SPOKANE, Wash. (October 13, 2000 - Friday the 13th proved to be a Black Cat for Gonzaga University's volleyball team Friday as 23rd-ranked Loyola Marymount University rolled to a 15-8, 15-6, 15-6 West Coast Conference victory. Gonzaga (4-14, 0-5) got off to an encouraging start against the Lions (13-5, 3-1), holding a 6-4 lead in game one. But the Lions scored the next six points and outscored Gonzaga 11-2 in capturing the first game. Three Gonzaga attack errors and a pair of kills by Sarah McFarland propelled the Lions from the 6-4 deficit to a 9-6 advantage. LMU would not trail the remainder of the night, 4-4 and 5-5 deadlocks in game two the closest the Bulldogs came to grabbing a lead again. McFarland finished with a match-high 22 kills, a .488 attack percentage and 10 digs to help the Lions snap a two-match losing streak that came at the hands of No. 15 UC-Santa Barbara and fifth-ranked Pepperdine University. It was the 10th time this season the senior hit better than .300 in a match. She was the only player from either team with double-digit kills. Heather Osberg led Gonzaga with 7 kills, while Jamie VanMeetren and Abby Cullen had 6 each. The Bulldogs hit just .063 for the match, while the Lions had 49 kills for a .333 percentage. Allison Gustorf and Tiana Newsome each had six blocks as the Lions had 12.5 blocks to 5.5 for the Bulldogs.
The Lions return to action tomorrow when they face the Portland Pilots in Portland, Oreg., at 7 p.m.
