Box Score WHITTIER, Calif. -
Lauren Staples had a career-high 18 kills, but Whittier was able to overcome 1-0 and 2-1 set deficits to take an 18-25, 25-12, 21-25, 25-21, 15-9 win over Clarmeont-Mudd-Scripps on Saturday.
Whittier improves to 18-4 overall and 8-0 in the SCIAC with the win, while the Athenas slip to 10-9 overall and 5-3 in conference play.
Staples hit .350 on the day with 18 kills in 40 attempts, surpassing her previous career high in kills of 14 set against Azusa Pacific two weeks ago. Pheobe Shorney added 12 kills, while
Shae Delany had 22 digs and
Skye Dunn added 20.
Samantha Riter finished with 25 assists and
Hayden Lin had 23, while
Solvej Eversoll had seven kills in 14 attempts with a team-high five blocks.
A Shorney kill put CMS ahead 2-1 in the fifth set, but Whittier had a 7-0 run to take control. The Athenas got back within 9-5 on an
Ashlee Sento kill, but the Poets earned the next three points to win it.
CMS came out on fire, jumping out to an 8-1 lead in the first set, following three kills and a block from Eversoll. A Delany kill made it 24-17, and Shorney finished off the set at 25-18 with a kill.
The match was tied 17-17 in the third and a set apiece when CMS had a 4-0 run capped by a
Sabine Kemos ace. Shorney finished off the third set with a kill for a 25-21 win after the Poets fought off the first two set points.
CMS will be back in action on Tuesday night when it hosts Cal Lutheran for a 7 p.m. contest.
