Western Courier| October 17th, 2018

Opinions: Walmart evolves to a competing market.

Sports: Volleyball continues Summit league struggles.

Sports: Tennis preforms in hardfought ITA Regionals.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - Vol. 119 Issue 24

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Student Government Association discusses upcoming events

SGA President Grant Reed (left), Speaker of the Senate Aaron Steele (middle) and Vice President Madison Lynn (right) discuss upcoming events.

By Marc Ramirez news editor

The Student Government Association’s weekly meeting kicked off with guest speaker Miranda Anderson from the Office of Student Activities with volunteer programs to speak on the topic of Make A Difference Day. “Something put on through

my sector of the office is Make A Difference Day, which is a national day of volunteering for the National Day of Doing Good,” Anderson said.

“This year it is Oct. 27 and runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.”

Breakfast and lunch will be provided. There will be six different volunteer groups and groups are still welcome to sign up to participate

through Purple Post until Oct. 22. People can sign up as individuals or can create a group of up to 10 people.

“Some of the sights we are going to are The YMCA, Macomb Community Garden, Macomb Food Co Op, Genesis Gardens, the Art Center and Wesley Village,” Anderson said.

Moving forward in Tues-

day’s meeting, the executive branch went into officer reports starting with President Grant Reed. Reed began by giving another push for students to sign up to help volunteer through the Office of Admissions. Volunteers are needed for Western Illinois University’s regularly ran Discover Western events.

This consists of prospective

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students visiting Western and getting a more in-depth idea of what it is like to be a Leatherneck. The office is also looking for students to take over the Western Snapchat account to show the everyday life of a student.

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City Council discusses new downtown development

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Kristen Petrie (left) and Dennis Moon (right) discuss upcoming development of downtown Macomb.

By Steven Barnum assistant news editor Led by Alderman-at-Large Dennis Moon in the mayor’s absence, the Macomb City Council met Monday evening to discuss a downtown construction

project, funding for a pedestrian a safe route to school construction and manufacturing job opportunities.

To highlight the states contributions in the manufacturing industry, Governor Bruce Rauner proclaimed October as “Manufacturing Month.” Illinois

ranks fifth on the list of largest manufacturing states in the nation, and according to KHQA. com, manufacturing is the third largest industry in the state. McDonough County, which has a lower unemployment rate than that of the national rate, is a significant factor in the state’s

manufacturing success.

The local community will be touting job opportunities in two separate events. On Thursday, Bushnell, Ill., Macomb’s northeast neighbor, will offer information packets and applications. The event will take place in the parking lot of the Com-

munity Christian Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Saturday, a tent will be set up showcasing the same opportunities during the Farmers Market in Macomb.

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People can sign up for both on Purple Post.

Reed also urged either Senators in the room or any constituents of theirs to apply for the vacant seat in the Senate in the form of a Senator-at-Large. Students who are interested but are hesitant about joining a new organization are highly encouraged to reach out to any member of the Senate to learn more about how to get involved. These applications can also be found on Purple Post. Students are also encouraged to contact a Senator if they wish to create any legislation they believe should be brought before SGA. Senators and students are also encouraged to fill out the Student Committee Interest Form to find more ways to get involved in leadership positions across campus.

“I encourage all of you as Senators in this room that you take a look at that form,”

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This will take place from 10 a.m. to noon in the downtown area.

Specifically, Pella Corporation is adding 120 jobs after moving its production from Illinois’ neighboring competitor, Kentucky. Vaughan and Bushnell Manufacturing Company is adding 50 jobs after buying Dasco, a company based in Rockford, Ill. Other opportunities exist at companies like Schuld

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Reed said. “Even if you know you are only free on Thursday afternoons and you only want to give an hour, we probably have a committee for one hour on a Thursday afternoon, there’s 38 of them so there’s probably one that will fit with your schedule.

We might even find one that you’re passionate about.”

