LEWISTON, Idaho – No. 22 LC State Volleyball earned its sixth straight victory on Saturday with a 3-0 sweep (25-11, 25-8, 25-11) of Warner Pacific (Ore.). Freshman
Addison Wilson had a standout performance with a team-best eight kills and five blocks for a career-high 12 points.
The win improves the LC State record to 18-4 overall and 12-4 in Cascade Conference action.
HOW IT HAPPENED
LC State took control of the contest early with a 10-4 opening run. Wilson started the scoring for the Warriors with a pair of kills before a block with
Hadyn Smith.
Makenzie Stout dealt an ace and Smith rattled off three kills in a row. Tallies by
Mikale Roy,
Alba Carpena,
Helena Stewart and
Ashlyn Watt pushed the margin to 15-7 before an eight-point rally had the advantage at 23-9.
Teagan Scott had two aces in the span. A solo block by Wilson and kill by Roy ended the frame 25-11.
The Warriors jumped in front 13-1 in the second set with contributions from
Kendall Focht,
Aubree Lane,
Kate Schneider, Wilson, Roy and Stout. Stout had three aces in the run and Schneider tallied three kills. LC State closed out the set on a 9-1 run to take the frame 25-8.
WPU regained its footing and took a 5-3 lead in the third set. Kills by Schneider and Stewart fueled a four-point run that was capped by a block by Stewart and Lane for a 7-5 edge, and kills by Lane, Carpena and Focht pushed the lead to 13-8. Swings by Carpena,
Michaela Romine and Schneider paired with an ace by Scott for a five-point stretch, and Wilson ended the match with her third solo block of the contest at 25-11.
STAT RECAP
Wilson led the contest with eight kills on a .467 attack percentage. She put up three solo blocks and assisted on two to total her career-high 12 points. Schneider tied her career-best with five kills with a .625 clip.
Scott dished out 17 assists and Focht added 10. Scott completed her double-double with a match-high 11 digs.
Stout and Scott each dealt five service aces, with Scott's total a career high. Watt served four aces and Stout collected nine digs.
LC State hit .333 as a team and made only nine attack errors.
Mia Carman led WPU with four kills and Maya Moreno collected seven digs.
UP NEXT
The Warriors are on the road next weekend for tough CCC matchups with No. 6 Corban (Ore.) and Bushnell (Ore.).
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