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HONOLULU – The Chaminade women's volleyball team couldn't overcome sluggish starts in all three sets as the Silverswords fell in their 2013 season opener to Alaska-Anchorage, 25-20, 25-22, 25-23.
Crystal Powell and Kylee Pedro led the Silverswords (0-1) with seven kills each while Kapiolani Rapoza put down six. Freshman Cassie Rushlow followed with five. Pedro paced CUH with four total blocks while Brenda Walker had 14 digs.
The Seawolves (1-1) were paced by Katelynn Zanders' 12 kills.
The first set saw Chaminade trail by six points at 17-11, then draw to within 18-16 behind kills by Powell, Reigna Johnson and Spring. But UAA pulled away down the stretch to take the first set.
In the second, Alaska-Anchorage again sprinted out to a large lead, this time a 10-point advantage at 16-6. But similar to the first set, the Swords rallied back as Kapiolani Rapoza put down four kills during a 9-1 run to bring Chaminade to within two points at 19-17. Both teams went back-and-forth down the stretch and CUH trailed only 22-21, but the Seawolves would close things out to win the set and go up 2-oh.
The third set saw UAA jump out to a 10-5 lead before Chaminade came back to tie the set four times toward the end. But Brooke Pottle would wrap up the match for Seawolves as she put down the match's final two kills.
Chaminade was held to a .194 hitting percentage while the Seawolves hit .208. Both teams tallied six total team blocks, but it was 17 hitting errors that doomed the Swords.
Chaminade returns to action today against the University of Alaska in a 1 p.m. matinee contest. Live audio of the match will also be available at goswords.com.
