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Nov. 9, 2006 Lutes Fall to Redlands in Five-Game NCAA Thriller
LA VERNE, Calif. - Pacific Lutheran came up two points short Thursday night and as a result the Lutes' tremendous 2006 season came to an end in the first round of the NCAA Division III volleyball tournament at the University of La Verne's Russell J. Frantz Court. The University of Redlands, the No. 6 seed in the NCAA Division III West Region tournament, won its 10 straight match by beating No. 3 PLU, 28-30, 30-22, 26-30, 30-21, 16-14. The victorious Bulldogs advance to a region semifinal match tomorrow against the Linfield Wildcats, who easily defeated Colorado College, 30-27, 30-18, 30-15, in another West Region first round game played Thursday. For the Lutes, the Northwest Conference co-champions, the season ends with a 20-7 record. The Lutes took a 2-1 lead in games before Bulldogs, playing about 30 minutes away from home and in front of a noisy and decidedly pro-Redlands crowd, rallied to force a fifth game. The Bulldogs led 14-11 before the Lutes scored three straight points to pull even at 14-14. Redlands recovered and closed out the Lutes, improving its record to 21-6. Defense dominated the contest as both teams registered 115 digs. The 13 blocks by the Bulldogs and 10 by the Lutes also contributed to both teams hitting under .100 for the match. Pacific Lutheran's best hitting percentage came in the third game when the Lutes hit .235. They had a negative attack percentage in the second and fifth games. Redlands finished the match with 14 service aces to just three for the Lutes. Junior outside hitter Stacie Matz led the Lutes with 15 kills, and freshman outside hitter Kelcy Joynt added 10, but they were the only PLU players in double figures. Junior setter Gina Di Maggio had 41 assists, seven kills and a .429 attack percentage. Junior libero Megan Kosel led the Lutes with 33 digs and senior middle blocker Kati McGinn added 26 digs to go along with two solo blocks. - PLU -
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