Playing in their third match in five days, the Pacific University volleyball team posted a 25-14, 25-13, 25-14 victory over New Hope on Saturday afternoon in Forest Grove.
The Boxers (12-2) returned to its winning ways with the straight-set win after its 11-match winning streak was snapped on Friday. The win for Pacific came from a balanced attack with 11-different players recording a kill and a .372 hitting percentage. Freshman
Jordan Zweifel (Tillamook, Ore.) and
Nanea Lum (Kaneohe, Hawaii) each had five kills to lead the Boxers.
The Deacons (3-6) were led by Chandler Heinrick, who had a match-high 10 kills in the defeat.
Pacific led for nearly the entire match, holding a lead from start to finish in the first two sets. In the opening set, the Boxers hit a .500 clip and had just two hitting errors. The strong hitting efforts by Pacific was complemented by seven service aces with freshman Cassady Peters (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.), who had three. Â Freshman
Carli Feist (Burns, Ore.) had 19 assists in her most extensive action of her young career.
Next, Pacific will go back on the road to face Whitworth (Oct. 6) and Whitman (Oct. 7)
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