Box Score

PORTLAND, Ore. - Ending George Fox University's four-game winning streak and knocking the Bruins out of a share of first place in the Northwest Conference, the Lewis & Clark College Pioneers swept the visiting Bruins 3-0 (25-11, 25-21, 25-20) in a women's volleyball match Saturday night here at the Pamplin Sports Center. 

The Pioneers broke open the first set by scoring six straight points, including a kill and a block by Katherine Fiedler, to go up 12-5. After extending the lead to 16-9, the Pioneers went on another six-point scoring run to extend the lead to 22-9.  A kill by Margaret Dowling closed out the set.

In the second set, the Bruins committed four straight errors to put the Pioneers up 6-2, and the home team extended its lead to 17-10 on a kill in the middle from Fiedler. The Bruins finally came alive at that point, with kills by Natalie Pickett and Jennifer Panico helping the Bruins rally.  A service ace by Pickett cut the Pioneer lead to just three at 23-20, but a kill by Fiedler gave the Pioneers a set-point opportunity.  A kill by the Bruins' Lyndsay Hovee staved off the first set point, but Dowling put away the final point.

After battling to a 7-7 standoff early in the third set, the Pioneers pulled ahead 12-7 as Dowling landed three kills in the five-point rally.  George Fox answered with a run of their own, Picket serving two more aces, including one that brought the Bruins within one at 14-13.  Once again, however, three Bruin attack errors helped push the Pioneers out to a 19-14 advantage.  The Bruins pulled within two at 20-18 on a Pioneer attack error, but they could get no closer. Dowling ended the match with her 13th kill of the night.

Hovee had eight kills to lead the Bruins, who struggled to a .000 hitting percentage with 26 kills but an equal number of errors.  Lani Rasmussen had 11 assists and Ali Lefebvre 10.  Hovee made 11 digs, and Pickett and Jessica Morrison were in on three blocks apiece.

Dowling had a match-high 13 kills, hitting .400, and 11 digs for the Pioneers, and Lou Ohki also had 11 digs.   Fiedler also had an efficient match, landing nine kills for a .467 attack percentage.  Melody Kayser had 15 assists and Andrea Chase 13.  Fiedler had three solo blocks.

George Fox slipped to 10-6 overall and into a three-way tie for second in the conference, behind 5-1 University of Puget Sound, at 4-2.  Lewis & Clark joined the Bruins and Pacific University, a 3-0 loser at Linfield College, in second place at 4-2 while improving to 9-8 overall.

Both teams return to action Friday at 7:00 p.m., George Fox visiting Puget Sound while Lewis & Clark goes to Pacific.