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SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster women's volleyball team gave 25th-ranked Carroll everything they could handle, before dropping a five-set thriller on Saturday afternoon in the Behnken Field House. Westminster pushed the visitors to a deciding set for the second time in as many meetings this season. The loss if the fourth straight for the griffins and drops them to 8-10 on the season and 4-5 in the Frontier Conference.
Carroll (17-8, 6-3) took the opening set 25-20 and limited the Griffins to just .143 hitting. Looking to rebound from a disappointing performance on Thursday against Rocky Mountain, Westminster jumped out early in set two and eventually took the second frame 25-22. Westminster also took the third set 25-22 after playing through nine ties and two lead changes in the set. Carroll forced a fifth set by overcoming four ties and two lead changes en route to the 25-20 victory.
The deciding set started strong for the Griffins as they jumped out to an early 4-1 advantage. Carroll stormed back to lead 5-4 and then 7-6. At that point the Saints scored five straight points to take control of the set and the match. Carroll posted 10 kills and hit .269 in the deciding set while forcing the Griffins to a -.034 hitting efficiency and just four kills.
Westminster finished the night with 57 kills and hit .135. They were aggressive from the service line all afternoon and posted eight service aces. Defensively the Griffins collected 88 digs, with three players in double figures, and three blocks. The 88 digs is a season high.
Clotile Harris led the offensive attack with 23 kills, finishing two off her career high. Harris added 16 digs for her first career double-double to go with three service aces. Stephanie Jones chipped in 11 kills and a .357 hitting efficiency while adding two digs and one block.
Ericka Evans added eight kills and 15 digs with
Katie Vance collecting seven kills.
Kyndall Kordakis finished with a career high 33 digs from her libero position.
Westminster will now hit the road for two matches starting on October 22 against Montana Western in Dillon, Montana.