Vice President, Madison Lynn, then went on to yield to cabinet reports. In her report she once again pushed information about the first annual Superhero Blue Light Fun Run/Walk taking place on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m. Senators who have signed up to volunteer have been tasked with setting up water tables, being a resource to runners and directing traffic during the event starting at 8 a.m. Others will be standing on the Sherman Hall front lawn handing out t-shirts and getting runners signed in for the event.

“On Friday we will be chalking out the area that runners will be using, drawing arrows

on the sidewalks, in addition to putting out some signs,” Lynn said. “If you are interested in helping with that please reach out to me and I’ll get you signed up and let you know where you can meet us.”

Lynn also announced to the association that the Mayor’s Roundtable would be cancelled this upcoming week due to a conflict.

Advisor Michelle Janisz also reported that students, if they have not already, should make sure they sign up to vote in the upcoming election on Nov. 6.

“I would be remiss if we didn’t talk about this in student government but make sure you are registered to vote,” Janisz said. “Please make sure you’re voting, your voice does matter. It is important that you know what is going on not only at our national state but at our local level.”

During business the Student Government Association unanimously passed SGA

Bill of Appropriation 20182019.002 and SGA Bill of Appropriation 2018-2019.003 in regards to allocating funds for both the Superhero Blue Light Fun Run/Walk and the SGA Scholarship.

SGA allocated $199 for the Fun Run, making the total costs for the event $650.

However, the costs for the event were already covered by donations form Matt Glaser American Family Insurance, Western’s Women’s Center, Citizen’s Bank of Macomb and Western’s Interfraternity Council. The money allocated

by SGA along with money raised for the event will be donated to WIRC Victims Services.

In addition, $800 was also allocated for students who are recipients of the SGA Scholarship. Two students each semester are awarded $400 who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8, are in good judicial standing with the University and are not involved as a current member of Student Government at Western.

Bushnell, Yetter, and NTNBower. Such companies are offering positions with flexible hours, competitive wages and benefits.

The council voted to pledge financial support for a “Safe Routes to School” program grant.

“Safe Routes to School” is a program that encourages kids to walk or bike to school.

Adopted in towns all across the country, the program seeks to limit traffic and pollution, as a result of fewer vehicles on the road. The project will construct new or additional paths

and walkways, and to ensure safety, more crossing guards would need to be hired.

Financially, the grant has a $200,000 limit. In case the project exceeds that amount, the city of Macomb has budgeted $50,000 of its own money to help fund the project. This safety plan is in place because the cost of construction and inspection is not yet known.

The deadline to apply for the grant is in November.

Changes to the historical preservation commission are on the way.

According to City Attorney

Kristen Petrie, the planning commission voted unanimously to recommend approving the changes when they met on Sept. 12. One of the changes includes increasing the number of members on the commission from seven to nine. The mayor will appoint the additional members, and one of them will be on the city council. The new layout of the historical preservation commission could increase efficiency, which is the driving force behind the changes.

Aldermen approved the changes, which will result in

an amendment adjustment in the town’s municipal code.

Downtown Development Director, Kristin Terry, shared with the council that Pumo Insurance is seeking reimbursement for an improvement project. Only twothirds of the total construction costs are requested, and the money will come from a grant. Jim Gray, the owner of the downtown business, has plans to put up a new sign and to replace the existing awning with a metal one. The construction should be completed by the end of the year.

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By Steven Barnum assistant news editor

The McDonough County Sheriff ’s Department arrested two Astoria, Ill. residents for meth.

Last Saturday, 23-yearold Shandler R. Williams and 37-year-old Joshua A. Easley were spotted in their vehicle near the McDonald’s on the eastern side of Macomb. It was discovered that Shandler had a warrant in Mason County and a suspended driver’s license in the state of Illinois, while Easley had warrants in both McDonough County and Fulton County.

After searching the vehicles in a parking lot behind McDonald’s, a deputy found 2 grams of methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, and a pill bottle with Oxycodone pills.

Williams, the driver, was in possession of an additional 2 grams of methamphetamine and other drug paraphernalia. The deputy also confiscated 75 Hydrocodone pills after searching Easley.

Williams and Easley were processed and lodged through the McDonough County Jail. The duo was arrested at 9:20 p.m. and Sheriff Nick Petitgout reported the incident on Monday.

