LEWISTON, ID – No. 12 College of Idaho spoiled the final day of LC State’s Fall Frenzy & Family Weekend, presented by Sparklight, with a 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 26-24) sweep of No. 17 LC State Volleyball on Saturday. The LC Valley showed up all weekend to support the Warriors with a staggering 1,392 fans in the stands on Saturday and nearly 2,500 total over the weekend.
The loss moves LC State to 9-2 on the season and 6-2 in Cascade Conference play.
“All the credit goes to College of Idaho tonight,” coach Katie Palmer said. “They were efficient, steady and played at a really high level from start to finish. They out-hit us .284 to .138. While the result wasn’t what we wanted, I was really proud of the energy in our gym. Warrior fans once again showed up in force and created a great atmosphere for our student-athletes. We’ll use this weekend as an opportunity to grow and get better moving forward in an extremely competitive Cascade Conference.”
HOW IT HAPPENED
After kills by Juliauna Forgach Aguilar and Abby Beaton gave the Warriors an early 5-3 edge in the first set, the Yotes took control of the frame. Teagan Scott tallied a kill before a block assist with Karissa Lindner, then C of I scored seven straight points for a 12-7 lead. Kills by Taylor Boyce, Scott, Forgach Aguilar and Alba Carpena brought LC State within three at 15-12, but large runs by the Yotes ended the set 25-15.
An ace by Makenzie Stout and kills by Forgach Aguilar and Lindner had LC in front 4-2 to start the second set before a back-and-forth battled ensued. A block by Lindner and Scott and kills by Boyce kept the Warriors in the lead until a five-point burst by College of Idaho gave C of I the momentum. A kill by Forgach Aguilar had LC within one late at 21-20, but a run of four by the Yotes closed out the 25-20 frame.
The Warriors held a slim margin in the first half of the third set. Forgach Aguilar and Carpena tallied kills to pair with an ace by Hannah Dotson, and contributions from Carpena, Boyce, Jordynn Albright and Lindner had LC State in front 14-11. A momentum swing pushed C of I out to a 20-18 advantage before a kill by Boyce and ace by Ashlyn Watt knotted the score 22-22. An ace by Scott fought off match point to tie the set 24-24, but the Yotes rattled off back-to-back points to end the match with a 26-24 win in the set.
STAT RECAP
Ella Stosich led the match with 19 digs and Lindner and Scott each had three blocks to lead the Warriors at the net.
Boyce led the LC State offense with 13 kills on a .270 attack percentage and Forgach Aguilar added nine. Scott dished out 20 assists.
C of I’s Mia Hutchinson led the contest with 15 kills at a clip of .414 and Abigail Flerchinger hit .375 with 13 kills. The Yotes hit .284 as a team.
Shaynee McWilliams led the contest with 38 assists and led the Yotes with 12 digs for a double-double. Keylee Wilson and Liza Montalbo each collected 10 digs and Cora Young assisted on five blocks.
UP NEXT
LC State is on the road next weekend for another pair of tough CCC matchups. The Warriors take on (RV) Bushnell (Ore.) on Friday in Eugene before an all-Warrior contest at No. 3 Corban (Ore.) in Salem on Saturday.
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