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CHENEY, Wash. – Portland State took a set, but fell to Eastern Washington team, 3-1, Saturday night in Cheney, Wash. The Eagles took the match by scores of 25-22, 25-18, 18-25, and 25-14 to remain perfect in Big Sky Conference play.
 
After dropping the first two sets, the Vikings put together their best set of the match, hitting .241, and took it by a score of 25-18. Freshman OH Jenna Mullen rallied five of her 10 kills in the match and hit.444 (5-1-9) in the set.
 
Portland State tallied three of its seven aces for the match in the third set along with seven of its 10 blocks.
 
Junior OH Pati Anae tallied a team-high 11 kills and nine digs in the match narrowly missing her ninth double-double of the season.
 
Sophomore S Erin Clark recorded her fourth double-double of the season, ninth of her career, with 20 assists and 10 digs. She also added three kills going 3-for-4 with no errors.
 
Eastern Washington held a narrow 21-20 lead in the first set before taking four of the next five points to take it 25-22. The Eagles ran away with the the second set, taking it 25-18, to go up 2-0 in the match.
 
The third set stayed close through the early stages before the Vikings got out to a four-point lead at 10-6. They increased their lead to six points at 16-10. Portland State maintained its advantage through the remainder of the set, taking it 25-18.
 
The Vikings got stuck in a bad rotation in the fourth set as the Eagles rattled off nine-straight points to go up 14-3. Eastern Washington kept rolling and took the set 25-14.
 
Eastern Washington improved to 11-6 overall and 6-0 in Big Sky play. Portland State fell to 5-13 and 1-5.
 
Portland State returns home for a Thursday, Oct. 15 match against North Dakota at the Peter W. Stott Center starting at 7 p.m. The Vikings then return to the road for a Saturday, Oct. 17 match at Sacramento State beginning at 7 p.m.