OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Lions opened their conference campaign with a loss on the road from the Geoducks of Evergreen State College. Multnomah took the first set, but the Geoducks consistency ultimately won them the next three sets.

Multnomah was playing at a disadvantage without a handful of key players due to health protocols, but still fought it out to the end. The Lions were down in the first set by as much as 6 points, but the team rallied their way back to the victory in extra points, and sealed the deal with an ace from Lauren Porter to make the score 28-26. It was an offensive battle in set one between the two teams – with the Lions kill count at 17, and the Geoducks with 15.

The second set saw the teams trading runs, but Evergreen had the 7 point lead at 19-12 that was too steep to overcome. The Geoducks also seemed to win most of the extra long rallies that elevated their momentum and morale. The final score was 25-20. Evergreen continued to get better each set and won the third set 25-17.

The fourth and final set was ultimately won by the Geoducks after the Lions unforced errors gave Evergreen the advantage. The final score was 25-14.

Kamaile Labanon was the offensive leader for Multnomah, finishing with 19 kills. Labanon landed a double-double on the night after picking up 12 digs as well. Jocelynn Porter was also an offensive threat in the match, finishing with 13 kills. Leading defensively was Alyssa Mehalovich who tallied 23 digs. Another notable performance came from Lauren Porter, who scored 4 aces in the match.

UP NEXT:
The team will finish out their CCC opening weekend in Kirkland, Washington, as they play the Eagles of Northwest University on Saturday, September 4^th at 5pm.