STOCKTON, CA – LMU battled hard but came up short on Thursday night, falling 3–1 to Pacific at the Spanos Center.

The Lions came out firing in the first set. A couple of service aces from Kayla Lopez flipped the momentum, and kills from Leah Burrell, Sophie Stephenson, and Maddie Boerstra helped LMU close it out 25–23.

Pacific bounced back in set two, taking control early with tough serving. LMU fought to stay close thanks to kills from Sophia Keene and Stephenson, plus another ace from Lopez. Cecily Bramschreiber tried to spark a late push with back-to-back aces, but the Tigers held on 25–17.

Set three was a grind. The teams went point-for-point almost the entire way, and LMU pulled ahead late after kills from Boerstra and Stephenson. But Pacific answered with a run of their own and squeezed it out in extras, 27–25.

The fourth was another tight one. Boerstra dropped in an ace to tie things at 10–10, and the Lions kept matching Pacific swing for swing down the stretch. Stephenson gave LMU life late with a clutch kill to make it 22–24, but the Tigers finished it off on the next rally to take the set 25–22 and the match.

Stephenson led the way with 15 kills, while Boerstra and Keene added nine each. Lopez was locked in from the line, serving up four aces to push her season total to 17. Delfina Schuh paced the offense with 26 assists.

The Lions head north to face Saint Mary's on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Moraga, CA.

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