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Lewis & Clark College

Ellie Weber Linfield
Claudia Loeber
3
Winner Linfield Linf 8-9,4-6 NWC
2
Lewis & Clark L&C 1-14,0-10 NWC
Winner
Linfield Linf
8-9,4-6 NWC
3
Final
2
Lewis & Clark L&C
1-14,0-10 NWC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Linfield Linf 21 25 23 25 15 (3)
Lewis & Clark L&C 25 22 25 22 10 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Brian Hauge

Volleyball Goes The Distance With Linfield

Freshman Ellie Weber posted a career-high 20 kills in the loss

Portland, Ore. – Multiple Pioneer volleyball players posted career highs in a five-set loss to visiting Linfield University. 
 
THE BASICS
Linfield 3, Lewis & Clark 2 (21-25, 25-22, 23-25, 25-22, 15-10)
(Lewis & Clark 1-14, NWC 0-10)
(Linfield 8-9, NWC 4-6)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
Lewis & Clark College snapped a 23-set losing streak to start the match against Linfield University. The first set between the Northwest Conference rivals was pretty even. Freshman Ellie Weber hit her third of a career-high 20 kills to start a 5-1 Pio run. Weber served an ace on set point to end the streak with a 25-21 win. 
 
The Pioneers chipped away at a Wildcat 13-7 lead to tie the second set at 16. There would be two more tie scores before Linfield evened the match at a set, each heading into the break. 
 
The third set saw ten tie scores and five lead changes as both teams fought to take a 2-1 lead and control the set. Sophomore Annika Traxler's sixth kill of the match gave the Pios a final push in the set and a 24-23 lead. The third-set win was the first time in conference play that Lewis & Clark won multiple sets in a match. 
 
Like the rest of the match, the fourth set was a battle until the end. With the score tied at 19, Weber hit another kill. The next point ended on a block by sophomore Emily Strand and senior Emma Ehlers. A service ace by Weber gave the Pioneers a 22-19 lead. The Wildcats utilized a 6-0 run to send the match to a deciding set. 
 
Lewis and Clark won the right to serve in the fifth, but Linfield went on a 6-1 run to take control. A Traxler kill off a Wildcat overpass pulled the Pios within one at 7-6. The match ended with Linfield winning 15-10 in the fifth. 
 
BY THE NUMBERS
  • Weber is the first Pio to hit 20 kills this season and notched double-digit kills for the fourth time in her career. She nearly doubled her previous career-high in kills (11).
  • Sophomores Debi Chun and Strand added 13 and 10 kills, respectively, making it the first match this season that three Pios ended with double-digit kills. 
  • Senior Ashley Kane had a career-high in assists for the second match in a row, finishing with 45. 
  • The Pioneers had season highs in team kills (58), attempts (201), assists (54), and digs (95).  
WHO'S NEXT
 
The Pios start a five-game road trip, when they travel to Forest Grove to take on Pacific on at 7 pm. 
 
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