Bruins Fall to Host Loggers in Three Straight Tournament Games

George Fox (0-3) heads for Claremont, Calif., next weekend for the Pacific Coast Classic hosted by the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. (TACOMA, Wash

Elizabeth Anderson Photo: George Fox University

TACOMA, Wash. - Still leading 20-18, the Bruins surrendered seven unanswered points, including three kills by Jamie Eggers, and fell behind 25-20. They got no closer than four the rest of the way.

Other than an early 1-0 deficit, Puget Sound led all of game two, though George Fox stayed close until late.

It was only a 24-21 margin when the Loggers went on a 6-1 run to end the game.

Game three was a see-saw affair that saw 12 ties and seven lead changes. The Bruins led 26-21 when three consecutive kills by Eggers keyed a 7-0 UPS run for a 28-26 advantage by the home team.

Elizabeth Anderson’s kill and a bad set by Eggers enabled the Bruins to take 29-28 and 30-29 leads, but kills by Monica Groves and Lindsey Denman and a block by Groves and Denman gave the Loggers the third game.

Anderson was the only Bruin in double figures in kills with 12 as George Fox hit only .124 for the match to .246 for Puget Sound.

Amy Knight had 29 assists.

Karina Philliber had 10 digs and Anderson made three blocks on defense.

Eggers paced the Loggers with 20 kills, Groves had 17, and Denman 11, with Jessica McPhee-Hayes passing out 47 assists and making 20 digs.

Groves had five blocks.

The Bruins were to close out play in the tournament in mid-afternoon against the State University of New York-Brockport, but results were unavailable while the team was en route back from Tacoma.

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