Saturday, October 19
Riverside, Calif.
1:00 PM PST
California Baptist University
9-11,2-5WAC
2
vs
3
Grand Canyon
15-5,7-1WAC
1
2
3
4
5
F
Grand Canyon
22
25
22
25
15
3
California Baptist
25
23
25
18
11
2
12 Aces Lead CBU to Five Sets with GCU
10/19/2019 4:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
RIVERSIDE – Twelve aces nearly helped carry California Baptist University in a five-set Western Athletic Conference battle with Grand Canyon on Saturday.
The Lancers pushed the Lopes, who are a top-two team in the league, but ultimately finished just short in a 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11 loss on Saturday afternoon in the Van Dyne Gym. CBU's 12 aces were a record against an NCAA Division I opponent for the Lancers.
Elizabeth Gilley and Nicole Abreu led CBU's attack from the service line, with five and four aces, respectively. Gilley's five aces tied her career-high and for fourth in CBU's NCAA era (2013-19).
Setters Hana Okuhara and Natalie Zimmerer both logged double-doubles in the loss. Okuhara tallied 24 assists and 17 digs, while Zimmerer chipped in 27 assists, 12 digs and an ace.
Four Lancers eclipsed double-digit kills in the match, with Megan Sester producing a match-high 16 on a .257 percentage (16-7-57).
Cassidy Dennison notched 14 kills and eight digs and Christine Graf smashed 10 kills. Ellie Voss hit a team-high .444, with 10 kills and two errors on 18 attacks.
Grand Canyon improves to 16-4 and 6-2 in the WAC to keep itself in a second-place tie in the standings. The Lancers move to 9-11, 3-4 in the conference heading into a conference clash with CSU Bakersfield in the CBU Events Center on Monday at 7 p.m.
The Lancers pushed the Lopes, who are a top-two team in the league, but ultimately finished just short in a 22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 25-18, 15-11 loss on Saturday afternoon in the Van Dyne Gym. CBU's 12 aces were a record against an NCAA Division I opponent for the Lancers.
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— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 19, 2019
Another great battle in Van Dyne in the books.#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/IQxeb3rgZr
Elizabeth Gilley and Nicole Abreu led CBU's attack from the service line, with five and four aces, respectively. Gilley's five aces tied her career-high and for fourth in CBU's NCAA era (2013-19).
Elizabeth Gilley picks up ace #⃣5⃣ of the match!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/qEsxUNVw1j
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 19, 2019
Setters Hana Okuhara and Natalie Zimmerer both logged double-doubles in the loss. Okuhara tallied 24 assists and 17 digs, while Zimmerer chipped in 27 assists, 12 digs and an ace.
Four Lancers eclipsed double-digit kills in the match, with Megan Sester producing a match-high 16 on a .257 percentage (16-7-57).
Megan Sester upped her kill total to 14 in set three. She had three-straight kills at one point, check it out!#LanceUp⚔ pic.twitter.com/r64JS8wVWE
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 19, 2019
Cassidy Dennison notched 14 kills and eight digs and Christine Graf smashed 10 kills. Ellie Voss hit a team-high .444, with 10 kills and two errors on 18 attacks.
Grand Canyon improves to 16-4 and 6-2 in the WAC to keep itself in a second-place tie in the standings. The Lancers move to 9-11, 3-4 in the conference heading into a conference clash with CSU Bakersfield in the CBU Events Center on Monday at 7 p.m.
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— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 19, 2019
The second ace of the match by Nicole Abreu is a thing of true beauty! pic.twitter.com/FxuPIie1Ay
Team Stats
GCU
CBU
Kills
65
67
Errors
13
34
Attempts
155
181
Hitting %
.335
.182
Points
84
82
Assists
57
60
Aces
2
12
Blocks
17
3
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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