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PORTLAND, Ore. – The Lewis & Clark
volleyball team began Northwest Conference play at home with a
strong 3-0 win over Whitworth on Friday evening.
The Pioneers opened the match with a 25-14 win in set one, and then
zipped through the final two, winning by scores of 25-15 and
25-21.
“I thought we did a great job controlling the tempo,”
said Head Coach Lori Jepsen. “We came out and executed our
game plan and were able to control the game by doing so. It's
always nice to get a conference win and especially in front of your
home crowd.”
Senior middle hitter Jessamy Holland paced the Pioneers
attack with 10 kills in the match. Holland finished with a
team-high .562 hitting percentage, along with four blocks. Junior
libero Lou Ohki led the team with 14 digs, while freshman setter
Leia Matsunaga contributed 32 assists.
The first set belonged entirely to the Pioneers who posted a .571
team hitting percentage, while failing to commit an error.
The Pirates offense was led by Kaimi Rocha who ended her night with
11 kills, while Bree Riddle added 18 assists. Jordon Hoffnagle had
a game-high 15 digs.
The Pioneers improve to 6-5 on the season and 2-1 in conference
play, while the Pirates fall to 4-10 overall and 0-3 in NWC
action.
The Pioneers do not have any downtime as they are set to host
Whitman College on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. in the Pamplin
Sports Complex. The game can be seen live via webstream (click
here).
