KIRKLAND, Wash. – No. 20 LC State Volleyball used 14 service aces and had twice as many kills as its opponent on Friday for a quick 3-0 sweep (25-15, 25-20, 25-18) of Northwest (Wash.).
Makenzie Stout and
Hannah Dotson each dealt five service aces to help LC State improve to 15-4 on the season and 9-4 in Cascade Conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
LC State took a commanding lead early in the first set with the help of a 7-1 run. Stout served three straight aces during the run and kills by
Hadyn Smith and
Aubree Lane capped the rally. Swings by
Addison Wilson, Smith and Lane pushed the lead to 10-5 before an ace by Dotson and kills by
Taylor Boyce and
Alba Carpena made it 14-8.
Ashlyn Watt served two aces and kills by Smith and Lane fueled a five-point stretch at 22-11 and kills by Lane and Carpena ended the set 25-15.
Northwest jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second frame before a kill by Boyce and back-to-back aces by Stout evened the score. NU pulled in front 6-4, kills by Smith, Stout and
Karissa Lindner were followed by a block by Carpena and Lindner for an 8-6 edge. A back-and-forth ensued as the difference stayed at two points throughout the set. A kill by Smith widened the margin to 21-17 and blocks by Smith, Wilson, Lindner and Lane helped close the set 25-20.
After kills by Wilson and
Mikale Roy, an ace by
Kendall Focht and block by Carpena and Lindner had the Warrior lead at 5-3 in the third frame. Dotson dealt two more aces at 10-6, and back-to-back swings by Smith and Boyce made it a 13-9 advantage. Smith tallied two more kills and Watt added to her ace total as the set moved to 18-14. A kill by Lindner and two consecutive aces by Dotson gave the Warriors a 22-16 lead and swings by Boyce and Wilson ended the set 25-18 to close out the match.
STAT RECAP
Stout and Dotson led the contest with five service aces each. Dotson's total was a career high and Stout tied her personal best. Watt added three aces in the contest.
Smith led the offense with nine kills and Lane added eight with a .389 attack percentage.
Teagan Scott dished out 21 assists.
Kadence Moore led the back row with six digs and
Ella Stosich and Boyce each collected five. Lindner led the match with four blocks and Carpena assisted on three.
Along with the 14 aces, LC State doubled up Northwest in kills, 36-18. The Warriors held NU to an attack percentage of .068 behind five blocks.
UP NEXT
The Warriors continue the weekend on the road on Saturday when LC State takes on Evergreen State (Wash.) in Olympia at 2 p.m.
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