Women's Volleyball Takes Down Pacific In Four Sets

Whitman Whitm 5-5,3-1 NWC

Pacific (OR) Pac 1-10,0-4 NWC

Whitman Whitm

5-5,3-1 NWC

Final

Sep. 25, 2026

Pacific (OR) Pac

1-10,0-4 NWC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Whitman Whitm	25	25	22	25	(3)
Pacific (OR) Pac	15	23	25	21	(1)

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/25/2026 10:55:00 PM

Women's Volleyball Takes Down Pacific In Four Sets

FOREST GROVE, Ore. — Arina Gushchina totaled a match-high 17 kills and Milla Hansen added nine kills on .412 hitting as the Whitman College women's volleyball team defeated Pacific 3-1 in its first Northwest Conference road match Friday night at Stoller Center.

The Blues (5-5 overall, 3-1 NWC) claimed the match 25-15, 25-23, 22-25, 25-21. Whitman finished with advantages in kills (48-45), service aces (14-7), digs (70-62) and blocks (8-6).

Gushchina led Whitman with 22 points, adding five service aces and 12 digs to her 17-kill effort. Addie Belt recorded 11 kills, five aces and three block assists, while Hansen was efficient in the middle with nine kills on 17 attempts. Haylee Pruse directed the offense with 25 assists, and Lauren Fogliani collected a match-high 14 digs.

Whitman set the tone early in the opening set. After Pacific pulled even at 7-7, the Blues answered with a 10-2 run that included back-to-back service aces from Belt and multiple Pacific attack errors. Gushchina added six kills in the set, while Whitman hit .269 and used four team blocks to pull away for a 25-15 victory.

The second set featured nine ties and one lead change before Whitman finished the final points. Pacific held an 18-16 advantage, but Hansen answered with a kill before consecutive Gushchina kills gave Whitman a 20-18 lead. Pacific tied the set at 21, but Belt put down a kill to restore the lead, and a block by Rowyn Lee and Belt followed by a Sophie Broesamle ace gave the Blues set point. Belt closed the 25-23 win with a kill from Pruse.

Pacific responded in the third set, using a 14-kill, .324 attacking performance to extend the match. The Boxers broke a 10-10 tie with a 3-0 run, then pushed their lead to 18-13. Whitman battled back behind kills from Belt, Melia Ferraro and Gushchina, plus a late Fogliani ace that tied the score at 22. Pacific, however, scored the final three points to take the set 25-22.

The Blues regrouped in the fourth. Pacific led 12-8 before Whitman began its decisive comeback. Hansen recorded a kill, and Pacific committed back-to-back attack errors to cut the margin to one. After the teams traded points, Gushchina sparked a 6-0 Whitman run with a kill and three consecutive service aces, turning a 17-15 deficit into a 21-17 advantage.

Pacific pulled within 23-19, but Gushchina delivered a kill to set up match point. After the Boxers won the next rally, Hansen finished the match with a kill from Pruse for the 25-21 final.

Emma Velcheck paced Pacific (1-10, 0-4 NWC) with 13 kills, while Emma Young added eight kills on .538 hitting. Kayla-Jane Padayao finished with 21 assists for the Boxers.

Whitman returns to action on Friday, Oct. 2, hosting George Fox at 7:00 p.m.

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