Lacey, Wash.—The Sea Lions traveled to Washington to participate in the D2 West Region Showcase this weekend. Their first game matched them against the Yellowjackets of Montana State University-Billings. While Point Loma was able to keep the sets close they were unable to find a way to win, falling in straight sets.
 
The Sea Lions were paced by Julia Malinas on offense and Holley Persson on defense, who each had one of their best performances of their freshmen seasons. Even with those performances, errors and missteps kept Point Loma from being able to get the points needed to win. The team is young and they still need to take that next step to finish games strong.
 
Team Records
PLNU (0-5), MUSB (3-2)
 
Scott's Thoughts
On the game overall:
"We are struggling to have a killer instinct in the high pressure situations. We are a young team and experience can only happen with more experience on the floor, so we must continue with the process."

On the positives of the game:
"Our blocking was fantastic, so we hope that can be something solid we can hang our hat on moving forward. Julia played great. The Julia Malinas we all know from practice showed up today."
 
Scoring Summary
Set 1: MUSB 25, PLNU 20
Set 2: MUSB 25, PLNU 21
Set 3: MUSB 26, PLNU 24
 
News and Notes
> Julia Malinas led the team with a .346 hitting percentage and a season-high 9 kills for the match.  
> The Sea Lions had one of their best offensive performances in set two with a .250 hitting percentage.
> Holley Persson anchored the defense with 20 digs. 
> This is the second straight season that the Sea Lions have opened 0-5. 

Up Next
PLNU will play two games tomorrow at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. First up for the Sea Lions will be the host team, St. Martin's University, then they will close out the evening against Humboldt State.