DAVENPORT, lowa - In the final game of the regular season, the Olivet Nazarene University women's volleyball fell in straight-sets 25-23, 25-19, 25-20 to the Fighting Bees of St. Ambrose in Lee Lohman Arena Thursday afternoon.

ONU held a two-point lead midway through the first set after Sophia Johnston put away a kill to make it 11-9. Both squads went back-and-forth on the scoreboard until the Tigers broke away, sitting two points away from taking the opening set against the No. 2 team in the CCAC. However, the Tigers couldn't find those final two points as the Bees came soaring back with six-unanswered points to steal the first set.

Kaylee Cozen scored back-to-back points, one off a kill followed up by a service ace, to break a 15-15 tie in the second set. The Bees would then close out the set on a 10-2 run to take a 2-0 lead into the third set.

In the third set, Johnston hammered down a kill to knot the game at 19-19 down the stretch. However, back-to-back kills from the Bees gave SAU a lead they would hold on to for the remainder of the match. Kelsey Todd tallied a kill to make it a one-point game, but the Bees would rally for four-straight points to take the set and the match.

GAME VITALS

Final: First Set: SAU 25, ONU 23 | Second Set: SAU 25, ONU 19 | Third Set: SAU 25, ONU 20

Records: Olivet Nazarene: 8-19 (7-9 CCAC) | Indiana Northwest 22-8 (13-3 CCAC)

Location: McHie Arena | Olivet Nazarene University | Bourbonnais, Ill.

QUICK HITS

• Johnston was the lone Tiger with double-digit kills (10)

• Brianna Cannon led ONU with 12 digs

• Julianne Kielion (11) and Karsyn Delbridge (15) both had double-digit assists
  
  

WHAT'S NEXT?

This was the final regular-season match for the ONU women's volleyball team. The Tigers will have to wait and see how the rest of the conference shakes out to determine if they have qualified for the CCAC Tournament. Updates will be posted on ONU's social media outlets.

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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu