NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — The College of Southern Nevada women's volleyball team battled Eastern Arizona College in ACCAC action Friday night at the Coyote Event Center, but the Gila Monsters used an efficient offensive attack to earn a 25-19, 25-16, 25-18 victory.
The loss moved CSN to 6-5 overall and 1-2 in ACCAC play, while Eastern Arizona improved to 8-10 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
Eastern Arizona set the tone in the opening set, hitting .344 with 14 kills on its way to a 25-19 win. The Gila Monsters carried that momentum into the second, taking a 25-16 decision to move within a set of the match.
CSN produced its strongest offensive set in the third. The Lady Coyotes recorded 13 kills — their highest total of the night — and improved to a .093 hitting percentage, but Eastern Arizona remained steady and closed out the match, 25-18.
Mia Scott led the Lady Coyotes offensively with nine kills on 27 attacks while adding three digs. Briley Fawson delivered an efficient performance with seven kills and just three errors on 17 swings, hitting a team-best .235 among CSN players with at least 10 attempts. Tayla Singleton added seven kills and four digs, while Brejanae Grant contributed four kills.
CSN split its setting duties between Libbie Ferreiro and Madison Ortiz. Ferreiro finished with 15 assists, five digs and the Lady Coyotes' lone service ace from the setter position, while Ortiz added 13 assists and six digs. Defensively, Kody Wengler and Isabella Liugalua each collected a team-high nine digs, with Emma Colin adding seven.
Eastern Arizona finished the night with 40 kills and a .279 hitting percentage compared with 31 kills and a .051 mark for Southern Nevada. Ife Talabi paced the Gila Monsters with 12 kills, while Alicia Chidera Olikagu added 10.
The Lady Coyotes now step away from ACCAC play for a three-match trip to Chandler, Arizona, beginning Friday, Sept. 25, against Justice College. CSN will then face Pima Community College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College on Saturday, Sept. 26. The Lady Coyotes return to conference action Oct. 2 at Eastern Arizona.
