(SAN DIEGO) Nearly four Sea Lions recorded double-digit kills on Thursday night, as No. 20 PLNU Volleyball swept Azusa Pacific (25-22, 25-23, 25-19) in a battle of PacWest unbeatens on Dig Pink Night in Golden Gym.
 
Both Point Loma and APU entered the night atop the conference standings with 5-0 records in PacWest play, before the Sea Lions handed the Cougars their first conference loss of the year.
 
Point Loma (12-0 overall, 6-0 PacWest), off to its second-best start to a season in program history behind its 2001 squad (17-0), is now one of only two remaining teams still undefeated in PacWest play along with No. 9 Chaminade (12-4, 5-0).
 
Abigail Nua and Saren Rogers led all players with 15 kills, while Anna Massari added 11 and Genevieve Hara recorded nine.
 
Point Loma hit .260 as a team for the match, including .316 in the opening stanza, which Nua clinched with her sixth kill of the set.
 

#20 PLNU Volleyball wins the first set against APU on Dig Pink Night, 25-22.#GoSeaLions pic.twitter.com/mnoHgY6oik

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) October 4, 2024

The Sea Lions led by as many as six in the second before the hosts held off a late APU surge to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
 
A miraculous kill from Nua off her foot tied the third set at 5-5, swinging the momentum back in PLNU's favor.
 

"What did I just watch?!" 🤯

Abigail Nua with a kill for undefeated Point Loma (12-0, 6-0 PacWest) unlike anything you've ever seen before.#SCTop10 @SportsCenter @espn pic.twitter.com/p3XIPa0ELQ

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) October 4, 2024

 
On consecutive points, Anna Massari and Avery Allemann combined for a block before Massari's solo block gave Point Loma a four-point advantage.
 
Back-to-back kills from Rogers then gave the Sea Lions a five-point cushion at 20-15. APU responded by scoring three straight, only for PLNU to score five of the final six points, as Nua took over late with three kills in that stretch, including on match point.
 

#20 Point Loma completes the sweep of APU to improve to 12-0 overall (6-0 PacWest).#GoSeaLions pic.twitter.com/21KRiUhxMF

— PLNU Sea Lions (@PLNUSeaLions) October 4, 2024

 
Sophia Baugh set a new career high for assists in a three-set match with 43, while adding 11 digs. Fellow setter Lauren Phillips made a triumphant return from a season-ending injury last season, appearing in her first match this year and receiving a loud ovation from the home crowd.
 
PacWest Defender of the Week Makenna Joyce posted 18 digs, with Kira Federico contributing 13.
 
Point Loma (12-0 overall, 6-0 PacWest) now hits the road for its next five matches, beginning on Thursday at Jessup. First serve in Rocklin is scheduled for 6 p.m.
 
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