(Mesa, AZ) The Park University Gilbert volleyball team (1-3, 0-1) lost to the La Sierra University Golden Eagles (3-6, 1-0) by a score of 3-2, Thursday evening at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
The Buccaneers dropped a five-set thriller to begin Great Southwest Athletic Conference play, as La Sierra earned its first GSAC win of the season. Park-Gilbert now moves to 5-4 all-time against LSU.
Park-Gilbert held an 11-8 lead in the decisive fifth set, but ultimately saw the Golden Eagles rally to a 7-3 run to end the match.
Keep Williams and Lainey Calvary led the Bucs in kills with 12 each, and setter Adrianna DeMario posted her second 35+ assist game of the season. Williams (13), DeMario (11), and libero Porsche Bauer (10) each finished with double-digit digs. Middle blocker Molly Aikenslogged nine blocks and eight kills with a .545 attack percentage.
TEAM STATS
| La Sierra | Park-Gilbert (AZ) | |||||||
| K | E | TA | % | K | E | TA | % | |
| 1 | 13 | 7 | 39 | .154 | 13 | 4 | 29 | .310 |
| 2 | 13 | 8 | 29 | .172 | 6 | 3 | 22 | .136 |
| 3 | 11 | 7 | 34 | .118 | 11 | 3 | 28 | .286 |
| 4 | 14 | 2 | 28 | .429 | 9 | 7 | 32 | .062 |
| 5 | 9 | 2 | 23 | .304 | 9 | 4 | 28 | .179 |
| 60 | 26 | 153 | .222 | 48 | 21 | 139 | .194 | |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
| Kills | Williams, Keep (12), Calvary, Lainey (12), Aikens, Molly (8) |
| Aces | Knight, Kyla (4), DeMario, Adrianna (3), Bauer, Porsche (2) |
| Blocks | Aikens, Molly (9.0), Calvary, Lainey (5.0), DeMario, Adrianna (3.0) |
| Assists | DeMario, Adrianna (35), Bauer, Porsche (5), Aikens, Molly (2) |
| Digs | Williams, Keep (13), DeMario, Adrianna (11), Bauer, Porsche (10) |
UP NEXT
The Buccaneers return to the court Friday evening at 6 p.m. MST, as they host the Life Pacific University Warriors (3-4, 0-0) back at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
Press Release courtesy of Park University Athletics – Garrett Campbell
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