NEWBERG, Ore. - Lewis & Clark College hitters Katherine Fiedler and Sara Kettler combined for a .439 attack percentage, off-setting a match-high 19 kills by George Fox University's Elizabeth Anderson, as the visiting Pioneers knocked off the Bruins 3-1 (30-28, 30-17, 20-30, 30-20) in Northwest Conference women's volleyball Saturday night here at the Wheeler Sports Center's Miller Gym.

A kill by Kettler and three Bruin attack errors enabled the Pios to open game one with a 4-0 lead before the Bruins battled back, finally tying the game at 11-11 on a kill by Anderson. The game was close the rest of the way, with four more ties and neither team taking more than a four-point lead. Down 29-25, the Bruins rallied behind a kill by Anderson, a block by Anderson and Amy Batchelder, and a kill by Whitney Kolb, before Kettler ended the suspense with another putaway.

The Pios hit. 361 in game two, jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, and were never seriously threatened again. Three times the Pioneers led by as much as 13 points, the last at game's end on another winning kill by Kettler.

The Bruins responded with some strong defense in game three, holding the visitors to an .058 hitting percentage. The Bruins got a side out on a kill by Jennifer Panico and then Carli Bowman served seven winning points in a row, with Panico contributing four more kills, as the Bruins built up a 16-6 lead. The Pios did close within five at 22-17 on a kill by Kettler, but the Bruins again pulled away and sealed the deal on a spike by Jessica Morrison.

The Pioneers made sure there would be no Bruin comeback, however, by hitting .325 while holding the Bruins to an .055 mark in game four. An 11-4 run enabled Lewis & Clark to move from a slim 7-6 lead to a more comfortable 18-10 margin, and the teams virtually traded points from there until the end, which came on a Kelsey Neussl kill.

In addition to the 19 kills by Anderson, who hit .311, Panico had 16 kills and Morrison 14 for the Bruins. Batchelder passed out 53 assists. Sarah Burkey had 20 digs, Panico 12, Bowman 11, and Jenna Dohren 10. Anderson, Batchelder, and Natalie Pickett were in on four of the Bruins' eight blocks each, with Anderson moving into third place all-time at George Fox with 408 career blocks.

Fiedler hit .424 with 18 kills, Kettler .458 with 11 kills and no errors, and Nicki Smith added 13 kills for the Pios. Lara Smith and Andrea Chase had 28 assists apiece. Jessamy Holland had a match-high 23 digs, Leah Collins added 15, with 11 by Chase and 10 by Neussl. Kettler had seven blocks, Chase six, and Fiedler five as the Pios, the league leader in blocks, had 12 for winners.

George Fox dipped below .500 for the first time all season as they fell to 9-10 overall and 4-8 in the conference. Lewis & Clark, avenging an earlier five-game loss at home to the Bruins, improved to 7-15 overall and 3-9 in the league.

George Fox hosts Pacific University Wednesday at 7:00 p.m., while Lewis & Clark returns home to host Linfield College Friday at 7:00 p.m.