Williams was charged with possession of methamphetamine under 5 grams and for the possession of drug paraphernalia. Additionally, Williams was booked for the Mason County warrant. Easley was charged with possession of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone and Oxycodone), possession of methamphetamine under 5 grams and drug paraphernalia.

Easley was also lodged for outstanding warrants in multiple counties.

Through a press release for the Macomb community, the McDonough County Sheriff’s reminds the public that all suspects

are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Data shows that both the use and abuse of Oxycodone is on a drastic incline. A prescription drug introduced in 1995 to alleviate pain, Oxycodone is now one of the most abused substances in the United States according to the American Addiction Centers Resource.

The meth epidemic hits closer to home for residents of Illinois; in the last several years, agents for the Drug Enforcement Administration say the drug is appearing more frequently throughout the western and southern portions of the state.

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Walmart’s biggest competition is now

Amazon

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Walmart is undoubtedly one of the most well-known shopping center giants in the world. Founded back in 1962, Walmart has grown to be a 24-hour, one stop shop, that millions of people shop at daily.

With products and services ranging from food, clothes, tools and even oil changes, Walmart has it all.

The shopping experience of Walmart has always been the common brick and mortar store experience. You enter the store, grab your cart, then wander down the aisles grabbing the products you plan to purchase. From there you make

your way back to the front of the store and proceed to try to find an open checkout lane, because we all know it is pretty common for over half of them to be turned off.

This type of shopping experience has been one that many businesses have been using since their openings, and it is one that consumers worldwide are using to.

However, the rise of Amazon has even the largest supercenter giant, which is making Walmart, rethink their strategy.

A recent article by Yahoo Finance has announced that Walmart plans

to kill off the shopping creation that it is most known for, the huge supercenter with everything under one roof. Online shopping has taken off and Walmart plans to jump on the bandwagon.

In the U.S alone, Walmart currently has over 3,500 locations, but coming up in 2019 Walmart plans to only open 10 more supercenters.

In the past three years, Walmart has gradually opened less and less supercenters each year. This is all due to their increased focus on the online shopping world.

Along with the move to a more online shopping base, many of us have noticed changes inside their stores as well. In the past two years, self-checkouts have begun entering Walmart’s all throughout the United States. The concern that self-checkouts will one day take

cashiers jobs has always been a hushed conversation, but it is hard to argue that the self-checkouts definitely make paying much easier and faster.

Along with self-checkouts, Walmart is also releasing a new grocery pickup option in 3,100 of their locations. Grocery pickup is a way for customers to order and pay online, then merely park in a designated spot at a Walmart, and a clerk will deliver the groceries and load them into your vehicle. This free service is already available at almost 2,000 of their locations and soon to spread to the rest.

Another service you may start seeing in many Walmart’s is their locker pickup service. This is a way for people to pick up their online orders if they choose to not have them delivered straight to their

house. Online orders can be sent to the store and placed in lockers, the customers get the locker number and combination when they placed their online order and are then able to go get their package out of the locker at the store.

Walmart has always been a leader when it comes to the supercenter shopping industry, and all of these new services are added ways for Walmart to keep trying to stay on top. There is no doubt that Amazon is giving Walmart a run for its money, so it is definitely expected to see Walmart start to slowly shift to the online shopping market.

The news release that Walmart is only planning to open 10 stores in the upcoming year is a shocking one, but it is easy to understand that it is simply a step in their online transition.

College classrooms need a makeover Sometimes a classroom setting can be repetitive and boring for college students. I believe that if some classes had irregular settings for the classroom more students would do better in those classes.

For example, instead of normal three setting chairs or just normal chairs, we could have bean bags or different types of comfortable chairs. For me I think this would help switch up the classrooms we see every day. This could help students

pay more attention and get more out of their educations, because more often than not if you are sitting in the same chair in the same classes every day your brain will likely shut down knowing your surroundings so well. Specifically lecture-heavy classes would benefit from this as well due to students being able to see the class from a different perspective. Also, when the weather is nice, some classes should have a designated space to have

class outside changing the scenery of the classroom again and involving other spaces on campus. This can be helpful especially, because it gives students a chance to get outside if they do not have a lot of time for that. We are often stuck inside most of the day without a lot of time for fresh air.

