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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark volleyball team improved its record to 14-10 overall and 10-5 in the Northwest Conference after cruising past Linfield College, 3-0, on Friday night in the Pamplin Sports Complex.

The Pioneers overpowered the Wildcats from the outset and never looked back, winning the sets by scores of 25-21, 25-16, and 25-16.

The Wildcats dropped to 8-14 overall and 5-10 in league play.

With the first set tied 20-20, the Pioneers picked up three consecutive points on Wildcat attacking errors, making the game 23-20. Katherine Fiedler closed the set with a hard kill with an assist from Leia Matsunaga.

The Pioneers opened the second set with on a 3-0 run before the Wildcats fought back to take a 5-4 advantage. The lead would be short lived for Linfield as the Pioneers put together an 11-3 run later in the set to take a 17-9 lead. A kill by Becca Lewis cut the Pioneer lead to 23-16, but it would be a little too late as the Pioneers collected the final two points for the 25-16 victory.

The third and final set started very similar to the second set, with the Pioneers picking up an early lead just to lose it. A string of serves from Matsunaga would get the Pioneers back in the set, propelling the Pios to a 15-9 advantage. The Pios would not look back the rest of the set, strolling to a 25-16 win.

Fiedler had another strong outing as she tallied a game-high 10 kills and a solid hitting percentage of .389. Matsunaga racked up a game-high 20 assists, while junior libero Lou Ohki chipped in 14 digs.

Samantha Lau was all over the court for the Wildcats, coming up with a match-high 18 digs, while contributing two service aces. Emily Vuylsteke ended with nine kills for Linfield, while Emily Carpenter had 14 assists.

With the victory the Pioneers move into a two-way tie for third place in the NWC with cross-town rival George Fox. The Pioneers have a rough season finale ahead of them, as they are set to host the NWC Regular Season Champion Pacific Lutheran Lutes. The two teams will match-up on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. in the Pamplin Sports Complex.