PORTLAND – The Multnomah University volleyball team couldn't hang on to their advantage, falling to Northwest University in five sets 20-25, 27-25, 19-25, 25-18, 15-7 on Jim Skagen Court on Friday night.
 
 
THE BASICS:
Final: Northwest 3, Multnomah 2
Records: NU (9-9, 5-4 CCC), MU (3-14, 1-8 CCC)
Location: Portland, Ore. I Jim Skagen Court
 
 
GAME SUMMARY:

• Multnomah struck first, breaking a 9-9 tie in the first set with an 8-1 run to pull ahead of the Eagles.
• In the second set, both teams traded points to a 25-25 tie before Northwest tallied the final two points of the set to even the match.
• NU finished with a .181 hitting percentage while holding the Lions to a mark of .076.
• In the final set, Northwest broke away from the Lions with a 9-1 run to seal the victory.

 
KEY PERFORMERS:

• Sydney Amundsen tallied 19 kills followed Maile Kam with 17 kills and Miranda Halverson with 10.
• Rachel Leshikar was a force in the back line, tallying 30 digs, her highest total as a Lion. Marissa Rhodes broke the 50 mark in assists, finishing with 51 assists overall.

 
COMING UP NEXT:
The Lions continue Cascade Conference action at home tomorrow night as they host Evergreen State.