SAN DIEGO–After a tough outing in Azusa on Saturday, the Sea Lions looked to bounce back with the start of a three-game home stand hosting the PacWest schools out of Hawaii. Chaminade was the first team up, coming to Golden Gym after suffering their first loss of the season at Biola. The Silverswords came away with the win in four sets, earning their 10^th win of the season.
 
The Sea Lions came out swinging in the first set, using a .259 hitting percentage to capture the first set win, 25-21. It would be all Chaminade from there as they stormed out to a huge second set victory and kept the momentum from there. The Silverswords played solid defense, outblocking PLNU 9-2, and tallying 59 digs as a team.
 
Cara Keturakis led the Sea Lions with a double-double, tallying 17 assists and 10 digs on the night. Rachael Schlect led the team in kills once again, totaling seven for the match, she also added eight digs and a service ace on the night. Courtney Dyer paced the defense with 10 digs while also adding five assists and two service aces for the match.
 
Team Records
PLNU (6-6, 3-2 PacWest), CUH (10-1, 4-1 PacWest)

Turning Point
Chaminade took the second set by a score of 25-6, turning the momentum in their favor which carried through the end of the match.
 
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Scoring Summary
Set 1: PLNU 25, CUH 21
Set 2: CUH 25, PLNU 6
Set 3: CUH 25, PLNU 18
Set 4: CUH 25, PLNU 15

News and Notes. 
> The Sea Lions tallied their lowest total hitting percentage of the season, .017. 
> Chaminade's Alana Handy paced the Silverswords on both offense and defense, totaling 18 kills and 20 digs. 
> Schlect has led the Sea Lions in kills in seven of their 12 matches. 
> Point Loma is now 8-3 all-time when facing Chaminade.

Up Next
Point Loma continues a short home stretch with a game tomorrow evening hosting Hawaii Pacific at 7 p.m. in Golden Gym.