SPOKANE, Wash. – The Whitworth Pirates completed the sweep of seventeenth-ranked Pacific Lutheran on Friday night with scores of 21-25, 20-25 and 21-25. It marked the first time the Pirates have swept the Lutes since 2010. PLU and Whitworth now share first place in the Northwest Conference standings with each team owning a 7-2 record. PLU is 14-4 overall while Whitworth is 14-5.

A Lutes offense that is not unfamiliar to double-digit kills was limited in this match. Lucy Capron and Amy Wooten tallied eight kills each while Ariana Judson and Kylai Cooley added six apiece. Judson led with a .294 attack percentage.

Samantha North guided the Lutes with 27 assists and Amber Aguiar led with 19 digs while Capron added 16. PLU finished with a .106 team attack percentage while the Pirates were limited to a .180 clip. Whitworth's defense posted 14 blocks in comparison to PLU's nine.

For the Pirates, Brenna Bruil led with 11 kills and a .292 hitting average. Cassandra Mendoza added 11 kills while Haley Vick contributed 10. Maddye Dinsmore tallied 37 assists and Elizabeth Ginley led with 18 digs.

Following a 4-4 tie in the first set, Whitworth scored 12 of the next 16 points to pull ahead 12-6 on its way to a 25-21 Pirates set victory. In the second set, the Lutes came from behind to push a 10-10 tie. The set remained tightly contested from there, but the Pirates would score eight of the final 12 points to take the 25-20 victory.

Both teams battled it out in the third set as it featured 11 tie scores. With a 7-6 score, PLU took possession of the lead for the first time in the match. The Pirates would jump ahead only to once again relinquish the advantage to the Lutes. With the score 21-20 in PLU's favor, the Pirates rallyed for the final five-consecutive points to take the 25-21 set victory and complete the sweep of Pacific Lutheran.

Action continues on Saturday night when PLU travels to Walla Walla, Wash. to matchup with Whitman at 5 p.m.