TACOMA, Wash. — The Pacific Lutheran University volleyball team collected its second straight sweep on Friday night, dispatching visiting Lewis & Clark College 3-0 (25-11, 25-16, 25-17) in a Northwest Conference clash inside Olson Gymnasium.
A pair of kills from
Alexis Eggert and another from
Clare Freberg put the Lutes (18-4, 11-2 NWC) up 3-0 early in the opening set. PLU kept its foot on the gas, building an 8-2 gap on a block from Freberg and
Julissa Pernsteiner before ripping off nine in a row with a
Shaela Allen-Greggs kill putting the Lutes up 17-4. A Freberg kill cemented the wire-to-wire win for the Lutes, prevailing 25-11 in set one.
PLU never trailed in the second set, scoring six of the first seven and taking a 16-5 lead on a
Madi Mulipola ace. It was Allen-Greggs who would seal the win in the second set, getting a kill for the 25-16 win.
The River Otters (4-16, 1-12 NWC) led 4-3 in the third set before the Lutes stormed back with five straight points, including a Pernsteiner and Allen-Greggs block to seize an 8-4 lead. Pacific Lutheran led the rest of the way, scoring the final five points in a 25-17 victory with
Krysta Sugai serving up a pair of aces to close the match.
"It was great to be back inside Olson with a sweep, and it was awesome to get everyone into the match," said Head Coach
Kevin Aoki.
"We're really excited to celebrate our seniors tomorrow night."
Eggert was dialed in finishing with nine kills on just 17 attacks with a .471 hitting percentage while Allen-Greggs had eight kills and no errors on the night.
Ayre Takamoto had 27 assists and nine digs while
Macy Matsushima led the way with 20 digs. PLU finished with eight aces with Sugai netting three and Takamoto and Mulipola each serving up a pair.
The Lutes close out their home slate tomorrow evening, hosting Linfield University at 6:30 p.m.Â
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