Natalia Lambos of Fort Lewis College makes a kill Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Lambos had 10 kills in the win. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
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The Fort Lewis volleyball team started strong and finished strong to beat South Dakota School of Mines in five sets on Friday at FLC.
Fort Lewis won the match 25-23, 25-16, 21-25, 22-25 and 15-13.
Alexis Hobie got seven of her 20 kills in the first set while Chailyn Swenson recorded five of her 10 kills.
In game 2, FLC played a complete set from start to finish to win it handily.
Mines, however, rallied after that and won the next two games to force a deciding fifth game.
The fifth game was tight early on. Avynn La Rose and Lauren Burns blocked a shot to tie it at 2-2 and a Hobie kill gave FLC the lead. Mines, however, battled back and the game was tied at 5-5, 6-6, 7-7 and 8-8 before FLC was able to get some distance. A La Rose block gave Fort Lewis the lead and some momentum. After a Mines’ service error and a spike that sailed long, Natalia Lambos stuffed a shot. It got dug, but sailed out of bounds, and FLC went up, 14-9.
Fort Lewis College sets their defense up on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Alexis Hobie of Fort Lewis College digs the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College gathers during a timeout on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kamryn Lopez of Fort Lewis College digs the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Natalia Lambos of Fort Lewis College makes a kill on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College players celebrates a point on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Kamryn Lopez of Fort Lewis College digs the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Giedre Tarnauskaite, Fort Lewis College head volleyball coach, is all smiles after the Skyhawks won the second set on Friday against South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lauren Burns of Fort Lewis College makes a kill on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jerry McBride
Avynn La Rose of Fort Lewis College sets the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College players go up for a block on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Chailyn Swenson of Fort Lewis College goes up for a kill on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Alexis Hobie of Fort Lewis College makes a kill on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Natalia Lambos of Fort Lewis College celebrates a point on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Payton Harmann, left, and Chailyn Swenson of Fort Lewis both go after the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Natalia Lambos left, and Avynn La Rose of Fort Lewis block the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Natalia Lambos of Fort Lewis College taps the ball over the net on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Natalia Lambos of Fort Lewis College sets the ball on Friday while playing South Dakota School of Mines at FLC. Photo Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Mines was able to stave off match point four times. A pair of digs from Kamryn Lopez, however, eventually led to a game-winning kill by Lambos in the back corner for the Skyhawks.
Lambos had 10 kills in the contest.
Lopez had 18 digs in the match, followed by Swenson with 14 and Hobie with 14. Swenson also served five aces.
La Rose and Burns each had six blocks in the match. Payton Harmann led FLC with 32 assists.
With the win, FLC improved to 5-10 overall and 5-6 in the RMAC. The Hardrockers slipped to 9-10, 3-8.
The Skyhawks will return to Whalen at 3 p.m. Saturday to take on Black Hills State University (5-14, 2-3).
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