LOS ANGELES – The Lions couldn't get it done Thursday night, falling to the Washington State Cougars in straight sets, 3-0.

Set one was tight from the jump, with neither team leading by more than two points early on. The Cougars held a slight edge, but LMU kept answering back. Back-to-back kills from Nicole Schuetz and Maddie Boerstra evened things up at 7-7. WSU then went on a 4-0 run to take a 14-10 lead, but a kill from Sophie Stephenson sparked a five-point swing that put the Lions ahead, 20-19, which was their first lead of the match. It came down to the wire, but WSU closed it out, 25-23.

LMU came out strong in the second, jumping ahead 7-3 after a block from Schuetz and Sophia Keene. The Cougars responded quickly, tying it up at 9-9, and from there it was back and forth until WSU pulled away with a six-point run. The Cougars held control the rest of the way to take set two, 25-16.

Set three got away from the Lions early, as WSU had a 7-0 run to lead 9-2. LMU showed some late fight, with Schuetz and Leah Burrell teaming up for a block to spark a short run that made it 22-12. But the deficit was too much to overcome, and the Cougars closed it out for the sweep.

Boerstra led all players with 10 kills, while Delfina Schuh paced the match with 21 assists.
LMU is back in action Saturday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. against the Portland Pilots in Gersten Pavilion.

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