ASHLAND – The Multnomah University volleyball team faced off against their second Top 25 ranked opponent in two weeks on Saturday, falling to 10^th-ranked Southern Oregon in three sets (25-14, 25-15, 25-12) on the road.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Southern Oregon 3, Multnomah 0
Records: SOU (14-0, 7-0 CCC), MU (1-12, 0-6 CCC)
Location: Ashland, Ore.
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• The Lions remained close with Southern in the first set before the Raiders ran with seven straight points to close out the opening set.
• SOU hit .273 on the night while the defense held MU to a hitting percentage of .030.
• Bad starts sunk the Lions in the final sets, going down 9-2 in the second set and 10-2 in the third set.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Miranda Halverson led the Lions for the second night in a row, tallying six kills on the night while Maile Kam added five of her own.
• Rachel Leshikar also collected 12 digs for the second straight match while Marissa Rhodes tallied 11 assists.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions return home next weekend to face off against NCAA DIII opponent Willamette University before returning to conference play against Walla Walla University.