LOS ANGELES – LMU played Long Beach State Saturday night falling short to The Beach in match five.
 
Long Beach State went on a 3-0 run early in set one, but a kill by Phoebe Awoleye would bring the Lions within one of The Beach, 3-2. LMU would go on a three unanswered point streak thanks to back-to-back kills from Jacquelyn Moore, Ella Boehle and Rose Booth; but still trailed The Beach by one, 12-11.
 
A shift happened midway for LMU when the Lions went on a 9-0 run and taking the lead, 21-12. The Lions would win set one, 25-16.
 
During set two it was The Beach who would open the match going on a 3-0 run. Three kills from Audrey Klemp and Rose Booth, with all three assists from Isabella Bareford, would give the Lions a one-point advantage, 5-4.
 
LBSU went on many runs throughout the set and took the lead, 19-12. LMU tried to fight back but couldn't win the set and fell short to The Beach, 25-21.
 
Set three started in the Lions favor leading The Beach, 6-2. Two service errors by LBSU, and a kill by Moore, helped extend the lead by seven points for LMU, 11-4. The Lions went on an eight unanswered point streak and beat The Beach, 25-11.
 
The Lions started off set four with a kill from Kari Geissberger. Both teams went back and forth, but The Beach would go on a three-point streak and lead the Lions 8-5. LBSU went on multiple streaks throughout the set eventually leading, 22-13. The Lions went on a 2-0 run, but still fell short to The Beach, 25-16.
 
The fifth set started off tight for LBSU and LMU with both teams tying at 3-3.  A kill by Rose Booth, followed by a kill by Geissberger, would put the Lions within one of The Beach, 5-4. LBSU would go on a four unanswered point steak increasing the lead by four, 10-6.
 
The Lions and The Beach went one for one the rest of the set and it was LBSU who would win set five, 15-11, and win the game, 3-2.
 
LMU plays again, Sept. 22, against the BYU Cougars.
 
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