LACEY, Wash. – The Saints fought back after dropping the first two sets to Alaska Anchorage and grabbed ahold of the momentum in the third. However, it was ultimately the Seawolves who came on top and pulled away with the win off a run in the middle of the fourth set to take home the road victory. 

In the opening set, Saint Martin's (1-2) and Alaska Anchorage (1-0) were neck-and-neck with neither side able to pull away with more than a two-point lead. It wasn't until a kill by Kylie Coon and UAA errors tied up the set for the first time 23-to-23. This didn't last long as Alaska Anchorage pulled away with two straight kills to end the set.

In set two, UAA and SMU went back and forth until a Mackenzie Carter kill put the Saints ahead 9-8 which would be their last lead of the set. The Seawolves took off running with five straight points, then held their lead throughout the rest of set with strong offense for a 25-16 set win into halftime.

The Saints came into the third set with fire under their belts and picked up their offense to stun the Seawolves. Midway through the set with the score tied at 10-10, back-to-back kills from Analise Hitchcock and Emily Gooding gave the Saints a lead that they held until they took back the lead at 25-24 off of SMU attack errors. A Coon kill and Kylie Alos ace gave the Saints a one-point lead at 26-25, and the Seawolves held on until Carter finished off the set with two straight kills to put the score at 29-27 with the Saints on top. 

UAA quickly stole the momentum back to open up the set with an 8-4 lead. The Saints edged their way back off a Coon kill, but UAA hit the ground running with five straight points followed by four consecutive points to win them the match.

Carter led the way in kills for the Saints with 15 kills and two blocks, followed by Coon with 10 kills and one block. Giselle Benetti led the way on the defensive side for SMU with 23 digs, and Hitcock finished with 35 assists. Emily Gooding and Maddy Gooding combined for 12 kills and four blocks.

The Saints have a break until Friday, April 9 when they host Northwest at 6:00 p.m. Live stats and video will be available at smusaints.com.