PLNU Athletics

(COSTA MESA, Calif.) No. 18 PLNU Volleyball posted its second straight sweep overall and second sweep of Vanguard this season, defeating the Lions in three sets (25-15, 25-20, 25-15) on Wednesday night.
 
Point Loma hit .414 as a team, its highest offensive attack % in any match this season. That included .469 in the first set, as the Sea Lions limited the Lions to just four kills themselves in the opening stanza.
 
Back-to-back kills from Saren Rogers closed out the double-digit victory in set one, before Kyra Miles scored three of PLNU's final four points in the second set to give the visitors a 2-0 advantage in the match.
 
Sophia Baugh's service ace capped off a 4-0 start to the third for the Sea Lions, who later went on a 7-0 run that gave Point Loma a 20-10 lead. Gianna Callari then closed out the sweep with a kill, as PLNU tied its longest winning streak of the season at four matches.
 
Miles led the match with 16 kills, with Baugh dishing out a match-high 39 assists.
 
Kira Federico paced all players with 18 digs, as she was joined in double figures by Baugh (11 digs) and Callari (10 digs).
 
Point Loma (15-5 overall, 10-2 PacWest), winners of seven straight conference matches, returns home to Golden Gym on Saturday afternoon to host Concordia (18-4, 11-2) at 2 p.m. with first place in the conference standings on the line.