FOREST GROVE, Ore. -- A day after opening with a four game win over UC Santa Cruz, Whitworth dropped a pair of volleyball matches on the first day of the Boxer Kick Off Classic, hosted by Pacific University. The following game summeries are supplied by Blake Timm, SID at Pacific. #23 Cal State
East Bay def. #20 Whitworth 30-14, 30-20, 33-31 The nationally-ranked Pioneers (2-0) easily controlled the first two games, hitting .419 in game one and holding the Pirates (1-1) to a -.075 attack percentage in game two. The Pirates held the lead for much of the third game and appeared headed to a fourth set before the Pioneers rallied late to take the game and match in extra points. Kelly Paris led three Cal State East Bay players in double digit kills with 12. Nikki Bardwell led the Whitworth attack with 10 kills. #24 Southwestern
def. #20 Whitworth 30-23, 30-19, 30-14 Southwestern improved to 3-0 on the season,
outlasting a young Whitworth team still trying to find its rhythm. Whitworth
(1-2) was flat or in negative attack percentage in two of their three
games, while Southwestern hit .327 for the match, including .400 in
game two and .438 in game three. While Whitworth succeeded in keeping
things in arm's length in game one, Southwestern held the steady advantage
in games two and three. Lauren Arrowood led Southwestern with 15 kills,
while Jewel Thomson had a double-double of 11 kills and 11 digs. Nikki
Bardwell led Whitworth with 11 kills. |
