EUGENE, Ore. – No. 22-ranked LC State Volleyball dropped its final regular-season road match with a 3-1 loss to Bushnell (Ore.) in Eugene. The Warriors dominated the first set before the Beacons took the next three (14-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-19).
The loss has the LC State record at 18-6 overall and 12-6 in Cascade Conference play. The Warriors are tied for fourth place in the conference heading into the final week.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Warriors controlled the first set with an early 9-5 lead.
Karissa Lindner,
Taylor Boyce,
Mikale Roy,
Addison Wilson and
Teagan Scott all added kills in the run and
Ashlyn Watt served an ace. Swings by Lindner and
Hadyn Smith helped grow the advantage to 14-9 and an ace by
Ella Stosich made it 17-10. Smith and Scott fueled a three-point run at 20-11, and kills by Boyce and Lindner and an ace by
Hannah Dotson ended the frame 25-14.
Bushnell regained its footing in the second set and jumped in front with a 6-3 edge. Kills by
Aubree Lane and Smith fueled a six-point LC State run for a 14-9 Warrior lead, but the Beacons answered with runs of their own to surge in front 22-18. Boyce and Smith notched back-to-back kills to cut the deficit to 22-20, but Bushnell scored three straight points to end the frame 25-20.
The Beacons maintained their control in the third set with a quick 9-4 advantage. Trailing 11-6, LC State answered with a run of six points with kills by Boyce, a block by Lindner and Smith and an ace by Scott to gain a 12-11 edge. Swings by Roy and
Alba Carpena kept the Warriors in front 16-15, but Bushnell rallies left LC trailing 24-19 late in the frame before the Beacons closed the set 25-20.
The fourth set was a back-and-forth battle until Bushnell struck for four straight points to take a 17-12 lead. Another run had the Beacons in front 23-15 before the match ended with a 25-19 Bushnell set win.
STAT RECAP
Boyce and Roy led LC State with 10 kills each and Scott dished out 44 assists.
Stosich led the contest with 20 digs and
Makenzie Stout collected 14.
LC State held the edge in kills (53-44), but 34 attack errors proved to be the difference.
UP NEXT
The Warriors wrap up the regular season at home next weekend against No. 5 College of Idaho and No. 2 Eastern Oregon.
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