HONOLULU, Hawaii—The Sea Lions are on the road this weekend in Hawaii, their first match was against Chaminade who was 4-0 in conference play prior to their meeting. Point Loma came out strong with a 25-21 victory over the Silver Swords in the first set. Chaminade would answer with a 25-20 win in the second to even the game at one set apiece. The next two sets would be all PLNU as they had monster games for 25-14 and 25-11 wins in the third and fourth sets, respectively.

Julia Malinas had one of her best hitting performances of the season swinging for a .538 hitting percentage on her way to 17 kills, she also added 5 aces on the match. Cara Keturakis earned her second double-double in a row with 39 assists and a season-high 13 digs. The Sea Lions played a balanced match and had solid contributions from each of their players for the second straight victory.
 
Team Records
PLNU (6-7, 3-2), CUH (9-4, 4-1)
 
Scott's Thoughts
On facing an unbeaten conference opponent:
"Who we play doesn't change much, to be honest. It's about our side, and tonight we played well."

On the play of Malinas:
"Julia was on fire and it is good to see her have a complete match in multiple areas."

On the play of the team:
"We are starting to find our groove. It will continue to take time for us to play at our highest level."

On their quick turnaround to face Hawaii Hilo:
"Sleep, eat, and hydrate, then see if we can do it again."

 
Scoring Summary
Set 1: PLNU 25, CUH 21
Set 2: CUH 25, PLNU 20
Set 3: PLNU 25, CUH 14
Set 4: PLNU 25, CUH 11

 
News and Notes
> Cara Keturakis notched her second-straight double-double and fourth on the season.
> Malinas led the team with 17 kills and 23.0 points for the match. 
> The team combined for 13 service aces, their highest mark of the season. 
> Point Loma leads the all-time series between these team 8-2. 
> Every Sea Lions hitter hit .200 or better in the match. 

Up Next
The Sea Lions will fly to Hilo this morning to take on the Vulcans of Hawaii Hilo at 5 p.m. Follow the live stats here.