LACEY, Wash. – Saint Martin's honored five seniors during their final home match of the season as Saint Martin's fell in straight sets to Northwest Nazarene.
 
The Saints' (10-16, 3-13) offense struggled to find its' flow all night going for 36 kills and 24 errors. Tia Allen recorded a double-double on the night with 11 kills, and 15 digs to pace the Saints. Emily Gooding eclipsed 10 kills while Kylie Alos ended with 25 digs, placing her fifth all-time in Saints' history in career digs at 933.
 
An 11-1 run by the Nighthawks (6-18, 3-13) midway through the first set proved to be the difference maker as the Saints were never able to fully erase the deficit. Saint Martin's cut the score down to three before falling 25-17.
 
The Saints led 15-14 just over halfway through the second set before Northwest Nazarene capitalized on an 8-2 run to overcome SMU and take a 2-0 set lead.
 
Saint Martin's looked poised to force a fourth set, leading 21-18 before once again, the Nighthawks rattled off five of the final six points to sweep the night.
 
Saint Martin's honored Bridgette Bourgouin, Kallie Langford, Alos, Gooding, and Shannen Sakai pregame as the five seniors concluded their playing careers inside Marcus Pavilion. The Saints travel to Alaska for their final weekend of action in the 2021 season.