Box ScoreSALEM, Ore. –
Marie Rewick (So., Honolulu, Hawaii) led Pacific for the second straight night Saturday, registering her first double-double of the season in a three-set loss to Willamette, 25-14, 25-22, 25-19, in Northwest Conference volleyball action at the Cone Field House.
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Rewick led Pacific offensively with 13 kills and a 14 digs to complete the double-double to go along with an assist, a service ace and a block. She paced a night that saw Pacific (5-11, 1-7 NWC) finish hitting .119 for the night.
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Haley Bedell (Jr, Bothell, Wash.) added eight kills,
Emily Farnham (Jr., University Place, Wash.) finished with 30 assists and
Lia Zablan (So., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) had 17 digs.
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Sarah Fincher paced Willamette (9-8, 4-4 NWC) with 13 kills. Peyton Wall added 13 digs, Lindsey Compton has 26 assists and Taylor Gee added eight blocks.
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Pacific jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the first set, benefitting from two kills by
Una Areta (So., Kent, Wash.) and a dump by Farnham. The Bearcats rebounded to put together runs of three and five points, taking a 10-5 lead on Taylor Lum's kill. The Willamette lead was 17-11 when the Bearcats put together another five-point run, paced by three Pacific attack errors, that all but sealed the 25-14 victory.
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Willamette jumped out to a 14-7 lead in the second set on a Pacific attack error, but the Boxers' rebounded to tie things at 18-18 on a block by Bedell and
Hannah Smargiassi (Jr., Tualatin, Ore.). While keeping it close, Pacific was never able to take the lead. The Boxers last tied it at 21-21 on Farnham's service ace before a pair of Willamette blocks and Gee's kill closed it out for the Bearcats.
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Pacific held the lead throughout the first half of the third set, pulling ahead 13-10 on Areta's kill. Willamette rebounded to tie it at 13-13. The score would be tied two more times before the Bearcats took the lead for good on a block by Lindsey Compton and Gee at 16-15. Pacific won just three more points the rest of the way.
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Pacific returns home on Friday, hosting George Fox at 7 p.m. A live video webcast of the game will be available at GoBoxers.com.
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