Box Score

Whitworth Whitw 10-2,7-1 NWC

Whitman Whitm 1-10,1-9 NWC

Whitworth Whitw

10-2,7-1 NWC

Final

Mar. 24, 2021

Whitman Whitm

1-10,1-9 NWC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Whitworth Whitw	25	23	17	25	15	(3)
Whitman Whitm	14	25	25	18	9	(2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 3/24/2021 9:38:00 PM

Blues Drop Second Straight To Whitworth, Honor Seniors

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - In its season finale on Senior Night, the Whitman College women's volleyball team dropped match two of a Northwest Conference doubleheader, falling in five sets for the second straight match in a 25-14, 23-25, 17-25, 25-18, 15-9 loss to Whitworth.

Benavides led the Blues with 15 kills and 17 digs while committing only one error for the match. Megan Suka chipped in 14 kills with Claire McCarthy and Tate Cadang both adding 18 digs.

The Bucs won the opening set handily, using an 8-0 run midway through the frame to race away to the win. A Megan Lange kill and Cadang service ace made it a 12-10 score, but Madison Lee and Akon A'leu caught fire on both sides of the net, both recording a pair of kills and getting in on a block to push Whitworth to what turned out to be an insurmountable lead.

The Blues responded with a tight but solid set two win to tie up the match. Whitman led comfortably for much of the set. Back-to-back kills from Benavides put the Blues up five points, then later a Kawohi Duvauchelle ace pushed the lead to 20-13. Lee posted a kill then got in on a double block with Kaity Barr to shave the lead to 23-22. Suka came through down the stretch, drilling consecutive kills to seal the win and tie the match.

Whitman cruised to a set three win and took control of the match. The Blues took a tie game and blew it wide open. After Barr's kill evened the set at 13-13, Whitman went on an 8-1 run taking advantage of a handful of Buc errors along with kills from Lange and Benavides. Benavides took care of the Bucs down the stretch with three straight kills to put the Blues ahead in the match.

This time it was Whitworth's turn to rally as the Bucs cruised to a set four win and pulled away late in the fifth and deciding set. Set five saw the Blues score the first three points, two from Benavides kills and another from Suka. Lee accounted for two of her team's next three points to tie up the set, and later Whitworth erased a one-point Whitman lead with a 7-0 run to win going away.

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