Pacific Lutheran came to Forest Grove a perfect 4-0, all sweeps, in the Northwest Conference.

While Pacific gave the Lutes their first blemish, winning a 33-31 marathon second set, the Boxers could not land any more punches, falling 3-1 Friday night inside the Stoller Center.

After dropping the first set 25-17, Pacific went back-and-forth with the Lutes in a second set that had 25 ties before the Boxers finished on a 4-1 run. Mara Murphy recorded the final kill to tie the match at 1-1. The Pacific senior finished with 14 kills, three aces, nine digs and two blocks over four sets. 

Pacific jumped out to a 13-6 lead in the third set. The Boxers led 19-14 when Pacific Lutheran answered with a 7-2 run to tie the set at 21-21. Down 25-24, Pacific scored two straight points to reach set point. However, the Lutes closed the set on a 3-0 run to win 28-26.

Pacific Lutheran took a 9-8 lead in the fourth set and held on to win 25-20 to finish off the Boxers.

Senior Kayla Craft had 11 kills, four aces, two blocks and only one attack error. Freshman Kayla-Jane Padayao recorded 17 assists and 10 digs. Senior libero Danica Nelson added 27 digs and eight assists. Sophomore Rose Everingham had a career-high five blocks. 

Next: The Boxers host Puget Sound (6-6, 3-1) on Saturday night back inside the Stoller Center.

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