SALEM – Coming up against their first ranked opponent in 2018, the Multnomah University volleyball team struggled offensively against 19^th-ranked Corban University, losing in three sets on the road on Saturday.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Corban 3, Multnomah 0 (12-25, 16-25, 18-25)
Records: CRB (6-5, 2-0 CCC), MU (1-8, 0-2 CCC)
Location: Salem, Ore.
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• Offense was hard to come by for the Lions as Corban held MU to hitting percentages of less than .100 in two of the three sets.
• The Warriors opened set one with a 9-2 start, before going up 17-5 to put set one out of reach.
• MU played their toughest set in the third, fighting back from a 17-6 deficit to come within four points at 18-14. Corban continued to string together points to finish off the match with a hitting percentage of .326 overall.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Sydney Amundson and Maile Kam led the Lions on offense with nine kills each while Savannah White added five of her own.
• Marissa Rhodes tallied 21 assists, putting her season total over 250.

 
 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions return home next weekend as they hold their first home contests of the season, welcoming in Eastern Oregon and College of Idaho.