PORTLAND – In one of their most dominate performances of the season, the Multnomah University volleyball concluded the weekend with a victory, downing Northwest Christian in four sets (25-19, 25-21, 16-25, 25-19) on Jim Skagen Court.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Northwest Christian 1, Multnomah 3
Records: OIT (7-11, 2-9 CCC), MU (4-16, 2-10 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore. I Jim Skagen Court
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• The Lions never trailed in the opening set, jumping out to an 8-3 lead and holding NCU to a hitting percentage of .077 to take an early advantage.
• MU took a two-set lead, hitting .424 in the second set with 17 kills with only three errors.
• NCU held off the sweep, winning the second set using a 7-2 run to pull ahead of Multnomah.
• The Beacons finished with a hitting percentage of .264 while the Lions finished with a mark of .255

 
 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Miranda Halverson led the Lions with 19 kills followed by Sydney Amundsen with 11 kills and Taryn Frey with nine.
• Orchestrating MU's offense was Marissa Rhodes who tallied 46 assists.
• Megan Van Marter led the Beacons with 19 kills

 
 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions travel next weekend as they take on College of Idaho and Eastern Oregon beginning on Oct. 12.