(SAN DIEGO) For the third time in four seasons, PLNU Volleyball is the PacWest champions.
No. 17 Point Loma overcame a 2-1 deficit to beat Biola in five sets (25-17, 20-25, 20-25, 25-21, 15-11) on Wednesday night in Golden Gym to clinch at least a share of the conference crown with one regular season match remaining.
The Sea Lions dominated in set one, hitting .406 as a team while
Kyra Miles had four kills and three blocks.
The Eagles came back, however, to take the next two sets and take a 2-1 match advantage.
With set four tied at 19, Point Loma scored six of the next eight points, with
Gianna Callari's kill forcing a fifth and final stanza.
BU, receiving votes in the AVCA Division II Coaches Poll, then led 5-3 early in the fifth, before PLNU overcame a fifth-set deficit for the second straight match after also doing so on Saturday at Hawai'i Hilo.
The Sea Lions pulled away late in the fifth with a 3-0 run before Callari's kill clinched the conference championship for Point Loma on Head Coach
Jonathan Scott's birthday.
Ila Rose led the team with 16 kills, followed by Callari's 15 and 11 from
Saren Rogers.
Hailey Clark had a match-high seven blocks, while Miles had six and Rogers added four.
Kira Federico led all players with 23 digs, with Baugh tallying 15 of her own to go along with her 43 assists.
Point Loma (20-5 overall, 15-2 PacWest) reaches the 20-win mark for the fifth straight season with its 12th consecutive conference victory.
PLNU hosts Westmont on Saturday on Senior Day with an opportunity to clinch the outright conference title. First serve in Golden Gym is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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