PORTLAND – Despite a quick start, the Multnomah University volleyball team was unable to hang on to a victory, falling to Warner Pacific in five sets 23-25, 25-22, 15-25, 25-16, 15-7, on Jim Skagen Court.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Warner Pacific 3, Multnomah 2
Records: WPC (4-9, 3-5 CCC), MU (3-13, 1-7 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore. I Jim Skagen Court
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• After dropping the first three points of the match, the Lions fought back to take a 12-8 advantage before edging out the Knights in the first set.
• The second set went back and forth until Warner Pacific found a 9-3 run to pull ahead to even the match at one set apiece.
• MU hit .114 on the night while the Knights tallied a hitting percentage of .126.
• The Lions had their most dominating set in the third, boasting a hitting percentage of .324 as they jumped out to a 5-0 lead.
• Warner Pacific continued to have an answer for MU, hitting .424 in the fourth to force the deciding set.
• The Knights tallied a 7-1 run to keep the match out of reach of the Lions and complete the comeback.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Three Lions tallied double-digit kills with Sydney Amundsen earning 16 kills followed by Miranda Halverson with 11 and Taryn Frey with 10. Marissa Rhodes finished with 34 assists and Rachel Leshikar contributed 21 digs.
• For the Knights, Kealia Rosa collected 46 assists and Melisa Ljuca totaled 13 kills.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions return to Jim Skagen Court on Friday night as they welcome in CCC opponent Northwest University at 7 p.m.