Box Score

McMINNVILLE, Ore. - Unlike their previous meeting this season when every game was decided by two points, Saturday night's Northwest Conference women's volleyball finale was decided decisively as the Linfield College Wildcats swept the George Fox University Bruins 3-0 (30-13, 30-16, 30-24) Saturday night here at Ted Wilson Gym.

In the opening game of the night, the Wildcats steamrolled their way to the win behind seven kills from Katelyn Baker. Linfield hit .324 to a minus -.049 for the Bruins. Leading 9-6, Linfield pieced together a 21-7 run the rest of the way.

Linfield launched another consistent attack in game two, hitting .395 to .133 for George Fox. After the game was tied 2-2, the Wildcats went on a 16-2 surge that gave them an 18-4 advantage, and the Bruins could not mount any sort of comeback.

The Bruins made some noise in game three, going on an 8-0 run to cut a 26-15 deficit to three at 26-23. The Wildcats answered that threat by scoring four of the final five points of the game to close out the set and the season.

Elizabeth Anderson led the Bruins with eight kills and Amy Batchelder had 24 assists. George Fox managed only a .034 hitting percentage, the Bruins' lowest mark of the season. Jenna Dohren picked up 12 digs to lead the Bruin defense, and Anderson had three blocks.

Linfield was led by 13 kills from Kelsey French, with Lisa Brocard adding 11 and Baker 10. Linfield finished with a .299 hitting percentage. Stephanie Purser passed out 34 assists. Rachael Rahn led all defenders with 26 digs, and French had 19. Emily Vuylsteke and Kelsey Habura had three blocks apiece.

Four Bruin seniors, who were honored Friday in their final home match of the season, completed their George Fox careers Saturday: middle blocker Anderson, who ranks second all-time in Bruin blocks with 423 and eighth in kills with 964; setter Batchelder, who is third in career assists with 3,303 and ninth in aces with 111; outside hitter Whitney Kolb, who ends with 750 kills; and middle blocker Cassandra Woods, who finishes with 261 kills and 112 blocks.

George Fox ends up at 10-13 overall and 5-11 in conference action, tied for seventh in the standings with Lewis & Clark College. Linfield finishes the season with a 15-10 overall record and a 10-6 mark in NWC play, standing third.