Jess Ruffing assist. Evergreen responded with back-to-back points before LC kicked it into gear again with another devastating stretch, this time an 8-1 rally that gave them the set two victory, 25-14.
LC State started the third set on fire with a 5-0 advantage before the Geoducks could blink. Nelson contributed three kills in that span to cause Evergreen State to call an early timeout. The break could only stop the bleeding for so long as LC soon stretched the lead to 10 following a
Lexi Trowbridge ace and a Geoduck attack error that made the scoreboard read 15-5. Evergreen did not go away quietly as it trimmed the lead down to seven with the score at 18-11. A 7-2 stretch from the Warriors awarded them the match victory as the Geoducks were swept aside 25-14.
"I'm just so grateful right now for the hard work, dedication, and faith our team has put into the season," Head Coach
Shaun Pohlman proudly explained, "When we were on the skids, they could have bailed out but they chose to stay and fight. I'm happy their hard work is starting to show profit".
Nelson set the tone for LC with a season-high 19 kills, which was also a match-high.
Kenzie Dean was the Warrior leader in two categories with two aces and 18 digs. The distribution department was supported by the duo of Ruffing and
Hannah Martinez who together tallied 39 assists. Ruffing dealt 21 while Martinez dished out 18.
The Geoducks were led by Lily Stewart with 11 kills, Sierra Wolff dished out 18 assists, and Sage Burgmeier added 10 digs.
Next week LC State hosts Warner Pacific on Friday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. and Multnomah the following night at 5 p.m. Both matches will be played in the Activity Center.
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