(San Dimas, CA) The Park University Gilbert volleyball team (5-11, 1-8) lost to the Life Pacific University Warriors (5-10, 2-6) on the road by a score of 3-1, Friday night at Mehl Court.
The Buccaneers now move to 1-8 in Great Southwest Athletic Conference play, falling to the Warriors in four sets (24-26, 25-22, 19-25, 24-26).
These two teams split in the regular season, as Park-Gilbert defeated Life Pacific in five sets last month at Arizona Athletic Grounds.
The Buccaneers and Warriors battled it out in competitive second and fourth sets, splitting them each with a score of 26-24.
Sophomore Molly Aikens had a highly efficient night with a career-high 13 kills on 24 total attacks. Lainey Calvary and Hayven Lick tied Aikens for a team-high 13 kills a piece. Calvary and Aikens combined for six block assists.
Junior setter Miyah Vila posted career highs in assists (17) and digs (19) Friday night, good enough for her first collegiate double-double. Senior Porsche Bauer led Park-Gilbert in digs with 21
TEAM STATS
| Set | Park-Gilbert (AZ) | Life Pacific | ||||||
| K | E | TA | % | K | E | TA | % | |
| 1 | 18 | 7 | 60 | .183 | 16 | 4 | 56 | .214 |
| 2 | 15 | 4 | 46 | .239 | 13 | 7 | 46 | .130 |
| 3 | 12 | 5 | 47 | .149 | 17 | 3 | 40 | .350 |
| 4 | 12 | 4 | 46 | .174 | 19 | 6 | 56 | .232 |
| 57 | 20 | 199 | .186 | 65 | 20 | 198 | .227 | |
INDIVIDUAL STATS
| Kills | Molly Aikens (13), Lainey Calvary (13), Hayven Lick (13) |
| Aces | Miyah Vila (2), Keep Williams (2), Kyla Knight (1) |
| Blocks | Molly Aikens (5.0), Kyla Knight (2.0), Keep Williams (2.0) |
| Assists | Adrianna DeMario (32), Miyah Vila (17), Alyssa Winfield (2) |
| Digs | Porsche Bauer (21), Miyah Vila (19), Kyla Knight (13) |
UP NEXT
The Buccaneers return to the court this Thursday, Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. MST, when they face the Benedictine University Mesa Redhawks (8-8, 4-4) at the BENU PEC in Mesa, Arizona.
Press Release courtesy of Park University Athletics – Garrett Campbell
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