EUGENE – The Multnomah University volleyball team opened Cascade Collegiate Conference play with a three-set loss to Northwest Christian, 25-19, 25-14, 25-18, on the road on Friday night.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Northwest Christian 3, Multnomah 0 (19-25, 14-25, 18-25)
Records: NCU (6-2, 1-0 CCC), MU (1-7, 0-1 CCC)
Location: Eugene, Ore.
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• The Beacons strung some early points together to take an early lead before an 8-2 run by the Lions tied the first set at 14-14. NCU closed out the first set with the final five points to take the set 25-19.
• NCU held Multnomah to a -.172 hitting percentage in the second set as the Lions finished with 11 errors to fall behind 2-0 in sets.
• After trading off points in the third set, NCU closed out the match using a 9-3 run to pull away from the Lions.

 
 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Sydney Amundsen led the Lions with 10 total kills while Marissa Rhodes collected 20 total assists on the night,
• Rachel Leshikar tallied a team high 12 digs while Maile Kam finished with eight digs and five kills.

 
 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions continue Cascade Conference play on Saturday night as they travel to Corban for a match at 5 p.m.