The Biola women’s volleyball team fell to Concordia University 3-2 in front of a full house at Chase Gymnasium on Saturday night. It was a tough loss for the Eagles who lost the last set by a mere two points. Senior Sarah Schweiger led Biola with 12 kills, junior [Christine Douglas] (http://athletics.biola.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=1260&path=vball) contributed 11, and junior [Nicolette Mather] (http://athletics.biola.edu/roster.aspx?rp_id=1263&path=vball) added 10.

Concordia wins the first two sets

Concordia took a quick lead in the first set, but Biola kept the game close. The Eagles tied the game at 8-8, but that sparked a 9-3 Concordia scoring spree. The Golden Bears went on to win the set 25-14.

The second set began very similarly to the first except that the Eagles began with a slight lead. Concordia stuck around, trailing by only three points at the most. However, once the teams were tied at 11, the Golden Bears began to gain some momentum and eventually won the set 25-21.

Biola ties the game

Biola was determined to start off the third set strong and came out scoring the first three points. They followed this up with a 9-5 run to make the score 12-5. Concordia answered with a 6-1 run of their own to cut the difference down to two at 13-11. After trading points and slowly whittling down the deficit, Concordia tied the score at 18-18. The Eagles responded with three straight points to create some breathing room, but the Golden Bears refused to go down. After three points of their own, they tied the score at 21-21. Biola fought back and won the set 25-21 on an error by Concordia’s Jenee Henderson.

Biola started the fourth set with a couple of kills by Brianna Hughes and Schweiger, but trailed 4-8. The Eagles eventually took a 12-11 lead thanks to a kill by Mather, but that was all that the they needed to drive them for the rest of the set. Biola won the set 25-20 and tied the game at two sets apiece.

Concordia comes out on top

Biola scored the first three points and kept a slight lead for the majority of the fifth set. However after Concordia tied the score at 11, they went on to win the set 15-13. The Eagles are 15-4 on the season and has a 3-1 record in Golden State Athletic Conference games.