Box Score From Lewis-Clark State Sports Information Department

LEWISTON, Idaho - Oh what some pent up frustration, a little emotion, and a long bus ride can do for a team.

The Carroll College women's volleyball team used that combination to sweep Westminster 25-16, 25-21, 25-21 in the final match on Friday in the opening round of the Bank of Whitman Frontier Conference Volleyball Tournament at the Lewis-Clark State College Activity Center.

The Saints, 18-9 overall, advance to the conference semifinals where they will face top seed and tournament favorite Lewis-Clark State on Saturday at 1 p.m. Montana Tech and Rocky Mountain meet in the other semifinal at 11 a.m. The two semifinal winners square off at 7 for the title and a spot in the NAIA national tournament.

Last week in the final week of the regular season, Carroll was swept at home by both LCSC and Westminster. The two setbacks cost Carroll a better seeding in the conference tournament, among other things.

"I think we had a tough week losing to both LCSC and Westminster and that sat with us all week, that pent up energy to do something about it," Carroll coach Maureen Boyle said. "We didn't play with any emotion (in the last meeting with Westminster) and we had a long bus trip here, but we made it a quality trip. I think we were running on all cylanders."

The Saints put together solid runs in the middle of the three sets,s breaking ties of 11-11 in the first set, 8-8 in the second set, and 7-7 in the third set to take control of each game. Although Westminster rallied to cut the margin in the final two games, it couldn't get over the hump.

Carroll was on the attack most of the night and finished with 48 kills and a .258 hitting percentage, compared to 31 kills and a .124 hitting percentage for Westminster, which finishes the season at 9-17.

"They had two hitters that really hurt us last time that we were able to dig quite a few times tonight," Boyle said. "They still got their kills down, but we did a better job digging. This is a huge win for us."

Sammy Priddy led Carroll with 12 kills, while Kayla Hughes added 10. Katie St. John had 27 assists, while Maureen Frauenholtz had 21 digs. Carroll also outblocked Westminster 6-4.

Westminster was led by Alison Culp's 10 kills, while Kelsey Schaufler added seven.

Both teams are fairly young with only one senior on each roster.