November 9, 2009
The Pioneers played exactly how head coach Lori Jepsen asked them to play, like they had nothing to lose!
The Pios started the weekend by defeating the Linfield in a 3-0 sweep winning by scores of 25-21, 25-16, and 25-16. The good win was just what the girls needed to move them into Saturday night with a match up against number 15 in the nation Pacific Lutheran.
The Pios came out fired up and took the first set on Senior Night 21-25. The Lutes stepped up and came back to win the match in five, but not without a fight. Possibly one of the best games of the season, the Pios never gave up or let the Lute’s reputation hold them back.
“The Pioneers ended the night with four players posted double-doubles. Senior Jessamy Holland ended her career at L&C with a game-high 17 kills, while chipping in 11 digs. Sophomore middle hitter Margaret Dowling finished with 13 kills and 17 digs, while senior Sarah Hall ended her career with 10 kills and 19 digs. Freshman Jennifer Dowdy capped off a tremendous rookie campaign with 10 kills and 10 digs. Freshman setter Leia Matsunaga put in one of her best showings of the season, dishing out 54 assists, just one shy of her career high.” (LC).
The Pioneers end their season tied with cross-town rival George Fox for third place with a 10-6 conference record and 14-11 overall record.
November 1, 2009
The Pioneers beat the Pacific Boxers on Halloween night in three. The Pios played hard in the first two sets, taking early leads from the boxers and finishing 25-14 and 25-9. The Boxers fought back the third set taking the lead for the first half of the game. Jump started by senior Jessamy Holland’s great serves, the Pios came back to beat the Boxers 27-17.
Holland’s, who was the only player with double digit kills, led the Pioneers with 10 kills. Freshman setter Leia Matsunaga led the Pios with 31 assists, while Hall had 12 digs.
The Boxers fall to 7-15 overall and just 2-12 in the NWC, while the Pioneers improve to 13-10 on the season and 9-5 in the conference, which keeps them in sole possession of fourth place in the NWC.
November 1, 2009
The Lewis & Clark Pioneers fell to the Willamette Bearcats at home on Friday. The Pios started off strong winning the first set 11-25, but the Bearcats faught back to take the game in five, 25-21, 25-20, 18-25, 15-11. The Pioneers fall to 12-10 on the season and 8-5 in the NWC. The loss drops the Pioneers to fourth place in the NWC.
October 25, 2009
The Pioneers beat Whitman and Whitworth this weekend. The big wins on a tough road trip were an important turnaround for the pioneers after losing to PLU, George Fox, and UPS the week before. The wins this weekend have now bumped the Pios into the three way tie for second place in the northwest conference!
The Pioneers defeated the Missionaries 25-11, 22-25, 25-19, 25-22 on Friday night and took out the Pirates 25-19, 23-25, 25-19, and 25-7 on Saturday Night.
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October 21, 2009
Autumn. The leaves change from green to beautiful oranges and deep reds. The temporature cools down and our v-ball season continues! The LCVB girls took the opportunity this fall break to enjoy the fall sunshine with a trip to the pumpkin patch on Savvy Island! Here are just a few of the pictures of their trip!
October 5, 2009
The LC Pioneers finished the weekend 5-1 after defeating Pacific and Willamette this weekend.
The Pios took the Boxers on friday night at home 3-1. The Pios started strong in the first set winning 25-10, but the Boxers took the second set 21-25. LC took sets three and four from the Boxers 25- 12 and 25-16.
Senior Sarah Hall led the Pioneers in kills with 10, while junior Katherine Fiedler contributed nine. Freshman setter Leia Matsunaga added to the Pioneers offensive charge, assisting her teammates 34 times. Libero Lou Ohki led the team in digs with 14 on the night, while Jessamy Holland, Margaret Dowling and Matsunaga each had 10.
Saturday night, the Pioneers traveled to Salem to match up against the Willamette Bearcats. The Pioneers took down the Bearcats 25-21, 25-20 and 25-20 to cruise to their fourth straight conference win to improve to 9-5 on the season and 5-1 in conference.
Kat Fiedler had a match-high of 13 kills while adding 2 solo blocks and 3 block assists.
Lori Jepsen finished by saying, “I’m really proud of everyone. It was a tough back to back and we responded really well. It was a total team effort and that is what I am really happy about.”
September 27, 2009
The Lewis & Clark volleyball team defeated Whitman saturday night 3-1. Senior Sarah Hall and freshman Jennifer Dowdy led the Pioneers with 14 kills each, while freshman setter Leia Matsunaga had a game-high 50 assists as well as a 17 digs.
September 26, 2009
The Pioneers came out strong against the Whitworth Pirates tonight at Pamplin Sports Center. Their hard work in practice during the week payed off as the Pios used their improved skills to defeat the Pirates 3-0. The hitters came out swinging hard and played smarter than ever before by using various off-speed shots to frustrate the Pirate defense. The Pirates were forced to use off-speed shots to get past the solid blockers at the net, closing the point spread. The defense picked it up, however, and gave our hitters a chance to kill the ball.
If you’re interested in watching the games live, check out the Pioneer Athletics where the Sports information staff is attempting to get streaming video online during the match.
Go Pios!
September 25, 2009
Although the Pioneers lost last week to the number 15 team in the nation, UPS, they used practice this week to improve in preparation for this weekend. The fall to UPS was a disappointment, but head coach Lori Jepsen urged the team to use the loss as an lesson for how to play difficult teams on the road. The Pioneers return home this weekend, competing against Whitworth, Friday at 7pm, and Whitman, Saturday at 5pm.
