Chaminade Downs Yellowjackets in Four (Oct.
25, 2004)
Box Score
BILLINGS, MT – First place Chaminade moved
one match closer to clinching a share of the PacWest Conference
volleyball title Monday night, defeating MSU Billings 3-1. The
No. 25-ranked Silverswords improved to 14-3 overall and 8-1 in the
PacWest. The Yellowjackets fell to 11-9, 3-5.
MSU Billings led 6-5 in the first game before
the Swords rallied to take a 13-9 lead. The Yellowjackets hit
.389 for the game but couldn’t catch Chaminade who won 30-28. The
Yellowjackets captured the momentum early in the second game,
jumping to a 6-0 advantage, and cruisin to a 30-24 win to tie the
match at 1-1.
The Jackets’ momentum was short-lived,
however, as the Silverswords exploded to a 23-9 lead in the third
game. Kahala Kabalis pounded out five of her match-high 25 kills
in the first 15 points of the third game to power the Chaminade
attack. The Yellowjackets couldn’t cut the lead to less than 10
for the rest of the game and eventually lost 30-19.
MSU Billings seemed poised to force a fifth
game, leading 22-21 in game four. Three straight points gave the
Swords a lead they would not relinquish en route to a 30-27 win to
close the match.
Kabalis finished with a double-double, adding
14 digs to her 25 kills. Valasi Sepulona knocked down 15 kills
and added 18 digs despite not playing in game one. Marijana
Stanic finished with 14 kills and five blocks. The Silverswords
out-blocked the Yellowjackets 10-6 in the match.
The Yellowjackets were led by 15 kills apiece
from Olivia Munro (Sr., Toronto, Ontario) and Jessica
Bratton (So., Casper, WY). Munro also picked up a match-high
20 digs. Alicia
Cazemier (Fr., Vauxhall, Alberta) had 10 kills on a .500
hitting percentage and also added two blocks. Natalie
Bills (So., Provo, UT) posted a double-double with 40 assists
and 12 digs.
The Yellowjackets and Silverswords meet again
at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday night at Alterowitz Gym. The match will be a
non-conference Pacific Region match. Chaminade, currently ranked
fifth in the region, is trying to lock up one of the eight
regional berths to the NCAA Tournament.
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of the Lady Yellowjackets vs. Chaminade. |
