SAN DIEGO–After a tough five-set loss to Hawaii Pacific, the Sea Lions had a quick turnaround to face one of the hottest teams in the conference, Chaminade, who was riding a seven-match win streak into last night. The two teams played tough, with no set decided by more than three points, but it would be the Silverswords who came away with the four-set victory over Point Loma.
 
The Sea Lions were on the board first as they hit .303 in the first set on their way to a 25-22 victory. Despite struggling with hitting errors in the second set, Point Loma was able to push the Silverswords to extra points but fell 27-25, evening the match at one set apiece. Chaminade took that momentum into set three and were able to string together a couple of runs that put that match out of reach for PLNU. The Sea Lions were able to play close in the fourth set as well, but once again Chaminade was able to close out the set for the win.
 
Jaime Cymbaluk totaled 18 kills for the match, on a .325 hitting percentage, which was her second-highest total of the season. Kayla Chapman added 14 kills for the Sea Lions, hitting .367, a season-high for the senior. Courtney Dyer put together another solid defensive effort, totaling 22 kills on the night, adding five assists for the match as well.

Team Records
PLNU (16-10, 13-6 PacWest), CUH (21-4, 15-4 PacWest)

PacWest Implications
The Sea Lions are now out of contention for the PacWest title, but could still have an outside chance at making the postseason with an at-large bid. Chaminade remains in contention for the title, but they will need APU and Biola to suffer losses to have that chance.

Scoring Summary
Set 1: PLNU 25, CUH 22
Set 2: CUH 27, PLNU 25
Set 3: CUH 25, PLNU 22
Set 4: CUH 25, PLNU 23

News and Notes. 
> The Sea Lions had three different player total double-digit kills. 
> Despite the loss, the Sea Lions had a slightly better hitting percentage than their opponent, .197 to .195. 
> With her 12 kills, Rachael Schlect now has 300 kills on the season. 
> The Sea Lions have at least one player ranked in the top-ten of the conference for kills, digs, blocks, aces, assists, and hitting percentage. 

Up Next
The Sea Lions head to Hilo, Hawaii nest to take on the Vulcans of Hawaii Hilo, the match is scheduled for 7 p.m.