McMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Competing in their first match in two weeks, the Lewis & Clark Pioneers lost to the Linfield Wildcats, 25-16, 25-19, 24-26, 25-16, at Ted Wilson Gymnasium on Friday.

Michelle McGinn had 24 assists and 16 digs, both team highs. She surpassed 1,800 career assists with the effort, fourth all-time at Lewis & Clark.

Izzy Willis had 12 kills on 39 tries and 12 digs, while Debi Chun and Katie Shimaura added 15 digs apiece.

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Key Moments

McGinn entered the night nine assists short of the milestone. She trails only Leia Matsunaga, Ena Eakin and Kim Howard, all of whom have over 2,000 assists, in the Lewis & Clark record book.

"Huge shoutout to my family and to the coaches and teammates I have had over the years," McGinn said. "I couldn't have accomplished this without each and everyone one of you. It's truly been surreal, and I am so excited to play these next three games and finish the season out with this team."

"Michelle is second all-time in the rally scoring era on the assists list," interim head coach Kaiao Nahale-a said. "She is one of the best setters I've ever coached. Her high volleyball IQ is something that stands out. If Mich wanted to, she'd make an amazing coach one day."

Lewis & Clark (6-10, 5-8 NWC) had one set, the third, where it hit above .100. Kelsey Parker added nine kills and Chun posted six. Linfield (5-14, 1-12 NWC) was .118 or better all night with 17 kills from Raelynn Hammock. 

"Always tough to play on the road in this conference. We've been out because of COVID protocol for two weeks, and we still came out tonight and put up a fight," Nahale-a said.

Deeper Look

• Cameryn Nagaji had four kills and hit .250 on eight attempts in addition to a team-high two aces
• Kate Kimbro landed two kills on three tries (.667 hitting pct.) and led the match with three blocks
• Sydney Richardson, Chun and Shimaura each had an ace

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark travels to Willamette on Saturday.