Lumberjacks Fall to Pacific in Second Match at Wolfpack Invitational
Women's Volleyball / September 10, 2010
RENO, Nev. – Sophomore
outside hitter Jen Wilson turned in
her best performance of the season and tied a career-high with 16
kills and a .538 hitting percentage in Northern Arizona's 3-0
defeat against Pacific at the Virginia Street Gym on Friday
night. The Lumberjacks fell by sets of 25-18, 25-18, and
25-23.
Wilson posted a match-high in
hitting percentage finishing 16-of-26 attacks with only two errors
on the night. Her 16 kills were a team-high as Pacific's
Svenja Engelhardt turned in a match-high 17.
NAU (4-5) finished the night
hitting .070 for the match compared to a .257 hitting percentage
from Pacific (6-1). The Lumberjacks posted their best numbers
in the third set hitting .300 as a team and nearly pushed the match
to a fourth set.
With the loss, NAU slipped to 0-2
at the Nevada Wolfpack Invitational. The Lumberjacks close
the tournament on Saturday, September 11 at noon against No. 24
Arizona.
The Lumberjacks slipped to 2-3 in
3-0 matches this year. NAU defeated Rider and Maryland
Eastern Shore 3-0, and fell to Central Arkansas, Wyoming, and
Pacific, 3-0.
Friday's matchup was the first-ever
meeting between NAU and Pacific.
DID YOU
KNOW… The Lumberjacks had 11 of their 15
intercollegiate teams record a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher led
by women's soccer at 3.42. Women's basketball was close
behind at 3.38, followed by women's cross country (3.38),
volleyball (3.33), women's golf (3.31), men's cross
country (3.26) and swimming and diving (3.22).