NEWBERG, Ore. - George Fox put an end to a Pacific Lutheran
streak on Saturday night, but in the end the visiting Lutes kept
alive their unbeaten record in Northwest Conference volleyball with
a 17-25, 25-16, 25-19, 25-17 win over the host Bruins.
Kelsie Moore, playing one-half hour away from her hometown of
Oregon City, had a big game for the Lutes with 14 kills and a .407
attack percentage. The win was PLU's 10th without a loss in
Northwest Conference play and improved their overall record to
14-5. Prior to tonight's match, the Lutes, ranked No. 16 in
Division III volleyball, had won nine straight NWC matches in
straight sets. The Bruins ended that streak by winning the opener
tonight, but after that it was all Lutes.
Pacific Lutheran hit just .033 in dropping the first set, but it
soon had its rhythm going, hitting .379 in the second set and .256
in the third set before settling for a .206 rate in the finale.
In addition to Moore's outstanding performance, both Beth Hanna
and Erin Bremond finished the match with 11 kills. Hanna and Blair
Bjorkman both contributed 13 digs and Sarah Beaver finished with 43
assists as the Lutes held off the challenge of second-place George
Fox (14-4 overall, 7-3 NWC).
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