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Team
0
Linfield Linf 5-20,1-12 NWC
3
Winner Whitman Whitm 2-17,2-11 NWC
Linfield Linf
5-20,1-12 NWC
0
Final
3
Whitman Whitm
2-17,2-11 NWC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 F
Linfield Linf 8 22 19 (0)
Whitman Whitm 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Women's Volleyball Overwhelms Linfield In NWC Action

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -  Elyse Benavides recorded a double double with 13 kills and 13 digs to lead the Whitman College women's volleyball team to its second sweep in a 25-8, 25-22, 25-19 win over Linfield in Northwest Conference action, Friday night at the Sherwood Center.

The loss snaps a three-match skid for the Blues (3-16, 3-10 NWC) as they head into Saturday's home finale against Willamette. Claire McCarthy boasted a match-best 14 digs with Ava McCabe adding 10 kills and Sophia Domintz four blocks.

Raelyn Hammock led the Wildcats (5-20, 1-12 NWC) with seven kills and Maya Nakasone added a team-high 12 digs.

Whitman set the tone for the win after dominating Linfield in the match's opening set. The Blues scored the set's first seven points spearheaded by a block and a kill from Megan Suka. The Blues kept it rolling, dominating at the net and pushing the lead to 16-2 after a pair of Dominitz blocks. McCabe later drilled a kill and got in on a block as Whitman cruised to the win.

Outside of a Whitman win, set two was nothing like the first. The Blues had their hands full against a resilient Wildcat group but pulled out the win nevertheless. A double block from Kara Thomas and Hannah Waterman gave Linfield an early 4-1 lead, but five straight points reversed the tide as the Blues took the lead. A Suka kill put the Blues up by two but a 7-1 Wildcat run made it a four-point Linfield lead. Whitman recovered, rallied and sealed the win on back-to-back McCabe kills.

The Blues had to work to earn the sweep and did just that, using a 7-1 set and match-closing run to seal the win.

Saturday's match against Willamette is set for 6:00 p.m.
 
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