TACOMA, Wash. - Playing their first match in nearly two weeks,
the ninth-ranked Puget Sound Loggers made quick work of the Pacific
Boxers, winning in three straight sets, 25-18, 25-23, 25-15, in a
Northwest Conference volleyball match on Friday night at Stadium
High School in Tacoma, Wash.
In the first set, the Loggers (6-3, 1-0) took the lead from the
very beginning and never gave it up, hitting .256 compared with
just .091 for the Boxers as UPS took the early lead in the
match. The set was close midway through, with Puget Sound
holding just an 11-10 advantage at one point but the Loggers turned
on the power and earned the 25-18 win.
In the second set, both teams battled with a number of long
rallies. With each team over 50 attacks for the set, the
Loggers were able to recover from nine attack errors to slip past
Pacific, 25-23, heading into the break. The Boxers again
struggled as well offensively, committing seven attack errors and
hitting just .035 for the set.
In the third and final set, the Boxers took a brief lead early
but the Loggers began to pull away and they clinch their NWC opener
with a 25-15 win in set three. The Loggers had their best
hitting set of the match, collecting 13 kills and four attack
errors on 30 attempts for a .300 clip. The Boxers again
continued to slide, hitting an even .000 in the final set.
The Loggers were led by 12 kills each from Lindsey Denman
(Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor) and Brynn Blickenstaff (Eagle,
Idaho). Senior Jamee Fred (Centennial, Colo./Grandview) put
up 41 assists for the Loggers while Juliette Witous (Sonoma,
Calif.) led the team with 16 digs.
The Boxers were led by 10 kills from Kelsey Takashima.
Melissa Dunn collected a match-high 17 digs in the loss.
The Loggers return to action on Saturday night when they take on
Linfield. The match with the Wildcats is set to begin at 7:00
p.m. at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.
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