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Volleyball Rolls Past 'Cats, 3-0
TACOMA, Wash. - Using two close sets and one not-so-close set, the ninth-ranked Puget Sound Loggers rolled past the Linfield Wildcats in three straight sets, 25-22, 25-23, 25-13, in a Northwest Conference volleyball match on Saturday night at Stadium High School in Tacoma, Wash.
In the first set, the Loggers (7-3, 2-0 NWC) used a pair of runs to pull past the talented Wildcats (4-2, 0-2 NWC). In the middle of the set, the Loggers used the powerful attacks of Kalli Kamphaus (Manson, Wash.) and Brynn Blickenstaff (Eagle, Idaho) to go on a five-point run to recover from a 17-13 deficit to a earn the 18-17. After the Wildcats retook a 22-19 lead, the Loggers scored six straight to take the first set, 25-22.
In the second set, the Loggers turned to strong blocking to go ahead two sets to none. Hitting .324 on the frame, the Loggers also blocked three balls. Lindsay Denman (Kenmore, Wash./Inglemoor) joined the strong attack of Kamphaus and Blickenstaff to head into the break with a two-set lead.
In the third set, the Wildcats took an early lead but the Loggers went on a 11-5 run to pull ahead 11-9 and then went on an 11-2 run, including ten straight points, to take a 22-10 lead. The Wildcats were able to manage three more points but in the end, the Loggers were too strong, collecting the 25-13 set win and the match.
The Loggers were led by 10 kills each from Kamphaus and Blickenstaff. Jamee Fred (Centennial, Colo./Grandview) put up 37 assists while freshman libero Juliette Witous dug out 13 balls in the straight-set win.
The Wildcats were led by eight kills from Samantha Lau, who also added 11 digs. Stephanie Purser put up 27 assists to go with 11 digs while Kelsey French added three blocks in the losing effort.
The Loggers will travel to Parkland on Wednesday to take on rival and nationally-ranked Pacific Lutheran. The match with the Lutes is set for 7:00 p.m. at Olson Auditorium on the PLU campus.
