WALLA WALLA, Wash. - One night after dropping their first
conference match of the year, the ninth-ranked Puget Sound Loggers
took out their frustrations on the host Whitman Missionaries in
three straight sets, 25-15, 25-14, 25-15, in a Northwest Conference
volleyball match on Saturday evening at the Sherwood Center in
Walla Walla.
The Loggers (10-4, 5-1 NWC) were held close at the beginning of
the first set but with the score at 9-6, the Loggers quickly pushed
the lead to 23-10. With 15 kills and just five errors on 33
attacks for a clip of .303, the Loggers also kept Whitman cold, as
the Missionaries hit -.033 in the first set as the Loggers took the
25-15 set one win.
If the Loggers were hot hitters in the first set, the Walla
Walla Fire Department must have been called in the second set as
the Loggers again put up 15 kills with just one attack error on 25
attacks for an incredible .560 hitting percentage heading into the
break. Whitman improved a bit themselves, hitting .154, but
not before the Loggers took the second set, 25-14.
The Loggers cooled down slightly in the third set but not too
much as they used 14 kills with four errors on 30 attacks to hold
back Whitman, who hit an even .000 with nine kills and nine errors
in the set.
The Loggers were led by 14 kills without an error by junior
Lindsey Denman (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor). Freshman phenom
Brynn Blickenstaff (Eagle, Idaho) added 12 kills with just one
error on 16 attacks for a .688 hitting percentage. Senior
setter Jamee Fred (Centennial, Colo./Grandview) had 39 assists on
they day while Erika Green (Draper, Utah/Juan Diego) led the
Loggers with nine digs on the night.
Whitman was led by seven kills each from Katie Miller and Alex
Graves. Katie Richards added 12 assists and Kelsie Butts
chipped in 12 digs.
The Loggers return to Tacoma next weekend when they play host to
George Fox on Friday night. The match with the Bruins is set
for 7:00 p.m. at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.
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