Women’s Volleyball Falls to Augustana (Ill.), La Verne at Pacific Coast Classic Friday
September 3, 2021

Women’s Volleyball Falls to Augustana (Ill.), La Verne at Pacific Coast Classic Friday

LA VERNE, CALIF.- The Eastern Nazarene College women's volleyball team dropped a pair of 3-0 decisions Friday to Augustana (Ill.) and La Verne at the Pacific Coast Classic.

The Lions move to 1-2 on the season with the results while the Vikings improve to 2-1 overall and the Leopards climb to 1-1 on the year.

Eliana Baran (Beaumont, Calif.) paced the squad with 18 kills and 11 digs on the day. Emma Graves (Berkshire, N.Y.) posted 13 kills and added five digs. Jessica Caldwell (Quincy, Mass.) finished with 21 digs and chipped in with eight kills. Ruth Aguilar (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) recorded 33 assists while Amya Altman (Butler, Pa.) collected 15 digs.

In its first match in the Golden State, Eastern Nazarene absorbed a 3-0 setback to Augustana.

The Vikings cruised to a 25-7 victory in the opening set and doubled their advantage to 2-0 with a 25-14 win in the second frame.

Augustana clinched the match with a hard-fought 25-22 decision in the third.

In the nightcap, the Lions endured a straight-set loss to La Verne.

The Leopards claimed the first frame 25-20 to grab a 1-0 edge in the match. The hosts prevailed 25-21 the second to extend their lead to 2-0 and sealed their first win of the season with a 25-22 victory in the third set after finishing the set with a 16-3 run.

Looking ahead, Eastern Nazarene will conclude action at the Pacific Coast Classic with a pair of matches against nationally-ranked opponents September 4. The Lions will square off against No. 11 Transylvania and No. 10 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps.

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