LEWISTON, Idaho – Kendall Focht notched the first double-double of her career and
Makenzie Stout dealt her 100
th service ace in No. 11 LC State Volleyball's fourth straight sweep in Cascade Conference action. The Warriors defeated Northwest (Wash.) 3-0 with set scores of 25-16, 25-20, 25-23.
Focht finished the night with 17 assists and a career-high 12 digs, and
Taylor Boyce led the offense with 10 kills with a .563 attack percentage.
The victory improves the Warrior record to 11-1 overall and 5-1 in Cascade Conference play.
HOW IT HAPPENED
A kill by Boyce put LC State on the board before a swing by
Karissa Lindner sparked a five-point rally. Boyce and
Jordynn Albright added kills in the span and Albright and Lindner teamed up for a pair of blocks to make it 6-2.
Mikale Roy,
Addison Wilson, Focht and
Hadyn Smith each added kills to push the margin to 16-8. An ace by
Hannah Dotson and swings by Roy, Albright and Smith ended the frame 25-16.
Smith, Boyce, Lindner and Roy kept up the offensive pressure as the first seven LC State points in the second set came via a kill. Dotson dealt two aces in the frame and
Kadence Moore served one of her own to pair with 17 total kills in the frame for the Warriors. LC State took set two 25-20.
The third frame was back and forth before four kills by
Aubree Lane gave the Warriors a 12-9 advantage. Swings by Smith and
Helena Stewart and an ace by Moore kept the lead at three points, 17-14, and kills by
Michaela Romine and
Kate Schneider paired with Stout's 100
th ace to make it 20-18. Northwest cut the lead to 20-19 before an ace by
Ashlyn Watt and kill by Lane stretched the advantage back to 23-20, and two kills by Smith ended the frame 25-23 to close out the match.
STAT RECAP
Boyce led the match with 10 kills on a .563 attack percentage while Smith and Roy each added nine. Smith hit .500 as both Boyce and Smith each had just one attack error.
Scott led the setters with 21 assists while Focht ended her night with a 17-assist, 12-dig double-double.
Ella Stosich led the back row with 14 digs, and Dotson dished out three aces. Lindner led the contest with five blocks.
LC State hit .324 as a team including a .406 mark in the third set. The Warriors out-blocked Northwest 6-1.
Teagan Schroeder and Jaelyn Moeva each had nine kills to lead Northwest, Katelyn Bogetti dished out 29 assists and Sydney Faber collected nine digs.
UP NEXT
LC State continues Cascade Conference play next weekend with matchups at No. 1 Eastern Oregon and No. 4 College of Idaho.
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