Box Score SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team dropped its final match of the PacWest/GNAC Crossover, a 3-1 (25-17, 18-25, 25-14, 25-15) loss to Western Oregon on Saturday.

Without regular libero Amanda Lee, the Penguins went 12 players deep, including four freshmen, but never quite found a rhythm. WOU (2-6) jumped out to a 4-2 deficit before the Penguins tied up the set. Still, the Penguins (2-6) never led and the Wolves finished on a 7-2 run to go ahead early. In set two, sophomore setter Hannah Smith recorded a kill, then went back to serve and served the next eight points as Dominican went from down a point to a 15-8 lead. A 6-1 run and a 3-0 run capped off the Penguins' set two victory.

Western Oregon controlled the rest of the match though. A Shannon Riggio-Kerley service ace capped a three-point run and gave the Penguins a 7-6 lead in set three but that's the last lead that Dominican would lead. The Penguins recorded more than two consecutive points only once the rest of the match.

Freshman Aimee Stenwand finished with a pair of career highs with 15 kills and 13 digs. Sophomore Madeline Powelson added nine kills and 11 digs in the loss. Sari Kwan, who got the start at libero, had 11 digs and nine assists.

Senior Samantha Rains was named to the All-Tournament Team. She led the tournament with 24 total blocks (1.71/set).

The PacWest's Fresno Pacific, whom Dominican did not face, was the tournament champion with a 4-0 record. The Sunbirds' Kathleen Anderson was named Tournament MVP.

Dominican delves into PacWest play on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Kezar Pavilion in San Francisco. The Urban Knights went 2-2 during the tournament with wins over Montana State Billings and Western Oregon. first serve is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.