FOREST GROVE, Ore.- The Pacific University Volleyball team went the distance with George Fox, but the visitors prevailed in the fifth and final set to steal the victory on the road (26-28, 25-21, 22-25, 25-18, 13-15).
George Fox held the advantage in kills with 64 on the night while the Boxers would tally 57. The hosts hit .117 as a team and their 33 errors would prove to be costly.
Mara Murphy (Freshman/Salt Lake City, UT), Elika Unti (Senior/Castro Valley, CA), and Carissa Ramirez (Senior/Hillsboro, OR) each posted double-digit kills in the match. Haley Walz (Senior/Tucson, AZ) led the way defensively with 31 digs on the night.
Setter Shaianne Cambra (Junior/Kapolei, HI) notched her fourth consecutive double-double with 46 assists and 19 digs in the contest. Claire Stipsits (Sophomore/Ontario, Canada) chipped in with nine kills and eight digs while Chloe Elmore (Senior/Salem, OR) added five kills with eight digs.
The Pacific middle blockers were dominant with 16 blocks in the five-set contest. Unti and Elmore recorded five blocks apiece to lead the way.
How It Happened
Pacific (4-7, 2-3 NWC) struggled in the opening set but rallied to take set two. George Fox (7-4, 2-3 NWC) used a 7-0 run in the middle of set three to restore their lead, but the Boxers battled from eight points down to win the fourth set and force a decisive fifth. Pacific held a 13-11 lead in the final set, but the Bruins answered with a 4-0 run to close out the match.
In the first set, the two teams would trade points nearly the whole way. Neither side held more than a three-point advantage but the Bruins would rally to take the set 28-26.
The Boxers came out firing in set two as they started on a 5-0 run to take an early lead. Another 5-1 swing in the middle of the set gave the hosts a 16-10 advantage, but George Fox rallied to even the score at 16-16 and force a Pacific timeout. Head Coach Kip Yoshimura made the most of his timeout and his team would rattle off three straight points to regain the lead and eventually take the set 25-21.
Set three was another back-and-forth battle but the visitors did just enough to earn the 25-22 set victory.
The Bruins looked to be cruising towards a comfortable four-set win after starting the set with a 12-4 advantage, but the Boxers fought their way back into the match with an 11-3 run. Pacific ended the set with a 5-0 run to force a fifth set.
Both teams would trade points in the fifth set, but the Boxers held a 13-11 advantage in the final frame. However, it would be George Fox to deliver the final blow, a 4-0 run to earn the 15-13 set victory.
Up Next
The Boxers return to the Stoller Center on Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. when they host Linfield.
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