LCSC volleyball team falls to No. 8 College of Idaho

10-18-07

CALDWELL, Idaho – Playing a somewhat flat match, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s volleyball team quick found out why College of Idaho is the No. 8 team in the NAIA as the Coyotes claimed their 13th straight win with a 30-25, 30-23, 30-25 nonleague win over the Warriors on Wednesday night. 

LCSC, 13-5, rallied in each game after falling behind early, but couldn’t sustain the comeback as College of Idaho (15-6) extended its homecourt win streak to 32 with the win. 

“They are a very good team but I don’t think we came out real inspired,” LCSC coach Jen Greeny said. “Hopefully we’ll play better on Friday.” 

The Warriors, who stand second in the Frontier Conference standings, take on league-leading Westminster in Salt Lake on Friday. LCSC defeated Westminster earlier in the season and a win on Friday would leave the teams tied for the conference lead. 

College of Idaho, which changed its name from Albertson College last week, collected 16 blocks in the match. 

In the first game, LCSC rallied to cut College of Idaho’s lead to 25-24, but the Coyotes rattled off five of the final six points, with Katie Hogue's service ace ending the game.  Game 2 saw the Coyotes hold a 15-14 edge, but a five-point push, keyed by a pair of tandem blocks, gave The C of I the momentum to earn the win.

Game 3 was a see-saw affair, as the Coyotes jumped out to a 11-1 edge, only to see L-C score 11 of the next 12 points to draw even.  Tied 23-23 late, an Anne Parker kill and a pair of Kathryn Ely spikes capped a four point push that closed out the match.

L-C got 15 kills from Dana Christiansen and 12 kills and 11 digs from Anile Clemente.  Lindsay Scott led all players with 22 digs. Lisa Davis and Kim Fong had 17 assists apiece, while Brittney Kubik had four blocks.