LEWISTON, Idaho – The LC State Volleyball team once again pushed No. 5 College of Idaho into extra points of a fifth set, and ultimately fell to the Yotes in a tightly contested battle in its second five-set loss to C of I this season.
Mikale Roy tallied a career-high 22 kills to lead the contest.
The loss has the LC State record at 18-7 on the season and 12-7 in Cascade Conference play with one match to go.
HOW IT HAPPENED
LC State battled back to take the first set of the match. C of I surged ahead 7-3 before kills by Roy and
Kendall Focht fueled a 5-1 run to tie things up 8-8. A kill by
Jordynn Albright sparked a six-point LC State rally that was fueled by service aces by
Teagan Scott, a kill by
Hadyn Smith and block by
Addison Wilson to grow the advantage to 14-9. Kills by Roy and Smith, along with a block by Smith and Wilson, made it 18-11, and swings by
Taylor Boyce and Smith pushed the score to 22-15. Kills by Roy and Wilson ended the frame 25-18.
College of Idaho turned the tables in the second frame after the Yotes took a 17-14 lead after a back-and-forth battle. Wilson and Boyce notched back-to-back kills to cut the difference to 19-18, and a kill by Boyce fueled a late three-point run to keep the Warriors within one at 23-22. C of I scored two consecutive points to end the set 25-22.
The Warriors responded with a win in the third frame.
Makenzie Stout opened the set with a service ace and a pair of aces by Focht paired with kills by Boyce and Smith for a 7-5 edge. Roy tallied back-to-back kills at 10-7, and another ace by Stout made it 14-10. Swings by Roy and Smith pushed the score to set point, 24-17, and a block by Wilson and Smith ended the frame 25-17.
A kill by Smith and block by Smith and Wilson helped LC State out to a 3-0 lead in the fourth set. C of I answered with momentum to pull in front 10-6 before a big seven-point run widened the margin to 19-10. Boyce and Albright tallied kills late in the frame but the Yotes took the set 25-16.
Boyce opened the deciding frame with back-to-back kills before swings by Smith, Albright and Roy made it 5-2. The Yotes responded quickly and took a 9-8 lead, but kills by Smith and Boyce gave the Warriors a 12-11 edge. Roy notched two straight kills to give LC State set point, 14-13, but the Yotes rallied for a 4-1 run to take the set 17-15 to win the match.
STAT RECAP
Roy led the contest with her career-high 22 kills and Boyce added 18. Smith tallied 11 kills and a career-best six block assists.
Scott dished out 27 assists and Focht tallied 19 assists with a career-high 13 digs for a double-double. Stosich totaled a career-high eight assists to go with 12 digs.
The Warriors hit .229 as a team and C of I finished with a .243 attack percentage.
Alexa Wheeler led the Yotes with 15 kills and nine blocks, and Avery Lewis collected 18 digs and served two aces.
UP NEXT
LC State concludes the regular season on Saturday at 4 p.m. against No. 2 Eastern Oregon. The Warriors will celebrate seniors
Ashlyn Watt,
Kadence Moore,
Karissa Lindner and Stout before the match.
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