Box Score

SAN DIEGO - Heather Leavitt slammed down 12 kills and the Point Loma volleyball team hit .267 to sweep Cal State Monterey Bay in a non-conference contest at the Seaside Invitational late Friday night, 3-0.
 
The Sea Lions (1-1) had to wait two and a half hours from their regularly scheduled start time to begin due to earlier tournament matches running late. But the 10:00 p.m. start time did not faze PLNU in earning the straight set victory over the California Collegiate Athletic Association member and West Region opponent.
 
Point Loma had to fight hard to hold CSUMB off late to win the first set 26-24. In the second the Sea Lions gained separation by holding the Otters to a .069 hitting percentage en route to a 25-22 set victory. Then they finished Cal State Monterey Bay off in three with a 25-16 victory.
 
Bethany Mandon, a freshman middle blocker from Rocklin, Calif., had her best game as a Sea Lion with eight kills and just one error in 14 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage. PLNU also got nine kills from Delaney McCraney and seven more from Briana Vieth. Christian Fisher was the only student-athlete in the match with double-figure digs with 10. Savannah Wedemeyer had 32 assists.
 
"We came out with a different intensity (this evening)," said first year PLNU head coach Jonathan Scott. "We played harder and competed in every area of the game rather than just the fun areas.
 
"Even though our first loss did not feel good it was good for us," Scott continued. "It gives us things we need to focus on going forward."  
 
Jessica Malcolm paced the Otters with 12 kills. For the match Point Loma hit .267 compared to CSUMB's .163.  
 
Point Loma will be back in action at the Seaside Invitational for another pair of matches. The Sea Lions will face Saginaw Valley State (2-0) at 1:30 p.m. before close out the tournament against Cal State Dominguez Hills at 7:30 p.m.