Sarah Jaeckel (Littleton, Colo.) paced the Redhawk effort with 10 kills, seven defensive digs, and two total blocks, while Allison Farley (Happy Valley, Ore.) collected Seattle U's two service aces in the match. Megan Augustavo (Shoreline, Wash.) dished out 20 assists and posted a team-high eight defensive digs in the contest.
"We still need to learn how to come out ready to play on the road," head coach Shannon Ellis said. "LMU is a good team who played a solid match. We did not respond."
In the first set, Seattle U took an early lead on back-to-back kills by Allie Hoskins (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Jaeckel, but four unanswered points from Loyola Marymount allowed the Lions to pull ahead, 7-5. Jordan Keller (Mukilteo, Wash.) earned a block assist and a kill to pull the Redhawks into an 8-8 tie, but the Lions took the lead for good with an 8-0 scoring run, followed by a 7-0 run to close out the set.
Loyola Marymount (3-1) took the lead for good in the second set with three unanswered points for a 10-8 advantage. After a kill by Farley pulled Seattle U to within two at 14-12, Loyola Marymount scored four of the next five points to open a comfortable lead, and two kills by Emily Cheek closed out the set and gave the Lions a 2-0 match lead.
A kill by Julia Bonadio (Phoenix, Ariz.) and a Farley service ace gave Seattle U a 6-4 lead in the third set, but that was short-lived, as the Lions went on a 12-2 scoring run, paced by two kills and four service aces from Litara Keil. The Redhawks attempted to get back into the set with a 6-1 run of their own, but Loyola Marymount clinched the match victory with a kill by Ashley Maxfeldt.
Jasmine Rankins and Alyse Hensley led the Lions with 12 kills apiece, while Cheek finished with 10 kills and a .643 hitting percentage. Rankins also collected 11 digs for a double-double, Olivia Bailey also notched a double-double with 35 assists and 11 digs, and Keil added seven kills and five service aces to the winning effort.
Seattle University (1-5) will look to get back on the winning track later Sunday, facing Cal State Bakersfield in the third match of the Active Ankle Challenge at 5 p.m.