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Box Score 2 LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola cruised to a pair of sweeps to close out its 2012 Biola University/Red Lion Hotel-Anaheim Summer Slam with a perfect 4-0 record, sweeping all four including a dominating showing over No. 8 Lewis-Clark State in the NAIA Match of the Week on Friday at Chase Gymnasium.
The Eagles, ranked No. 5 in the NAIA Preseason Coaches Poll, improve to 7-1 with the wins after failing to drop a set in four matches this week. Biola wrapped up the tournament by crushing LCSC 25-11, 25-10, 25-10 before wbeating William Jessup University 25-8, 25-9, 25-23 victory in the nightcap.
Junior Chelsee Arnitz led Biola with 19 kills on the day and adding nine blocks, posting a .643 attack percentage while committing just one error. For the tournament, Arnitz recorded 37 kills on 53 swings with just one error for an impressive .679 attack percentage. She added 14 blocks and six aces.
Sophomore Amy Weststeyn added 15 kills and seven blocks on the day while freshman Joclyn Kirton recorded 10.
Biola's first match of the day was to be a thrilling match-up against a Top 10 team. However, the Eagles completely dominated from start to finish and instead turned it into a blowout.
The match started evenly with the two teams tied at 5-5 early on. However, the Eagles would take control thanks to strong serving by Tara Rallis, who helped served out a long 11-0 run. Biola would not look back after that and cruised to a 25-11 win.
The Eagles used another long run to break open the second set. Leading 10-6, Biola rattled off nine-straight points thanks to strong serving this time by Emily Weingartner which included a pair of aces.
Biola would end up scoing 15 of the last 20 points in the set and take a 2-0 lead with a 25-10 win.
The story was nearly identical in the third set, though without the long run. Biola held an eight-point lead at 15-7 before rattling off a 10-3 run to close out the match. Sophomore Rachel Krueger had a hand in each of the final three points for the Eagles, assisting on a kill by Kirton, recording a solo block to set up match-point, then her first kill of the match to end it.
Arnitz led the Eagles with 11 kills in 18 swings while Christine Douglas added 10 kills in 21 attacks. Arnitz had seven blocks to go along with her kill total.
Biola closed out its tournament with another solid showing in a sweep over William Jessup. Able to mix and match its lineup a bit, the Eagles still managed to take control early, jumping out to an 8-0 lead and building a 12-1 lead. The Eagles would cruise to a 25-8 win in the set thanks in large part to three combo blocks by Weststeyn and freshman Crissy Cunningham near the end.
Leading 7-4 in the second set, Biola rattled off 12-straight points to take control. After exchanging points down the stretch, the Eagles wrapped up a 25-9 win with an ace by senior Justine Schoneveld.
William Jessup was not ready to head back to Rocklin without a fight. Biola opened a 15-6 lead in the set before the Warriors battled back into the set with a 10-5 run that made it a 20-16 game. After exchanging points, Biola set up match-point at 24-21 with a kill by Weststeyn. William Jessup responeded with back-to-back kills by Hannah Baldwin to cut the lead to one. But the Eagles would close out the match with a kill by Cunningham to win 25-23.
Cunningham led the Eagles with nine kills in the match, adding four blocks and two assists. Arnitz and Weststeyn each added eight while Kirton recorded seven.
Biola returns to action next weekend, taking part in the Concordia University Irvine Labor Day Festival on Friday and Saturday.
