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Sierra
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Fresno Pacific FPU-VB 3-7, 4-15 PacWest
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Winner Point Loma PLNU-VB 8-3, 11-7 PacWest
Fresno Pacific FPU-VB
3-7, 4-15 PacWest
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Point Loma PLNU-VB
8-3, 11-7 PacWest
Winner
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Fresno Pacific FPU-VB 23 25 22 25 13 (2)
Point Loma PLNU-VB 25 23 25 23 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

FPU Falls in Five at Point Loma

SAN DIEGO – The Fresno Pacific volleyball team played Point Loma tough on Saturday night, but the Sunbirds came up short 3-2 in PacWest action at Golden Gymnasium.
 
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Point Loma 3, Fresno Pacific 2
Set Scores: 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 23-25, 15-13
Records: PLNU (11-7, 8-3 PacWest), FPU (4-15, 3-7 PacWest) 
All-Time Series: FPU leads 67-18
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
• The opening set went to the Sea Lions despite the Sunbirds playing the frame tight. FPU tied the match at 23 after a Carley Bock kill and ace, which forced a PLNU timeout. The Sea Lions escaped with the win after scoring the next two points however.
• The second frame went back and forth before a block from Mikayla Kennedy and Madison Pierce set up match point. PLNU followed with an error as the 'Birds evened the match at 1-1.
• With the score 22 all in the third, FPU had two consecutive attacks blocked and then committed an error to hand PLNU the win.
• The Sunbirds forced a fifth set after hitting .222 as a team in the fourth. Greta Dobenecker sealed the win with a kill on a sneak attack at the net.
• FPU then jumped ahead 4-1 in the fifth, but PLNU defended its home court to storm back and earn the win.
 
STATS OF THE MATCH:
• Dobenecker had a big game facilitating the offense for the Sunbirds, as the senior totaled 48 assists, 18 digs, eight kills and two aces. 
• FPU had three players finish with double-digit kills, led by Bock's 14. She added seven digs, six assists and three aces. Caroline Bodziak totaled 13 kills and Jaalyn Sotoa-Stuebing added 11. 
• Sierra LeBeau led the FPU defense with 28 digs.
• Point Loma received a game-high 21 kills from Rachael Schlect.
 
BEYOND THE BOX:
• Dobenecker picked up her 10th double-double of the season. She was just off her career high assist total of 51.
• LeBeau's 28 digs marked a career best.
 
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UP NEXT:
• FPU continues conference play next week as the Sunbirds take on Dominican on Friday at 7 p.m. in San Rafael.
 
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