(Mesa, AZ) The Park University Gilbert volleyball team (5-8, 1-5) lost to the OUAZ Spirit (9-4, 5-0) by a score of 3-0, Friday night at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
The Buccaneers dropped three competitive sets against a Spirit squad that currently sits atop the Great Southwest Athletic Conference with an undefeated record in GSAC play. Set scores are as follows: (25-19, 25-23, 25-21).
Park-Gilbert held OUAZ from growing a double-digit lead in any set, keeping their largest lead of the match to six halfway through the second. The Bucs were on the verge of taking OUAZ to four sets, holding a 21-17 lead in the third before dropping the final eight points.
Kyla Knight led the Buccaneers in kills against the Spirit with 11, tying her second-highest total of the season on 20 total attacks. Knight had her most efficient hitting percentage of the season Friday night at .450, and she’s now just four kills away from becoming the sixth player in program history with 400 career kills. With seven kills on Friday night, Keep Williams now needs just five more to reach 300 kills.
Adrianna DeMario posted her sixth double-double of the year with 26 assists and 11 digs Friday. Porsche Bauerand Lainey Calvary headlined the defensive efforts with 13 digs and six blocks respectively. Victoria Miller posted a team-high two service aces in her indoor career debut with Park-Gilbert.
TEAM STATS
| Set | OUAZ | Park-Gilbert (AZ) | ||||||
| K | E | TA | % | K | E | TA | % | |
| 1 | 13 | 5 | 40 | .200 | 12 | 7 | 37 | .135 |
| 2 | 16 | 8 | 43 | .186 | 9 | 4 | 35 | .143 |
| 3 | 16 | 7 | 46 | .196 | 12 | 8 | 43 | .093 |
| 45 | 20 | 129 | .194 | 33 | 19 | 115 | .122 | |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
| Kills | Knight, Kyla (11), Williams, Keep (7), Calvary, Lainey (7) |
| Aces | Miller, Victoria (2), Williams, Keep (1) |
| Blocks | Calvary, Lainey (6.0), Knight, Kyla (3.0), Williams, Keep (2.0) |
| Assists | DeMario, Adrianna (26), Bauer, Porsche (3), Williams, Keep (1) |
| Digs | Bauer, Porsche (13), DeMario, Adrianna (11), Williams, Keep (9) |
UP NEXT
The Buccaneers return to the court for another home conference match Saturday, Sept. 26 at 12 p.m. MST, when they host the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Eagles (9-7, 2-4) at Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Arizona.
Press Release courtesy of Park University Athletics – Garrett Campbell
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