(SAN DIEGO) No. 19 PLNU Volleyball (25-13, 25-20, 28-30, 25-19) defeated Dominican in four sets on Friday night in Golden Gym, winning its fifth straight PacWest match.
In the first set, Point Loma went on a 12-0 run and scored 16 of the final 19 points in the opening stanza to take a 1-0 lead in the match off
Sophia Baugh's dump kill.
PLNU trailed 13-17 in the second but battled back and scored the final five points of the set, with
Kyra Miles' solo block putting Point Loma up 2-0.
The Sea Lions then saved three set points in the third but couldn't save a fourth as the Penguins extended the match.
However, the hosts responded by hitting .417 as a team in the fourth and ultimately final stanza, as
Gianna Callari clinched the match with her career-high 16th kill of the evening.
Joining Callari with double-digit kills were
Ila Rose (13) and
Hailey Clark (12). Senior setter
Sophia Baugh had a match-high 48 assists while tying her career high with eight kills.
Kira Federico had a double-double of 22 digs and 11 assists, with Baugh (21 digs) and
Kaitlyn Cabral (18 digs) also reaching double figures in digs.
Point Loma (13-5 overall, 8-2 PacWest) returns to Golden Gym on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. to host Jessup.
POSTMATCH PRESS CONFERENCE
