SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Lewis & Clark Pioneers took the third set in Friday's 25-15, 25-21, 21-25, 25-19 loss to the Whitworth Pirates at Whitworth Fieldhouse.

Kate Kimbro had three of her four kills in the third, while Cameryn Nagaji and Debi Chun landed a pair apiece. For the match, Kimbro had four blocks, while Katie Shimaura brought up 16 digs. Michelle McGinn had 19 assists.

Lewis & Clark hit .200 in the third set, while Whitworth committed nine hitting errors.

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Key Moments

Izzy Willis held serve midway through the third set as the Pios extended a 12-10 lead to 16-11. Chun put down two kills, the latter moving the lead to six points at 19-13. Willis landed an ace, and along with two Pirates attacking errors, sealed the win.

Lewis & Clark (6-12, 5-10 NWC) led for the first half of the fourth set before the game began to take a back-and-forth pattern. It was the most contested set of the match with 12 ties and eight lead changes. Tied at 17, Whitworth scored eight of the next 10 points to take the match. Kelsey Parker had four of her team-high 11 kills in the fourth set.

Deeper Look

• Parker had 39 attempts in the match, her fifth game of the season with at least that many
• Shimaura's 16 digs gives her four matches this season with at least 16 in a four-set match, and she moved past 300 career digs
• The Pioneers had seven blocks on Friday, tied for their third-highest total of the season
• Nagaji had four blocks, her third most this season
• Whitworth (21-2, 16-0 NWC) had 50 kills, the fourth time this year that a Lewis & Clark opponent had at least that many in a four-set match
• The Pirates had 77 digs, the second most against the Pioneers this year
• Kaity Barr hit .346, the highest percentage against Lewis & Clark since Oct. 16
• Sydney Richardson had 10 assists and surpassed 150 for her career
• McGinn had seven digs and went past 750 for her career
• Isabel Artiaga had three kills and went to 152 for her career

Looking Ahead

Lewis & Clark wraps up the 2021 season at Whitman on Saturday.