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Isabel Melean-Williams goes up for a kill in a recent match.
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Lewis & Clark L&C 0-10,0-3 NWC
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Winner Pacific (OR) Pac 4-5,1-3 NWC
Lewis & Clark L&C
0-10,0-3 NWC
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Final
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Pacific (OR) Pac
4-5,1-3 NWC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Lewis & Clark L&C 23 21 22 (0)
Pacific (OR) Pac 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brian Hauge

Volleyball Challenges Pacific Before Falling in Straight Sets

Isabel Meleán-Williams contributed across the board with eight kills, five digs and two aces

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Lewis & Clark College volleyball battled through three competitive sets but came up short Friday night, falling 3-0 to Pacific University at the Stoller Center.
 
THE BASICS
 
Pacific 3, Lewis & Clark 0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-22)
Lewis & Clark (0-10, 0-3 NWC)
Pacific (4-5, 1-3 NWC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Juniors Isabel Meleán-Williams and Ruby Kuerschner led the Pioneers with eight kills apiece. Meleán-Williams hit a team-best .353 (8-2-17) and added five digs, two service aces and a block. Kuerschner just missed a triple-double, pacing Lewis & Clark with 14 assists and nine digs to go along with her career-high kill total.
 
Junior Kaitlyn Jensen posted five kills and tied Kuerschner with a team-high nine digs.
 
The Pioneers stayed within striking distance throughout the night, challenging the Boxers in all three sets.
 
In the opener, Lewis & Clark pulled ahead early, taking a 7-4 lead after Kuerschner's first kill off a feed from first-year setter Abbi Sanchez (two assists). The Pioneers built their largest advantage at 18-12, when Meleán-Williams and junior HB Schuett (three kills) combined for a block. Pacific responded with a 7-1 run to erase the deficit. A kill by Jensen, a Boxers attack error and a Schuett ace put the Pioneers back up 22-19. Pacific rallied again, tying the set at 22-all and claiming three of the final four points for a 25-23 win.
 
Riding the momentum, Pacific opened the second set with a 7-2 lead. Meleán-Williams served an ace and Kuerschner added a kill to cut the margin to 7-6, forcing a Pacific timeout. Schuett notched a kill to make it 11-10, but the Boxers answered with a run to push ahead 22-15. Lewis & Clark staved off four set points to pull within 24-21, but Pacific closed it out, 25-21.
 
The third set was tight early, with a solo block by junior Christi San Diego (four kills) and a Meleán-Williams kill knotting it at 4-all. Pacific steadily pulled away to lead 16-10. A kill by San Diego and a service ace from junior Kenzie Edwards (eight assists) capped a rally that cut the deficit to 21-18. Kuerschner and Meleán-Williams added kills to trim the gap to 23-21, but Pacific secured two of the final three points for a 25-22 victory.
 
BY THE NUMBERS 
  • Senior Reilyn Sabado and first-year Ariah Potts joined Meleán-Williams with five digs each in the match.
  • The Pioneers recorded more kills (31-30), more assists (30-26) and more digs (44-36) over an opponent for the first time this season.
  • Senior Abigail Warrick chipped in two kills against the Boxers.
WHO'S NEXT
 
After a three-match road trip to open NWC play, Lewis & Clark returns to Pamplin Sports Center for its conference home opener against George Fox at 6 p.m. Saturday.
 
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