Lewis & Clark L&C 5-4,0-1 NWC

Whitman Whitm 2-6,1-0 NWC

Lewis & Clark L&C

5-4,0-1 NWC

Final

Sep. 15, 2023

Whitman Whitm

2-6,1-0 NWC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
Lewis & Clark L&C	13	21	24	(0)
Whitman Whitm	25	25	26	(3)

Summary
Box Score

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/15/2023 9:10:00 PM

Women's Volleyball Sweeps Pioneers in Home and League Opener

WALLA WALLA, Wash. - Nicole Kelly and Kenzie Martinez both drilled a team-high 11 kills to highlight a solid team hitting performance by the Whitman College women's volleyball team who swept Lewis & Clark in its home and Northwest Conference opener on Friday night at the Sherwood Center. Set scores were 25-13, 25-21, 26-24.

The Blues hit a season best .253 and committed only 11 hitting errors, also a season best. Sage King, Teia Magaoay and Martinez all chipped in a team-best seven digs.

Annika Traxler posted a match-high 12 kills for the Pioneers (5-4, 0-1 NWC) and Katie Shimaura added 13 digs, also a match-best.

Whitman (2-6, 1-0 NWC) made quick work of the Pios in the opening set. Kills from Kelly and Navi Islam-Zwart fueled a hot start that saw Whitman go up 10-3. Martinez then got in on the action, drilling a pair of kills to extend the lead to 15-7.

After a dominant opening set, the Blues felt the heat a bit more in set two. Whitman led early but five unanswered points from the Pios gave them an 8-6 lead. The two teams traded points for a good portion of the set with Traxler's kill tying the score for the final time at 14-14. The Blues went on a 5-0 run and held off Lewis & Clark to take the commanding two-set lead.

The Pios nearly pushed the match to a fourth set but it was the Blues who completed the sweep with an extra-point victory in set three. The set was tight throughout with Whitman holding a late, yet slim, lead. Traxler was keeping the Pios in the match with timely kills to prevent a Whitman surge to the finish line. Kelly's kill gave her team two match points at 24-22, but L&C staved off both of them to tie the score. Martinez brought it home for the Blues, nailing back-to-back match-clinching kills to give her team the impressive win.

Whitman retakes the court on Saturday, Sept. 15 against Willamette. First serve at the Sherwood Center is set for 6:00 p.m.

#GoWhitman

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