Riverside, Calif. – Walla Walla concluded day two of the La Sierra University Invite facing the hometown La Sierra University (LSU) Eagles in the morning and Life Pacific (LP) in the afternoon. For the Wolves, however, the attack of both squads ended the Wolves' chances at victory. Despite the loss to the Eagles (11-25, 19-25, 23-25), the Wolves improved throughout each set, but could not overcome an Eagle attack and their 50 kills throughout the match. In the second match, Life Pacific used a balanced scoring attack to drop the Wolves in straight sets, 14-24, 14-25, 18-25.
 
THE BASICS:
 
MATCH 1:
Final:  LSU 3, WWU 0
Records: LSU (5-2), WWU (0-5)
 
MATCH 2:
Final:  LP 3, WWU 0
Records: LP (2-5), WWU (0-6)
 
GAME NOTES:

• LSU outkilled the Wolves at a 2:1 ratio.
• The Wolves posted a tournament-high 13 kills in set 3 against LSU.
• The Wolves recorded a 1.33:1 kill/error ratio over the two matches.
• Life Pacific notched 12 service aces on the Wolves throughout the second match.

PLAYER HIGHLIGHTS:

• Gabrielle Browning notched a season-high 10 kills in the first match.
• Krista Schafer posted 10-plus assists in both matches. 
• Over the two matches, the Wolves notched 16 block assists, while their opponents notched 14.

 
NEXT GAME:
The Wolves look to regroup as they open day two of the La Sierra Invite facing off against the home team Eagles at 10:00 a.m. The second and final match of the road trip will take place at 2 p.m. against Life Pacific University. Wolves Athletics:     Twitter ¦  Facebook ¦  Instagram