LEWISTON, Idaho – The Lewis-Clark State Volleyball team rallied to take down RV Bushnell University in the P1FCU Activity Center on Friday night.
Grecia Ung Enriquez returned from a short hiatus and tallied 14 kills in the four-set (21-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-20) victory over the Beacons.
The Warriors hit .258 as a team and dealt seven service aces. The energy on the bench was palpable during the match with a renewed excitement throughout the team.
"What a great night," Head Coach
Shaun Pohlman said. "This was the most consistent energy we have had all season which is something we talked about and worked on this week. We have really trudged through the muck and more the last couple weeks just trying to get to the other side of these injuries. While we didn't play three of the four (injured players), as it provides a little more rest time for them, we had them at practice all week. There was a different feeling this week with practices. This team really worked through those tough times to get to this spot here so I'm happy to see the outcome work in our favor."
LC State opened the match with the hot hand on a 4-1 run, but the Beacons responded swiftly take gain the advantage at 14-11. A kill by
Cassidy Nelson brought the Warriors within two, 14-12, but another Bushnell surge grew the deficit to 21-14. LC went on a six-point run, with kills by Ung Enriquez,
Jada Wyms and an ace by Esther Kailliponi to make it a one-point difference (21-20). The Beacons went on a short run to end the set 25-21.
The Warriors took control in the second set with kills by Nelson, Wyms and Ung Enriquez. A kill by Nelson capped a 5-1 run, and a kill by Ung Enriquez sparked a five-point rally fueled by a kill by
Carli Berntson and block by Berntson and
Hallie Seaman to make it 11-5.
Seaman broke the set open by starting a run of five, with a kill by Nelson and two aces by
Ashlee Bachman, to push the lead to 18-9.
Lisi Langi, Wyms and Ung Enriquez struck for a combined four straight kills, and another by Langi made it set point at 24-12. Bushnell ended the set with an error to give LC a 25-15 win.
Langi and Ung Enriquez put the Warriors on the board in the third set frame with back-to-back kills before a BU error put LC ahead 3-2. Two consecutive kills by Ung Enriquez made it a 5-4 lead, and another swing by Ung Enriquez and ace by
Jennah Carpenter kept the Warriors in front 7-6. LC stretched the advantage to 14-8 with a 7-1 rally on kills by Seaman and Berntson, and a burst of four points after a kill by Langi made it 22-13. The Warriors took the set with two Bushnell service errors.
The momentum carried over into the fourth set with a kill by Nelson and back-to-back kills by Langi. Big straight swings by Berntson, Wyms and Nelson pushed the margin to 12-6. The Beacons crept within two, 15-13, but Seaman and Nelson grew the cushion back to four with two straight kills.
The Warriors utilized a block by Wyms and Ung Enriquez before a kill by Kailiponi pushed the score to match point, 24-19. A service error by the Beacons ended set and the match at 25-20.
Ung Enriquez led all players with 14 kills on a .273 attack percentage. Langi added 12 at .333. Kailiponi dealt 24 assists, and Carpenter dished out 14.
Kenzie Dean led the defense with 20 digs to go with seven assists, and Wyms put up three solo blocks and two assists for five in total.
Bushnell was led by 13 kills from Shay Coons. Makenna Northern dealt 28 assists and Callie Wilkins collected 20 digs. Northern and Matty Ladd each contributed on four blocks.
UP NEXT
The Warrior women continue the weekend on Saturday with a contest against No. 5 Corban in the P1FCU Activity Center. First serve for the annual
Breast Cancer Awareness Night is set for 5 p.m.
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