Box Score FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- Makena Ohlmaier finished with 12 kills on .308 hitting as the Lewis & Clark Pioneers won 22-25, 25-19, 25-21, 25-16 over the Pacific Boxers on Friday night at Stoller Center.
Playing the Boxers for the second straight night, the Pios bounced back after dropping the first set to win the next three. Ohlmaier finished with 30 kills in the nine sets with Pacific over the last two days.
Kelsey Parker had the match high with 15 kills on .196 hitting. Ka'anelaokapu'uwai Pakaki-Pias had 20 digs for the second night in a row. Kate Kimbro had six blocks and seven kills, while Michelle McGinn passed for 41 assists.
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Key Moments
After going without a kill in the first-set loss, Ohlmaier had three in the second set, four in the third and five in the final, while Parker landed four in each of the final three sets. Lewis & Clark hit .200 or better in all three of the sets it won.
Ohlmaier rounded out the consecutive games with the Boxers (5-2, 5-2 NWC) with a total of 30 kills after landing a career-high 18 kills in Thursday's win.
"Makena is playing out of her mind, Michelle runs a tremendous court and Kate has really stepped up this season," Pios head coach Emily Hayes said. "Overall, these are some really big wins. Pacific is a great group, and it was a testament to the hard work that we've put in in practice."
Emma Ehlers had a team-high three kills in the opening set, while Kimbro put down three - her best total of the match - in the fourth. Parker added four aces in the match. Lewis & Clark has posted double-digit block totals in both matches against Pacific this week (15 on Thursday, 11 on Friday).
Deeper Look
- Lewis & Clark had a season-high .229 hitting percentage on Friday
- The Pios' 11 aces are their most since the second game of the season (15 at Linfield on Mar. 5)
- Izzy Willis, who had eight kills on Friday, Parker and Ohlmaier are all averaging 2.50 kills per set or more this season, with Ohlmaier sporting a team-best .268 hitting percentage
- Kimbro is now averaging 1.31 blocks per set to lead the team, while Pakaki-Pias' digs per set average is 4.15
Looking Ahead
Lewis & Clark (5-0, 5-0 NWC) competes against George Fox twice next week.