The injury bug continues to bite the Pacific volleyball team.
Missing four key contributors, the Boxers fell 3-0 to Willamette Tuesday night inside the Stoller Center.
After a disastrous start, Pacific rallied from down 23-13 to tie the first set 24-24.
Mara Murphy had five kills in the 11-1 run. The Boxers then grabbed a 28-27 lead on an
Emma Velchek kill before the Bearcats went on a 3-0 run to win the first set 30-28.
The second set was never competitive with Willamette jumping out to a 9-4 lead on its way to a 25-11 victory.
Trying to avoid a sweep, Pacific battled back to take a 14-9 lead in the third set. The Boxers got to set point at 24-23 but could not finish off the Bearcats, who had three match points before ultimately defeating Pacific 29-27.
Murphy finished with 14 kills in the loss. Velchek recorded 13 kills and 11 digs.
Sarah Hon had a career-high 16 assists to go along with three blocks.
The loss was the fourth straight for the Boxers, who dropped to 2-5 in the Northwest Conference.
Next: Pacific plays at Lewis & Clark on Saturday at 6 p.m.
