Box Score FAIRBANKS – Despite a 21 kill performance by junior
Sam Harthun, the Alaska Nanook volleyball team lost, 3-1, to Tiffin University (Ohio) in its second match of the Flint Hills Resources Alaska Nanook Classic.
Alaska falls to 0-2 overall while Tiffin improves to 1-1 after losing to St. Edward's University (Texas) (2-0) in the earlier Friday match.
The first set was hotly contested, with Tiffin eking out a 26-24 victory before the Nanooks responded with a 25-22 win in the second. However, they could not continue that momentum as the Dragons won the third and fourth sets by scores of 25-13 and 25-17, respectively.
Harthun led all attackers with her 21 kills.
Brooke Mattice (10) and
Maddie Davis (9) each had strong offensive games while
Miranda Grieser contributed a team-high 33 assists. On the defensive side, Harhtun had a team-high 10 digs to go along with two blocks, while
Tessa Butterfield and
Meagan Olsen each had five digs.
Tiffin was led offensively by Lu Phillips and Jillian Campbell who had respective kill totals of 15 and 12, as well as Tiffany Buchinger who contributed 38 assists.
The Nanooks play twice tomorrow, as they host SEU at 11:00 a.m. and round-out the Flint Hills Resources Alaska Nanook Classic with a 7:00 p.m. rematch against the Dragons.
