Volleyball Suffers First Loss at Bronco Invitational
Women's Volleyball / August 29, 2009
BOISE, Idaho – Freshman outside hitter Lauren Campbell
posted her second straight double-double, but Northern Arizona
women's volleyball suffered its first loss of the season in a
narrow five-set match against Cal State Northridge on Saturday at
the Boise State Bronco Invitational. The Lumberjacks fell 3-2 by
sets of 25-23, 11-25, 26-24, 14-25, 12-15.
NAU (1-1) opened Saturday's match in contrast to
Friday's win over Boise State by taking a close first set yet
falling quickly in the second.
The Lumberjacks held a 2-1 edge entering a potential
match-clinching fourth set, and with Cal State Northridge clinging
to an 11-10 lead, the Lumberjacks were out scored 14-4 to close the
set.
NAU battled back and were in position to win the final set and
stay unbeaten, but with the score 12-12, Cal State Northridge (1-1)
clinched the win with a late 5-2 run.
"We don't have a set lineup yet," said head coach Craig
Choate regarding the close loss. "We don't have any rhythm
going. Northridge was physically better than us. We fought enough
to keep ourselves in the match and we had a chance. We
couldn't close it and they did."
Campbell and freshman Anna Gott once again made their presence
known on Saturday with encore performances that rivaled their
notable debuts against Boise State on Friday night. Campbell
finished with 15 digs and a team-high 13 kills while Gott added a
team-high 27 digs.
Freshman Kelli Dallman filled up the stat line as well with a
team-high .292 hitting percentage, 11 assists, 10 kills, eight
digs, and four service aces.
The Lumberjacks will play Tulsa in the final match of the Bronco
Invitational on Saturday at 4 p.m.