The Pacific University volleyball team hit at a .287 clip in a 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 win over Lewis & Clark on Friday night in the Stoller Center.
The .287 hitting percentage is the highest of the season against a Northwest Conference team for Pacific, who improves to 14-5 overall and 7-4 in conference play. It marks the third-straight season of at least seven conference wins for the Boxers. Plus, the 14 wins match the 2016 and 2007 squad for the most wins in the NCAA history for Pacific.
Lewis & Clark, who falls to 2-16 overall and 1-10 in the Northwest Conference were led by a 10-kill effort from Makena Ohlmaier.
Sophomore
Milana Ivkovic (Beaverton, Ore.) had 10 kills to lead Pacific; plus junior
Morgan Mendicino (San Diego, Calif.) added seven kills, nine digs and two blocks in the win. Freshman
Jordan Zweifel (Tillamook, Ore.) contributed nine kills and junior
Ellie Parker (Beaverton, Ore.) had 35 assists and a pair of kills.
A dump kill by Parker led to a three-point spurt in the opening set for the Boxers, who nearly led from start to finish. Pacific sophomore
Karlee Duncan (Bend, Ore.
/ pictured above) had six of her nine kills to lead the Boxers.
The Boxers held the lead from start to finish in the second set with five-different players recording multiple kills including four from Ivkovic.
The Boxers' hit at a .478 clip in the third set with 12 kills, plus they had three service aces.
(Photo by Tanner Boyle)
A 7-1 spurt in the middle of the third set put Pacific ahead for the remainder of the set. Ivkovic had a pair of kills in the spurt to spark Pacific. She finished the set with four more kills, plus, Zweifel added three kills as Pacific hit .478 with just one hitting error to complete the straight win.
Next, Pacific will travel to Puget Sound on Saturday at 5 p.m., who they defeated 25-21,14-25,25-23,25-23 on Sept. 23 in Forest Grove.
