Riverside, Calif. - On Day 1 of the La Sierra University Invitational, the Golden Eagles were forced to settle for a split in their two matches of the day. La Sierra started the day with a straight set victory over Life Pacific University, but were unable to overcome San Diego Christian, in a five-set loss. The team's record now sits at 4-2 on the season, with one match scheduled on Day 2.
La Sierra def. Life Pacific, 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-23)
The Golden Eagles used a respectable .313 attack percentage to push their way to a straight set victory over the Warriors. Kiana Krumm led the team and all players with 19 kills in the match and a hitting percentage of .467. Joining Krumm in the effort was Veronica Ramirez who had eight kills, no errors, on 15 total attempts (.533), while Adiva Joseph contributed seven kills, against only one error, on 14 attempts (.429). Krumm also led the team in digs, with six, while Kyrsti Photias added six digs in the win. Angala Jensen finished with a match-high 35 assists.
San Diego Christian def. La Sierra, 3-2 (27-25, 25-23, 24-26, 12-25, 15-10)
La Sierra was unable to complete the climb out of a 2-0 deficit, in their afternoon match against San Diego Christian. The Hawks were able to jump out to the early lead with two narrow victories in the opening sets. The Golden Eagles were able to stave off elimination in Set 3, the third set in-a-row that could have easily gone either way. They followed that set victory up with a convincing win in Set 4, but fell behind early in the deciding set, which they would eventually lose, 15-10.
The Hawks' Anekka Guy led all players with 20 kills in the match. Krumm led the Golden Eagles with 18 kills on 60 total attempts, just three less than Guy's 63 attempts. Mariah Morris also saw action for a total of 14 kills. Ramirez continued her efficient play with eight kills and only one attack error. Four different Golden Eagles had double-digit figures in the dig category, led by Trinity Wyscarver and Krumm who had 15 digs apiece, followed by Ayana Felton (14 digs) and Photias (13 digs). Despite the loss, the team did notch a season-high with 11 total team blocks.
The women's volleyball team will jump back into action on Thursday morning, on Day 2 of the tournament, with a 10am match against Walla Walla University. The Wolves lost both of their match, on Day 1, dropping to 0-4 on the season. Thursday's match will be the first match between the two programs since they last met, on September 7, 2011, which resulted in a straight set win for the Golden Eagles.