Another change that could be made in the classroom could be getting students to talk to each other more, like group activities which helps make more connections in college. Most students only talk to one or two other students in their classes. I think this could be beneficial in helping students open their minds and see things through others’ eyes. Having students

communicate with people they normally wouldn’t can be very helpful in the community as well. There are often things happening that some communities of students are completely unaware of.

Some other things that could be added to benefit students in the classroom could be a small amount of time set aside for stress relief once a week or so.

Some stress relieving things that could be added into the classroom include meditation, breathing exercises, short writing exercises, etc. These things can really help students get some stress out before class begins and help them focus on the class more. Writing exercises can be beneficial because stu-

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dents can write about what they are stressing about and get it out and be able to put it aside while in class. Deep breathing can help students focus as well.

Meditation or just taking a minute before the start of class can help get students’ minds in the right place in order to participate in class.

All in all, I honestly believe a change needs to be made on college campuses to help student do better in class. A change like this in the classroom could really make a difference in the students and faculties lives, not just in the classroom but outside of it as well. This can be a tool used by the students, faculty and school as a whole raising grades and lowering stress levels.

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OPINIONS 5

Decriminalize not legalize illegal substances

We are all addicted to drugs.

Whether it’s Tylenol for a mild headache or morphine for a surgery, we use drugs almost daily.

Unfortunately, there are many people within our society who have abused drugs, some legal drugs like opioids and some illegal drugs like cocaine and heroin. Overall, there are a very small percentage of people who can honestly say that they have never used, abused or known someone who has abused drugs in their lifetime. So, when the question arises of whether to incarcerate drug users and

drug dealers, then my answer is to give treatment to those addicted, while ensuring that those who distribute drugs are held accountable.

Helping addicts get clean while making sure distributors of certain illegal drugs are taken off the streets would help decrease the rate of drug addiction, while also helping reduce the rate of mass incarceration and help protect our communities. By doing this, we will be targeting hardened criminals who make a profit of the suffering of others, while also helping those who have been

hurt by drugs. Yet, we must also keep in mind that there are bad people who make a profit off of the suffering of others, but are not considered criminals, and they must also be held accountable for the damage that they do. For example, CEO's of pharmaceutical companies who push their drugs onto doctors without fully informing the doctors of those specific drugs, have a higher rate of patients addicted to substances like opioids. These companies should be charged for negligence at best, and at worst they should be charged for involuntary manslaughter for the deaths of addicts who’ve overdosed on opioids. We must also hold accountable the politicians and other elected officials, who take hush money and lobbying money from Big Pharma, in order

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to keep regulations and oversight at a minimum.

In essence, the current opioid epidemic could have easily been avoided if we had been targeting large-scale illegal narcotic operations from an enforcement perspective, while simultaneously helping addicts and their families get cleaned, and out of prison from a legislative perceptive. What we should have also been done is use the courts to limit the number of bribes and other monetary donations pharmaceutical companies could give to candidates, politicians and legislators. If we had done this, instead of enforcing all drug laws like the criminalization of less harmful substances like cannabis and shrooms, and the mass incarceration of all people addicted to drugs specifically minority

groups from improvised communities, and the rise of legal corruption on the state and federal level attributed to special interest groups lobbying our government officials on behalf of the pharmaceutical industry, then perhaps we could have avoided all the pain and suffering that has befallen on hundreds of thousands if not millions of Americans.

Overall, we should decriminalize all illegal substances, from cannabis to heroin, and aim to cure and treat people instead of punish and incarcerate them, while also ensuring that the illegal markets for these substances are limited to the black-market and not infused with our politics and our pharmaceutical industry that produces and distributes legal drugs that are used for good.

