Box Score SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster women's volleyball team had its perfect home record snapped with a 3-0 loss against No. 24 Lewis-Clark State on Friday night in the Behnken Field House. Westminster dropped both matches against LC State this season after tonight's 25-16, 25-20, 25-21 loss. Westminster falls to 9-17 on the season and 6-6 in the Frontier Conference.
Westminster started slow in the match, hitting .000 in the opening set while allowing 11 kills by LC State to just six of their own. The second set was more of the same as the Griffins hit just .068 and were doubled in kills 18-9. In the third set, Westminster started strong and battled thru nine ties and six lead changes. The offense also responded with 13 kills, but it wasn't enough to hold off the sweep.
Westminster finished the night with just 28 kills and hit only .063. They were able to hang around in the match behind the stellar back row defense. The Griffins racked up 63 digs and recorded four blocks.
Ericka Evans and
Talita Kresser each recorded eight kills in the match, with Evans hitting .143 and adding 14 digs. Beck Burke and
Katy Waldie recorded four kills apiece.
Tahnie Blymiller finished with 17 digs and setter
Megan Evans dished out 16 assists.
Demi Dlouhy led LC State with 13 kills and hit .765 (13-0-17) in the match. Dana Christiansen posted nine kills and two blocks while libero Katie Hinrichs snagged 17 digs.
Westminster returns to action on Thursday, November 5, when they host Carroll College at 7:00 p.m. in the Behnken Field House.