Saturday, August 31
Moscow, Idaho
4:30 PM PST
California Baptist University
0-2
2
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3
Eastern Washington
1-2
1
2
3
4
5
F
Eastern Wash.
17
25
25
15
15
3
California Baptist
25
23
23
25
12
2
Photo by: Andrew Shortall
CBU Comeback Stopped Short by Eagles
8/31/2019 7:17:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
MOSCOW, Idaho – A valiant comeback attempt from California Baptist University came up just short in a hard-fought, five-set loss to Eastern Washington on the final day of the Idaho Volleyball Classic on Saturday.
The Lancers fought back from being down after three sets and in the fifth set before the Eagles eventually pulled it out, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12. CBU dominated the fourth set to stay alive, and then rallied from a 9-3 hole in the fifth to make things interesting up until the very end.
Five CBU players finished with at least seven kills, with three of them being middle blockers. Sydney Marks finished with a team-high 14 kills on a .379 percentage, while Yagoda Jedrzejczak hit .478 (12-1-23) with 12 kills and six digs from the middle.
For the third match in a row, Christine Graf hit double-digit kills with 12 to go along with three digs and two blocks.
Fellow outside hitter Cassidy Dennison added 11 kills, nine digs and an ace. Ellie Voss chipped in seven kills at a .400 clip.
Setters Natalie Zimmerer (27 assists, 13 digs) and Hana Okuhara (23 assists, 14 digs) both recorded the first double-doubles of the year for the Lancers. Nicole Abreu notched 17 digs and an ace, while defensive specialist and true freshman Paige Johnson had 14 digs in her first career start.
The Lancers head to the Pepperdine Tournament next weekend. They'll face the host Waves on Thursday at 6 p.m. and then play Fairfield and Texas A&M on Friday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
The Lancers fought back from being down after three sets and in the fifth set before the Eagles eventually pulled it out, 17-25, 25-23, 25-23, 15-25, 15-12. CBU dominated the fourth set to stay alive, and then rallied from a 9-3 hole in the fifth to make things interesting up until the very end.
Five CBU players finished with at least seven kills, with three of them being middle blockers. Sydney Marks finished with a team-high 14 kills on a .379 percentage, while Yagoda Jedrzejczak hit .478 (12-1-23) with 12 kills and six digs from the middle.
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— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) September 1, 2019
Nothing else needs to be said about this kill from Sydney Marks.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/3qaHpsByHo
For the third match in a row, Christine Graf hit double-digit kills with 12 to go along with three digs and two blocks.
Christine Graf brings the 🔨 to tie set two, 18-18.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/QpOL4TRmiV
— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) September 1, 2019
Fellow outside hitter Cassidy Dennison added 11 kills, nine digs and an ace. Ellie Voss chipped in seven kills at a .400 clip.
Setters Natalie Zimmerer (27 assists, 13 digs) and Hana Okuhara (23 assists, 14 digs) both recorded the first double-doubles of the year for the Lancers. Nicole Abreu notched 17 digs and an ace, while defensive specialist and true freshman Paige Johnson had 14 digs in her first career start.
The Lancers head to the Pepperdine Tournament next weekend. They'll face the host Waves on Thursday at 6 p.m. and then play Fairfield and Texas A&M on Friday at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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— CBU Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) September 1, 2019
Check out this back-row block from Cassidy Dennison. CBU now leads 17-10 in set four, looking to force a fifth.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/oOZwfEypia
Team Stats
EWU
CBU
Kills
57
60
Errors
23
19
Attempts
186
169
Hitting %
.183
.243
Points
73.5
71
Assists
51
58
Aces
10
3
Blocks
6.5
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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