The Pioneer volleyball team dropped their home opener to the visiting Corban College Warriors 28-30, 30-22, 30-25, 30-26 Tuesday night. Katherine Fiedler led the Pioneers with 11 kills.

The Pioneers took a 14-9 lead early in game one, only to have Corban rally to tie the game at 19. A solo block by Katherine Fiedler (freshman, San Diego, Calif.) put the Pioneers back in the lead, but hardly in control. A service ace by Corban's Margo Wyatt knotted the game at 25. Coran took a 26-25 lead when a kill by Nicki Smith (senior, Brea, Calif.) tied the game at 26 and another Fiedler block gave the Pioneers a 27-26 lead. The Pioneers' new setter, Lara Smith (senior, Vashon Island, Wash.) closed out the game with a sneak attack to earn the Pioneers a 30-28 victory.

In game two, Corban broke open a 10-10 deadlock with two five-point runs to take a 21-14 lead and control of the match. They held on for the 30-22 game vitory to tie the match a game a piece.

Corban opened game three with four straight points and controlled the tempo throughout. Kills by Nicki Smith and Kelsey Clark (junior, Estacada, Ore.) helped the keep the Pioneers within two points midway through, but the hard-hitting Warriors kept adding to their lead, ending with a 30-25 final score.

In game four, the Pioneers rallied from trailing by six early on (10-4) to taking a one point lead 15-14 on a kill by Sara Kettler (senior, Dana Point, Calif.). The Pioneers led 22-20 when a pair of Pioneer miscues allowed Corban to tie the game 24-24. Corban edged out to a two-point lead, 26-24, before back-to-back kills by Sara Kettler and Andrea Chase (junior, Santa Rosa, Calif.) tied the game back up at 26-26. Two Pioneer errors and a pair of Ashley Lange kills helped Corban earn the 30-26 game win and match victory.

For the Warriors, Rashelle Davenport had 15 kills and 13 digs. Chelsea Reeher had 12 kills and 13 digs. Ashley Lange had 15 kills.

For the Pioneers, Katherine Fiedler had another strong game, with 11 kills, five solo blocks, and four block-assists. Sara Kettler had 10 kills, two solo blocks, and four block-assists. Jessamy Holland led the defense with 22 digs. Cayley Rasmussen flirted with a double-double with nine kills and 10 digs.

With the win, Corban improves to 2-3 on the season. The Pioneers fall to 1-4.

Lewis & Clark heads to Indiana to play in the Rose-Hulman tournament this weekend. They will play a pair of matches Friday and two more on Saturday. Check back for post-match stats and recaps.