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6 SPORTS

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The Pioneers looked like they had the win after securing a 24-20 lead, but a kill

by Patenaude and an attacking error by Denver freshman outside hitter Graceyn Tippens saw Western cut the lead to two. An attacking error by Patenaude saw the Pioneers win the set and the match, and saw the Leathernecks lose their 20th straight match Patenaude and Dieter lead the team with five kills each.

Patenaude also had a lone block while Dieter had five blocks of her own. Mitchell and sophomore Emma Norris

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Ana Bjelica prepares to recieve a serve in her home match.

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Mary Bjelica didn’t have the same luck as before, losing both her matches, but her teammates made up for her, once again her sister.

Ana Bjeilca defeated her first opponent from Iowa State in two straight sets, but couldn’t hold on in her next match, losing in three sets and ending her tournament run.

The last Leatherneck to play was Tagaloa, getting a chance at redemption in the consolations bracket. She dropped her first set 3-6, but she rallied back

weren’t far behind scoring four kills and one block apiece.

Hunt lead the Purple and Gold with 12 assists on the day.

The Leathernecks are back at home in their next two matchups starting this upcoming Sunday at Western Hall against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. First serve for that conference matchup is scheduled for 1 p.m. On Oct. 26th, Western will go up against the Coyotes of South Dakota come to Macomb. That serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Leathernecks are looking to score their first conference win of the season and first win since Aug. 24th.

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to win the next two sets 6-4 and 10-8.

That wrapped things up for Western, not the best weekend they’ve had in a while, but their coach was still optimistic about it.

“We had a couple of good wins today,” Bjelica said. “We also lost a few hard-fought matches, but all in all this was a tremendous experience for our team.”

Western will be in action only once more when they take part in the Missouri State Invitational in Springfield, Mo. It will round out there

fall slate, concluding their run of six-straight tournaments on the road.

The spring schedule is not yet released but play usually resumes the first week students are back from winter break in January. You can call the fall season a warmup before getting into league play and trying to make that Summit League tournament.

They’ll have to wait for that, and until then, they have one more weekend of tennis to play, and the Leathernecks want to end it on a high note.

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Women's soccer drops Summit League match

By Bradley Piros

assistant sports editor

Jenna Lundgren races her oppenent to the ball.

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TULSA, Okla. – The Western Illinois University women’s soccer team were in action over the weekend when they traveled down to Oklahoma to play the Oral Roberts University Golden Eagles. They lost the contest 3-1, dropping them to 3-11-1 on the season and 0-5 in league play.

ORU hit the ground running, taking three shots early on, one being saved by junior goalkeeper Ines Palmiero, one being blocked, and the other being right over the crossbar.

Western rallied back with little offense awarding themselves with the first corner kick of the game. Taking the kick was freshman forward Amy Andrews, although the play would rather fizzle out.

The Golden Eagles went back on the offense, taking shot after shot, however, none of them on target. It wasn’t until the 20th minute when Western tallied their first shot of the game and it came from sophomore midfielder Bridget Schuler when she struck the crossbar. Western was just inches from taking the lead pretty early on.

None of that mattered though,

as ORU went back on the attack yet again, this time leading to the game’s first break through.

A ball came through half field, perfect through ball, straight to the feet of Drishina Pillay who beat Palmiero one-on-one.

It wasn’t over yet, rather just getting started for Oral Roberts as they doubled their lead only five minutes later. It was Pillay yet again who received a pass from right outside the 18-yard box, as she slotted her second of the game passed the keeper.

The rest of the half was back and forth, each team taking a shot and a corner kick. At the end of the first half and trailing 2-0, Western was being outshot eight to two.

The start of the second half was similar to the first, ORU going straight on the attack.

Four more shots and two corner kicks later, the Golden Eagles scored again. Similar to the other goals scored, this was a ball passed straight through the defense that was tapped in from about five-yards out.

Not even two minutes later, Western would tease a comeback. Sophomore midfielder Lauryn Peters passed a great ball into the path of fellow sophomore midfielder Jenna Lundgren. She took it mid

stride and slotted the ball into side netting to cut the lead down to 3-1.

