BURNABY, BC – Despite a 12-kill night from rookie middle blocker Kim Wong, the Alaska Nanooks volleyball team wasn't able to pull off a comeback against the Simon Fraser Clan at the West Gym on Friday night. The first of a two-game Great Northwest Athletic Conference road trip for the Nooks, Alaska fell to the Clan in four sets (17-25, 25-22, 9-25, 19-25), extending Simon Fraser's winning-streak to 10 games.

The Nanooks overall record moves to 2-8 (1-2 GNAC), while the Clan improve to 10-1 overall (3-0 GNAC).

Wong handily led the Nanooks offense, posting 12 kills and only three errors for a .333 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Angela Molesworth recorded eight kills, while junior middle blocker Riley Podowicz wasn't far behind with seven kills. Junior setter Rachel Nichols registered 32 assists while sophomore outside hitter Amberly Jeane tallied a team-high 11 digs.

As a team, the Nooks collected 37 kills, five service aces and 51 digs. Podowicz and freshman defensive specialist Paola Oliver-Otero recorded two aces each.

Simon Fraser had four players with double-digit kills and three players with double-digit digs. Outside hitter Emma Jennings led the Clan's offense with 14 kills, while libero Alison McKay totaled 20 digs.

Wong recorded a kill to give the Nanooks their first point of the night, trailing 1-3 early on. Enter Oliver-Otero, who posted a service ace to give Alaska their first lead of the night 5-4. Simon Fraser battled back, posting two service aces and eventually going on a four-point run to go from 13-16 to 13-19 in favor of the Clan. Simon Fraser captured the first set 17-25.

However, the Nanooks got gritty in the second set  when Wong posted another kill to give Alaska the lead. Alaska found momentum and continued on a three-point run to make it 6-3 before Oliver-Otero led the charge to extend the lead to 15-11 later on. Simon Fraser tried to close the gap, coming as close as 18-15 but the Nooks dug deep and took the second set 25-22.

Despite going on the board first in the third set, Simon Fraser handily took control of the third set, going on a seven-point run to make it 2-10 in a hurry. Alaska was unable to close the gap on the Clan's lead, eventually falling 9-25.

After trailing 0-1 in the fourth set, Alaska went on a five-point run to make it 5-1 quickly. SFU came back and tied the set at 9-9 before taking back the lead at 9-10. A back-and-forth battle ensued, with a tie game coming at the 15, 16 and 17 mark before an ace by Podowicz finally gave the Nanooks a two- point lead. The Clan fought back, going on a seven-point run from the 19-19 mark to take the fourth set 19-25.

It will be a quick turnaround for the Nanooks, as they take on Western Washington tomorrow (Sept. 24) in another GNAC match-up at 6pm AKT at the Whatcom Pavilion in Bellingham, Washington.

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