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STOCKTON, Calif. - The Portland State women's volleyball team fell in straight sets, 3-0, to the University of the Pacific Friday night at the Bankers Classic in Stockton, Calif.

Megan Ellis and Jaklyn Wheeler recorded their third double-doubles of the season for Portland State, but it was not enough as Pacific took the match 25-21, 27-25, 25-20.

The Vikings (1-3 overall) got out to a good start early in the first set and posted a four point lead over the Tigers (4-0) at 9-5. The Tigers fought back to tie it at 15-15 and then again at 18-18. It was at that point that Pacific rattled off five straight points to take a 23-18 lead. Pacific then took the first set 25-21 after finishing on a 7-3 run.

Neither team could get more than a one point lead through the first part of the second set until Pacific took a 7-5 lead. The Vikings played catch-up through much of the set falling behind and then tying it at 7-7, then at 12-12, and again at 14-14. The Vikings then took an 18-15 lead capping a 6-1 run. Two straight Pacific points brought the Tigers to within one at 18-17.

Following a PSU timeout, Aubrey Mitchell recorded a kill to give the Vikings a 19-17 lead. After the two teams traded points, Pacific scored two straight to tie it at 20-20, to cap a 5-2 run of its own. Pacific took a 23-22 lead before the Vikings took the lead back at 24-23. The Tigers tied it before taking a 25-24 lead to set up their first set point. After PSU tied it at 25-25, Pacific scored two straight to take the set and go up two sets to one.

After battling to a second set win, Pacific carried momentum into the third, opening with an 8-3 run. The Tigers increased their lead to as much as six points at 16-10, before the Vikings went on a 6-1 run to close the gap to just one at 17-16. After the teams traded points, Pacific took a four point lead at 22-18 with three straight points. The Tigers finished the third on a 6-2 run to take the set 25-20 and complete the sweep.

Pacific outhit Portland state .419-to-.244 in the third set and .227-to-.157 for the match.

Megan Birch and Jennifer Saunders paced the Tigers with 11 and 10 kills respectively while Hanna Clancey posted a double-double with 39 assists and 12 digs.

The Vikings will be back on the court tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. PT when they take on Northern Illinois. They will then wrap up play at the Bankers Classic with a 5 p.m. match with Nevada. Links for live stats, as well as live video, can be found on the Vikings' schedule page on GoViks.com as well as the Bakers Classic Tournament page on PacificTigers.com.

NOTES: Megan Ellis and Jacklin Wheeler both recorded their third double-doubles of the season … Garyn Schlatter posted 39 assists to increase her assists per set average to 11.38 … Megan Ellis (19), Kasimira “Kasi” Clark (18) and Jaklyn Wheeler (12) all recorded double-digit digs.