Senior
Karlee Duncan closed out her Pacific career with a season-high 20 kills as the Boxers lost its season finale to Willamette, 20-25, 25-15, 27-25, 24-26, 15-12.
Duncan along with fellow seniors
Mackenzie Brown,
Kierstin Evenson and
Milana Ivkovic were recognized in pre-match ceremonies.
The 20 kills by Duncan put her over 1,000 for her career as the Bend native finished her record-setting career with 1,006 kills which is the second most in Pacific history. The loss drops the Boxers to 17-9 overall and 10-6 in the Northwest Conference. For Pacific, junior
Jordan Zweifel had a double double with 19 kills and 14 digs.
Willamette (9-16, 8-8 NWC) were led by a double double performance by Dani Queja, who had 22 digs and 13 digs to lead a Bearcat squad, who hit .224 in the win. Jennifer Lane and Natalie Klotz added 17 and 15 kills, respectively.
The tightly-contested match saw the two teams tied on 36 occasions and 24 lead changes including six tied scores and four lead changes in the final set. The final set saw Pacific take an early 8-6 lead on the strength of a pair of service aces by Evenson which prompted a Bearcats timeout. The visitors came back and scored the next four points en route to the 15-12 win and secure the match victory.