Naomi Reimer recorded C of I's first triple-double since 2003
No. 11 LC-State Ends C of I Home Streak at 42 in Five-Set Thriller
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CALDWELL, Idaho - Dana Christiansen had eight kills in the final two sets, helping No. 11 ranked Lewis-Clark State rally from a two set deficit to end The College of Idaho's 42-match home win streak, toppling the Coyotes 20-25, 18-25, 26-24, 25-12, 15-11 in the J.A. Albertson Activities Center.
The win for the Warriors (20-0) sets a new school record for consecutive wins to start a season, eclipsing the mark of 19 set in 2000. The loss for the Lady Yotes was their first at home since Sept. 16, 2005 against Southern Oregon and ended an overall eight-match win streak.
The Coyotes (11-7) were poised for victory, up two sets and leading 23-20 in Set 3, however, back-to-back Josi Lyman kills, a Katie Hinrichs ace, and a C of I hitting error swung the momentum, as a Lyman kill ended the set.
Set 4 was all L-C, sprinting out to a 12-3 lead on the strength of three service aces to earn the win, then road Christiansen in the finale, getting kills to push the score to 7-1, 8-3, and 9-4. The Warriors would have match point at 14-7, but watch the Yotes push four points, before an Anile Clemente smash on a free ball closed out the match.
Clemente led all players with 15 kills and 15 digs, while Christiansen had 12 kills for the Warriors. Lisa Davis had 21 assists, four aces, and seven digs in the win, while Lindsay Scott had 20 digs. Middleton High product Austyn Lewis had four kills and ten blocks in the victory.
The C of I used a 7-1 push in Set 1 to earn the win, getting four kills from Naomi Reimer, then jumped out to a 17-6 lead to win Set 2 behind four kills from Kristin Henning. They would lead 7-2 in Set 3 before L-C rallied - holding the Yotes without a block during the final three sets of the match.
Reimer became the first Lady Yote since Nov. 22, 2003 (Amanda Basanez against LC-State in the NAIA Region I semifinals) to record a triple-double - 12 kills, 35 assists, and 11 digs. Sarah Buhler led the way with 14 kills, Madie Machurek had 27 assists and 13 digs, with Whitney Owen recording a career-high 25 digs in the losing cause.
The Lady Yotes return to action this weekend, traveling to Cascade and Warner Pacific.