University of Alaska Fairbanks Athletics

BURNABY, B.C. - The Nanooks volleyball team fell to the Simon Fraser Red Leafs on Saturday, Oct. 24. The 3-0 loss drops Alaska to 11-12, 3-10 GNAC.

Simon Fraser's attack was too strong for the Nanooks this afternoon as SFU posted a .327 swing percentage to Alaska's .084. In the first set, the Nanooks had 11 kills and four errors, hitting .219, but Simon Fraser posted 18 kills, just a pair of errors and a .471 swing percentage. They took the first 25-15. In the second, the Nanooks swung in the negatives, hitting -.129 on five kills and nine errors. The Red Leafs maintained a strong attack with 11 kills and two errors, giving them four errors through two sets. SFU took a 2-0 lead with a 25-11 set two win. 

Alaska managed to force SFU into more trouble in the third as the Red Leafs surrendered five errors, but the Nanooks had seven and fell 25-20. Alaska hit .136 in the third while SFU hit .205. 

Inside the Numbers

• Emma Freeman led the Nanooks with seven kills. She added two digs for a team-high 7.0 points. 
• Cynphany Henderson and Ashlyn White both missed a double-double by one dig. White posted a team-high 12 assists and nine digs. Henderson had 10 assists, nine digs and five kills. 
• Haylee Lyons had six kills and five digs. Presley Engelauf added five kills, and Audrey Rose Smith had four kills and a block. 
• Tessa Onaga led the Nanooks with 13 digs. She had one of the Nanooks' two aces. Kellan Flynn had the other ace and had two digs. 

What's Next
The Nanooks face Alaska Anchorage next week on the road in Anchorage. 

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