LONGVIEW, WA. — Lower Columbia defeated Tacoma 3-0 on Wednesday, winning 25-19, 25-15, 25-20. LCC hit .350 with 36 kills while holding Tacoma to a .079 hitting percentage. The team totaled 10 service aces in the game, surpassing its season average of 6.88.
The Red Devils won the opening set 25-19, using a 7-of-8 rally stretch to move from 13-9 to 20-10.
Chesney Schultz had four kills, while
Karissa Otterstetter and
Kendall Humphrey added three apiece, and LCC offset Tacoma's six service aces with four aces and repeated points off Tacoma attack errors. Otterstetter recorded three service aces, surpassing her season average of 1.13.
LCC took the second set 25-15, using a 7-0 run from a 3-3 tie to a 10-3 edge as
Paityn Shove served six straight points. Shove achieved a season-high of three service aces. Humphrey had five kills, including three during that early surge, and the Red Devils totaled four service aces. Tacoma got two aces from Kailee Brushwood and three kills from Zion Robinson, while eight Tacoma attack errors produced LCC points. Humphrey has recorded at least 10 kills in five consecutive games.
The Red Devils took the third set 25-20 after turning a 15-12 deficit into a 17-15 lead with five straight points, a stretch that included an Otterstetter service ace.
Ella Eib had four kills in the set, while
Mackenzie Fitzgerald-Thornton and Schultz added three apiece for an LCC attack that spread production across the rotation. Fitzgerald-Thornton achieved one service ace for the first time this season.
LCC Top Performers
Kendall Humphrey
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- 10 kills on .450 hitting
- 6 digs
- 1 block assist
- 10.5 points
- Humphrey surpassed 100 points for the season, reaching a total of 107.
Chesney Schultz
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- 9 kills on .667 hitting
- 1 solo block
- 1 service ace
- 11 points
Karissa Otterstetter
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- 7 kills on .400 hitting
- 10 assists
- 3 service aces
- 5 digs
Kendal Dean
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- 14 assists
- 2 service aces
- 4 digs
Kamryn Sande
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- 8 digs
- 5 assists
Up next, LCC travels to Lakewood, Washington, to face Pierce College on Friday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m.
