SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – In the second day of the D2 West Region Showcase, Point Loma came away with an early victory. PLNU took down the Nanooks of Alaska Fairbanks with a 3-0 sweep to earn their second victory of the tournament.
 
The Sea Lions put up nine quick points in set one, taking a 9-1 lead, before the Nanooks attempted to get back into the game with a few runs of their own. Down 7-6 in the second set, PLNU used a five-point run to take the 11-7 lead and wouldn't look back on their way to a set two win. Leading 2-0, Point Loma looked to secure their second sweep of the season. They earned their sweep with solid offensive contributions from several of their hitters.
 
Cara Keturakis is beginning to live up to her Preseason All-PacWest Setter award as she has averaged 12.4 assists per set over her last three games. She has spread the wealth among her hitters as three players turned in double-digit kills for the third-straight game. Rachael Schlect put together another double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs. Jaime Cymbaluk and Julia Malinas each tallied double digit kills as well, doing so with efficiency. Cymbaluk notched 13 kills as well with a .400 hitting percentage while Malinas tallied 11 kills on a .526 hitting percentage.
 
Team Records
PLNU (2-4), UAF (2-4)
 
Scott's Thoughts:
On the solid offensive outing: "The offense is starting to find more consistency."

On Cara's performance: "Cara is running a good tempo and making smart decisions."

On serve receive: "Our serve receive really struggled, but I'm proud of the way we battled."
 
Scoring Summary
Set 1: PLNU 25, UAF 21
Set 2: PLNU 25, UAF 20
Set 3: PLNU 25, UAF 19

News and Notes
> Keturakis has now had three straight outings with 40 or more assists. 
> Either Schlect or Cymbaluk has led the team in kills in every match this season. 
> The team had three players notch double-digit digs, Schlect (11), Celeste Friesen (13), and Courtney Dyer (12). 
> After two weekends of competition, Schlect lead the PacWest with 3.80 kills per set and Kayla Chapman leads the conference with 1.16 blocks per set. 
 
Up Next
The Sea Lions finished their day at the D2 West Region Showcase with an evening match against Cal State Monterey Bay. The team will play their home opener next Friday at 7 p.m. to open conference play against Academy of Art.