Pacific would use the momentum of a tough first set victory, winning 25-23, to cruise by Puget Sound three sets to zero, winning the final two sets 25-17 and 25-17.
Jordan Zweifel would pace the Boxers (18-8, 11-5 NWC) attack leading the team and match with 14 kills. Puget Sound's (12-12, 9-7 NWC) Melanie Siacotos and Pacific's
Karlee Duncan would finish tied for the second highest with nine kills each.
After being tied at 22 heading into the tail end of the first set, Zweifel would come through in the clutch, tallying two kills and an ace to lead the Boxers to their set one victory.
In set two, the Boxers would jump out to a 7-4 lead with the Loggers fighting back. Then, Senior
Genna Henderson would serve five straight points including three of her five aces, to take the momentum and a commanding 12-4 lead. The lead would hold, and the Boxers would take set two.
Set three would be back and forth, resulting in the Boxers holding a slim 18-15 lead, until the Boxers ended the match on a 7-2 run. Senior
Morgan Mendicino would finish by acing points 24 and 25.
Senior setter
Ellie Parker would total 29 assists and 13 digs to record her tenth double-double of the season.
Senior
Bailey Servoss would lead the team in blocks finishing with five total. Mendicino would add three blocks to the Boxer total. Both seniors would also add three kills to the Boxer attack. Senior outside
Natalia Burdulis came on and added an ace of her own.
Pacific would finish with 11 service aces, and hit .248 over the three sets. The Boxer defense led by
Haley Walz held the Loggers to a .096 hitting percentage on the match.
With their eighteenth win on the season, Burdulis, Henderson, Mendicino, Parker and Servoss will end their Boxer careers part of the winningest Pacific Volleyball team in school history.
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