BURNABY, B.C. – The SFU Red Leafs lost 3-0 (25-9, 34-32, 25-19) at 21st-ranked Seattle Pacific Saturday in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference volleyball match at Royal Brougham Pavilion.
Junior opposite
Brooke Dexter (Anchorage, Alaska) led SFU (9-6, 4-3 GNAC) with nine kills, while junior outside hitter
Jocelyn Sherman (Victoria, B.C.) added a half-dozen kills. Sophomore setter
Eva Person (Brentwood Bay, B.C.) recorded 19 assists, freshman libero
Macyn Unger (Prince George, B.C.) led the Red Leafs with 16 digs and senior middle
Kalyn Hartmann (Langley, B.C.) had a solo block and three block assists.
The hosts opened the match by taking the first dozen points, and were nearly flawless in the first set with one attack error.
SFU rebounded in a markedly different second set by taking an 8-3 lead. Senior outside hitter
Hanna Kolof (Vancouver) capped off the run with a kill that forced the Falcons (13-3, 7-1) into a timeout. SPU moved into the lead at 12-11. Neither team led by more than two points the rest of the way.
Junior opposite
Sophie Lachapelle (Kelowna, B.C.) knocked down a kill to put the Red Leafs in front 21-19, but the Falcons earned a set point at 24-23. SFU saved the set point and then had one of its own at 25-24, but the home team recorded a kill to tie the score. The Red Leafs led 26-25, 27-26, 28-27, and 29-28 but couldn't end the set. Neither could SPU when it was ahead 30-29 and 31-30. Dexter gave her team a 32-31 edge with a kill. But the Falcons answered back with a combination block as well as the next two points to finally clinch the marathon set, which featured 21 ties and nine lead changes.
Macyn Unger. Photo by Gordon Kalisch / Fast Track Sports Photography
The Red Leafs led 15-14 in the third set but couldn't sustain its strong play as the Falcons concluded the match with an 11-4 surge.
SPU was strong at the net, recording a 13-7 edge in team blocks.
SFU will look to rebound next weekend, when it hosts Western Oregon (Thursday) and Saint Martin's (Saturday). First serve for both matches at the West Gym is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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WOU:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-volleyball-vs-western-oregon-university-tickets-679585046167
SMU:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/sfu-volleyball-vs-saint-martins-university-tickets-679592478397
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