Western spikers drop two

By The Montana Standard Staff - 09/07/2008

SPOKANE — The University of Montana Western volleyball team dropped a pair of matches at the Whitworth Invitational Saturday.

Western fell to Menlo College in three games before taking a game from undefeated Lewis-Clark State.

The Bulldogs finished the two-day tournament 1-3 and placed fourth out of five teams.

Lewis-Clark State went 4-0, while Menlo went 3-1, host Whitworth College went 2-2 and Whitman College went 0-4.

Menlo College 3, Montana Western 0 Deborah Bekowies pounded 18 kills to lead the way for the Menlo, Calif., school to the 25-23, 25-15, 25-15 win.

Menlo outkilled the Bulldogs 38-31. Theresa Bennett and Courtney Nicholls each smacked seven kills to pace Western. Elise Davis and Valerie Thoms each added six.

Bennett also collected 11 digs, while Maria Peterson dished out 25 assists.

Menlo College d. Montana Western 25-23, 25-15, 25-15 Kills — Menlo 38 (Deborah Bekowies 18, Sarah Poole 10, Sulie Kaipela 3, Kelsey Bailey 3, Kateland Pendley 2, Shelby Goldma, Brittany Suddath), Western 31 (Theresa Bennett 7, Courtney Nichols 7, Elise Davis 6, Valerie Thoms 6, Susie Rehse 3, Maria Peterson 2). Assists — Menlo 33 (Stephanie Williamson 19, Raquel Vilalobos 13, Kaipela), Western 28 (Peterson 25, Bennett, Kyla Rasmussen, Kiley Myers). BLOCKS — Menlo 7 (Bekowies 2, Poole 1.5, Kaipela 1.5, Pendley 1.5, Bailey .5), Western 1 (Peterson .5, Davis .5). Aces — Menlo 6 (Goldman 2, Williamson 2, Poma'i Ibarra, Bailey), Western 4 (Kiley Myers 3, Davis). DIGS — Menlo 39 (Goldman 15, Ibarra 7, Vilalobos 5, Parker 4, Williamson 3, Poole, Bailey, Mia Ortiz, Pendley), Western 36 (Bennett 11, Peterson, Thoms 7, Kiley Myers 5, Kirby Myers 3, Davis 2).

Lewis-Clark State 3, Montana Western 1 Anile Clemente had a big match, killing 16 and digging 12 as the 11-0 Warriors turned back Western 25-14, 24-13, 20-25, 25-18.

Bennett killed 14 to lead the Bulldogs, who also got seven kills from Davis and six from Nicholls.

Peterson dished out 32 assists and was one of three Bulldogs in double digits with 18 digs. Kiley Myers collected 14 digs, while Valerie Thoms collected 13.

Lewis-Clark State def. Montana Western 25-14, 24-13, 20-25, 25-18 KILLS — Western 38 Bennett 14, Davis 7, Nichols 6, Thoms 4, Rehse 4, Peterson 2, Kiley Myers), L-C 51 (Anile Clement4e 16, Julie Maciboba 8, Josi Lyman 6, Sadie Lazzarini 6, Austyn Lewis 4, Caitlin Barschig 3, Hannah Nyrop 2, Dani Barrett 2, Dana Christiansen 2, Abby Bruya, Lauryn Herrick). Assists — Western36 (Peterson 32, Thoms, Kiley Myers, Kyla Rasmussen, Rehse), L-C 45 (Bruya 23, Lisa Davis 17, Lyman, Clemente, Katie Hinrichs, Nyrop, Lindsay Scott). BLOCKS — Western 8 (Nichols 3, Bennett 1.5, Thoms 1.5, Davis, Rehse), L-C 7 ( Maciboba 1.5, Barschig 1.5, Lewis 1, Lyman .5, Clemente .5, Christiansen .5, Harrick .5). ACES — Western 3 (Kirby Myers 2, Rasmussen), L-C 8 (Clemente 4, Bruya, Maciboba, Hinrichs, Davis). DIGS — Western 69 (Peterson 18, Kiley Myers 14, Thoms 13, Bennett 8, Davis 7, Rasmussen 4, Kirby Myers 2, Nicholls, Rehse, Jamie Zemljak), L-C — 60 (Clemente 12, Bruya 11, Hinrichs 6, Davis 5, Lyman 2, Nyrop 2, Lazzarini 2, Barschig 2, Whitney Bond, Lewis, Maciboba).