This goal didn’t spark much offense for the Leathernecks, in fact it was all ORU for the remainder of the game. They fired eight more shots, and a couple corner kicks, looking like they’d score again but Western’s defense was able to shut them for the final 25 minutes as the game finished 3-1.

It wasn’t the result they were looking for riding off of that 1-0 victory over the University of Northern Iowa, but the Leathernecks will have to pick themselves back up. That’s because they only have three games left, all against Summit League teams and all within one week’s time.

Denver will be the biggest test yet as they are leading the Summit League with a 5-1 conference record. On one hand, they are playing the first-place team, but on the other hand, it will be their final home game, meaning its senior night.

The team will say goodbye to four players: Lily Butler, Madeline Edwards, Ashley Kuhlman and Emma Keckeisen.

Hopefully they can end things on a good note and beat a really good Denver team.

Tennis traveled to Iowa for ITA Regionals

By Bradley Piros

assistant sports editor

Mary Bjelica angles herself to hit the ball at a home match in Macomb.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa. — The Western Illinois University women’s tennis teams took back to the courts over the weekend in the ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) Central Regionals. It was a threeday tournament from Friday through Sunday.

This is a winner goes on, loser plays consolation type of tournament, essentially creating an A and B bracket. Western did their best to try and win, but there were some topnotch schools making appearances from the surrounding 12 regions.

Western obviously being a Division I team, meant they could go up against some tough competition. Schools from every league can play: SEC, ACC, Big 10, Ivy League, you name it, they were there.

Things immediately weren’t looking too good for the Leathernecks in opening singles play action Friday afternoon. The matches were all delayed due to rain, so everyone had to wait around and try to stay loose. That of course can

be difficult to get back into the mood to play well.

Whether it was the rain, nervousness or something else, singles match wins were rare over the entire weekend.

Opening day only saw one win come from sophomore Mary Bjelica. She lost her first match but came back to win her other match two sets to none.

Her teammates, as well as her sister, did not have very strong performances. Mary’s sister Ana and fellow returner Laura Ballesteros both dropped their matches in two straight sets.

It didn’t go well for the freshman either, as Megan Tagaloa and Camryn Rossa lost their matches in similar fashion, two sets to none.

“Except for Mary's (Bjelica) win at the end of the day, we had a tough day at the office,” head coach Mirko Bjelica said after day one action.

Day two, was better than the previous one, seeing better weather, and more wins for the Leathernecks.

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Necks slump down the Summit League

By David Koier courier staff DENVER — The Western Illinois Fighting Leathernecks volleyball team traveled to Denver this past Sunday to face off in a conference matchup against the Pioneers of the University of Denver.

The Leathernecks were swept for the 10th time this season bringing their overall record to 1-20 and their conference to 0-8.

The first set did not start in the Purple and Gold’s favor as the Pioneers took a 9-2 lead early on. Freshmen Mariah Mitchell and Madeline Dieter helped lead a comeback with a kill a piece bringing the Leathernecks within two. The comeback proved to be futile as an eight-point run helped the Pioneers take the first set 25-12.

The second set started evenly for the two teams as serving aces by Pioneers sophomore Tina Boe and Leathernecks sophomore Cassie Hunt tied the game up at five all. Three kills and an attacking error saw the Pioneers take the next four bringing their lead to 9-5.

The Purple and Gold won the next two to bring the set

back to within two. A few back and forths later, the Pioneers still held the lead 12-10. A seven-point run saw Denver pull ahead 19-10, a dominating lead that they would not relinquish.

The final set fell in favor of the Pioneers with a final score of 25-13.

The third set saw Western keep up with the Pioneers in a back and forth battle. The beginning of the third set mirrored that of the second set.

The teams started all tied up at five, which was followed by another four-point run by the Pioneers.

Later on, seniors Melanie Patenaude and Shiah Sanders each recorded a kill to bring the score to 16-13 in favor of Denver. After Sanders’ kill, Denver head coach Tom Hogan called a time out to try and slow the Purple and Gold’s momentum.

Denver seemed to start pulling away, but the Leathernecks never let the lead get out of control.

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Cassie Hunt sets the ball for her teammate Riley Schumacher inside Western Hall.

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