ROCKLIN, Calif. - The women's volleyball team kicked off their first of their final two home games of the season Friday night against Vanguard University. The Lions came out strong in each set with the Warriors battling down the stretch of each game, but Vanguard would take the 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-21) victory for the night.

Vanguard started things off with as much as a five-point lead in the first set to go up 12-7 midway through the game. Continuing to find momentum, the Warriors battled back with a 5-0 run to come within one (17-16), but the Lions answered right back with their own shift taking the final 5 points for a 25-19 first set win.

The following two sets would mirror the first as the second set began with the Lions holding a 15-7 lead, but senior serving specialist Audrey Vaughan became comfortable on the back line with the Lions at set point, serving up another 5-0 run with a pair of kills by sophomore Vendela Williams (24-22). Vanguard would take the final point to go up 2-0. 

In the final set, the Lions came out hot with a 6-1 lead to force a Jessup timeout. The Warriors chipped away the deficit point-by-point with Vaughan again serving up a 4-0 run with kills by Danielle Schoen and Taylor Jacky (14-11).  Down the stretch, Jessup would get within two (23-21), but the Lions held strong to the finish to take the final set 25-21.

Leading the offensive for the Warriors was Jacky with 7 kills, followed by Kassidy Heuvelhorst (5) and Schoen (5), Williams led with 18 assists. 

The Warriors will play their final home game of the season tomorrow evening at 5 pm against Hope International. The seniors will be recognized in a pre-game ceremony starting at 4:45 pm.

   
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