LACEY, Wash. – Northwest Nazarene volleyball struggled to find their footing against a Saint Martin's squad playing tough at home on Saturday, falling in three sets to the Saints.
NNU moves to 10-11 on the season and 6-7 in GNAC action.
The Saints came out of the gates on fire, opening a 15-4 lead after 10 unanswered points and eventually rolling to a 25-12 set one victory.
Set two was much closer, with SMU leading most of the way but NNU fighting back to take a 21-20 lead with five points in a row. NNU would still lead 23-22, but the Saints took the last three points to take the set 25-23.
Set three was close again, with the teams tied at 16. SMU then scored five of the next six to go up 21-17 and held on from there for the 25-21 victory to take the match.
Caroline McMahon led the defense with 13 digs, while
Gabi Moore recorded 27 assists, three aces, and five digs.
Maren Dent led the offense with eight kills, followed by
Miya Koch at seven kills and 10 digs.
NNU will now have three matches in a row at home, starting with hosting Central Washington in the Johnson Sports Center on Saturday, Nov. 4 at 1:00 p.m.
