SAN DIEGO - For the second straight Saturday, the Point Loma volleyball team made quick work of an opponent from the Bay Area as they swept Academy of Art in 71 minutes.
 
Jaime Cymbaluk was the only student-athlete to hit double-figures in kills in the three-set match. Grace Hicks hit an incredible .800 as she put down eight kills without an error in 10 attempts. Madie Fox added seven kills, and the birthday girl Tornia Hommes chipped in with six. Courtney Dyer posted a match-best 15 digs, and Cara Keturakis dished out 32 assists.
 
Team Records
Point Loma (16-9, 12-5 PacWest), Academy of Art (10-15, 7-10 PacWest)
 
PacWest Implications
The victory keeps PLNU within three games of first-place Azusa Pacific (15-2 PacWest) with five to play. Point Loma is currently in fifth place in the PacWest. Even with the loss, ART U remains in eighth place.
 
Words from coach Jonathan Scott and the student-athletes


Scoring Summary
Set 1: PLNU 25, ART U 21
Set 2: PLNU 25, ART U 15
Set 3: PLNU , ART U 16
 
News and Notes
> PLNU swept ART U earlier this season on the road
> With her sixth assist of the match Keturakis moved into fourth place in PacWest history for career assists (3,885)
> Former Point Loma setter Savannah Wedemeyer is next in the PacWest record books with 3,920 career assists
> Cymbaluk registered double-figure kills in back-to-back matches for the first time this season
> PLNU held ART U to single-digit kills in all three sets
> Point Loma has hit over .240 in all four matches on the homestand

Up Next
Point Loma will host the three PacWest teams from Hawaii next week. It will open with Hawaii Pacific on Monday, Nov. 11, before taking on Hawaii Hilo on Wednesday, Nov. 13.  The Sea Lions will close out the week against Chaminade on Thursday, Nov. 14. All three matches will begin at 7 p.m.