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Photo by: Daniel Wilson
Lancers Defeat Seattle U In Straight Sets Again to Move Into Tie for Second in WAC's West Division
10/16/2021 3:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
SEATTLE – California Baptist University volleyball served up the second half of the Western Athletic Conference season with its second-straight match versus Seattle U on Saturday at the Redhawk Center.
An improbable comeback in set one fueled the Lancers to their second-straight sweep of Seattle U on set scores of 29-27, 25-21, 25-19. CBU continued to hit at a high clip – .321 (47-12-109) – and was strong defensively with a 10-4 advantage in blocks over the Redhawks.
It improves CBU's record to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the Western Athletic Conference this season, which moved the Lancers into a three-way tie for second place in the WAC's West Division standings. Seattle U slides to 3-15, 0-7 on the year.
Paige Johnstone put together another impressive match with 20 digs in just three sets. She has eclipsed double-digit digs in 13 of 17 matches this year. This was her third match with 20 digs or more, although this was the first time she's done it in three sets this season.
Chandler Gorman led the blocking defense with six of CBU's 10 stuffs on the day, and also had five kills on seven swings. Fellow middle blocker Laura Walewska also had five kills and three blocks.
Leah Pease and Hana Okuhara put together impressive performances at setter, as well. Pease had 23 assists, seven digs and two aces, while Okuhara finished with 17 assists.
Tesa Oaks nearly had a double-double herself with 10 kills, eight digs and two blocks. It was Christine Graf who led the offense with 11 kills on a .409 hitting percentage (11-2-22) to go along with two blocks.
Scherine Dahoue also had nine kills on a .389 hitting percentage (9-2-18) and Anouk van Noord had seven kills and four blocks.
An improbable comeback helped CBU overcome a daunting deficit, as it trailed the Redhawks 24-20 in set one.
A Graf kill forced a big sideout and gave the ball to Cassidy Dennison at the service line. She promptly delivered an ace and then took Seattle U out of system to set up back-to-back kills for Oaks to tie things up at 24-24.
Two more kills from Graf and another from Oaks helped the Lancers complete the comeback for the 29-27 victory.
WAC STANDINGS UPDATE
CBU's win moved it into a three-way tie for second place in the WAC's West Division at 4-3 in conference. Dixie State swept Utah Valley earlier Saturday to put both the Trailblazers and Wolverines at 4-3, as well. Chicago State and Grand Canyon are not far off with 3-3 conference records. Division leader NM State (5-1) and GCU were set to face off on Saturday night, while Chicago State had the day off from competition.
UP NEXT
The Lancers will stay on the road next week and play a pair of cross-division WAC matches in Abilene, Texas. CBU will open against Tarleton State on Friday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. and then face host Abilene Christian Saturday, Oct. 23 at noon.
CBU's final two home matches of the season will be against WAC West Division leader NM State on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. and Grand Canyon on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.
An improbable comeback in set one fueled the Lancers to their second-straight sweep of Seattle U on set scores of 29-27, 25-21, 25-19. CBU continued to hit at a high clip – .321 (47-12-109) – and was strong defensively with a 10-4 advantage in blocks over the Redhawks.
It improves CBU's record to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in the Western Athletic Conference this season, which moved the Lancers into a three-way tie for second place in the WAC's West Division standings. Seattle U slides to 3-15, 0-7 on the year.
LANCERS WIN❗️
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 16, 2021
CBU rides a comeback set one win to its second-straight sweep of Seattle U. The Lancers hit .321 while Paige Johnstone had 20 digs and Chandler Gorman six blocks to lead the defense. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/HALCUcenLe
Paige Johnstone put together another impressive match with 20 digs in just three sets. She has eclipsed double-digit digs in 13 of 17 matches this year. This was her third match with 20 digs or more, although this was the first time she's done it in three sets this season.
Chandler Gorman led the blocking defense with six of CBU's 10 stuffs on the day, and also had five kills on seven swings. Fellow middle blocker Laura Walewska also had five kills and three blocks.
Leah Pease and Hana Okuhara put together impressive performances at setter, as well. Pease had 23 assists, seven digs and two aces, while Okuhara finished with 17 assists.
Tesa Oaks nearly had a double-double herself with 10 kills, eight digs and two blocks. It was Christine Graf who led the offense with 11 kills on a .409 hitting percentage (11-2-22) to go along with two blocks.
Scherine Dahoue also had nine kills on a .389 hitting percentage (9-2-18) and Anouk van Noord had seven kills and four blocks.
Christine Graf is on 🔥
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 16, 2021
She has a match-high 6⃣ kills on a .556 hitting percentage (6-1-9) through one set.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/HDSPGC8ski
An improbable comeback helped CBU overcome a daunting deficit, as it trailed the Redhawks 24-20 in set one.
A Graf kill forced a big sideout and gave the ball to Cassidy Dennison at the service line. She promptly delivered an ace and then took Seattle U out of system to set up back-to-back kills for Oaks to tie things up at 24-24.
𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞-𝗧𝗢-𝗕𝗔𝗖𝗞‼️
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 16, 2021
Tesa Oaks comes up with two big kills in a row to force extra points in the first set. She has 5️⃣ kills on a .455 hitting percentage (5-0-11).#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/UbXHKDZ6lc
Two more kills from Graf and another from Oaks helped the Lancers complete the comeback for the 29-27 victory.
𝑺𝑬𝑻 𝑳𝑨𝑵𝑪𝑬𝑹𝑺 🙌
— California Baptist Volleyball (@CBUvolleyball) October 16, 2021
CBU battles back from a 24-20 deficit to force overtime and eventually completes the comeback for the 29-27 win in set one.#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/i4sqkfBhqN
WAC STANDINGS UPDATE
CBU's win moved it into a three-way tie for second place in the WAC's West Division at 4-3 in conference. Dixie State swept Utah Valley earlier Saturday to put both the Trailblazers and Wolverines at 4-3, as well. Chicago State and Grand Canyon are not far off with 3-3 conference records. Division leader NM State (5-1) and GCU were set to face off on Saturday night, while Chicago State had the day off from competition.
UP NEXT
The Lancers will stay on the road next week and play a pair of cross-division WAC matches in Abilene, Texas. CBU will open against Tarleton State on Friday, Oct. 22 at 1 p.m. and then face host Abilene Christian Saturday, Oct. 23 at noon.
CBU's final two home matches of the season will be against WAC West Division leader NM State on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. and Grand Canyon on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 1 p.m.
Team Stats
CBU
SU
Kills
47
40
Errors
12
19
Attempts
109
110
Hitting %
.321
.191
Points
61
51
Assists
46
37
Aces
4
6
Blocks
10
5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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