Portland State University Athletics

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland State volleyball team couldn't send out its seniors with one final win at Viking Pavilion, instead falling in four close sets to Weber State, 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-23, 25-18) Saturday.
 
The Vikings (13-14, 9-7) struggled at the net against a well-balanced Wildcat team. The Wildcats (16-10, 9-7) outhit the Vikings .269-to-.205 while out-blocking them 12.0-to-3.0. The lack of a block meant the Wildcats hit .300 or better in two of the four sets, and never hit worse than .180.
  
Even still, the Vikings nearly took a 2-1 lead thanks to a big comeback in the third set. They fell behind 8-2 at the start of the set but worked their way back into the set from there. They won 11 of 15 points to take a 22-19 lead late in the set. Ashley Repetti recorded kills on five straight PSU points, the last of which made it 23-21.
 
But the Wildcats answered with a 4-0 run to take the set, then never let the Vikings recover in the fourth set.
 
Repetti finished with a career-high 18 kills on .260 hitting to lead the Vikings in the match. It was her sixth straight match with 10+ kills, as well as her fifth straight time hitting .250 or better. Repetti is now averaging 3.21 kills per set over the last six matches, which is nearly double what she had been averaging before the start of that stretch (1.72 k/s).
 
She added 10 digs to her 18 kills, giving Repetti her fifth double-double of the season. Alivia Eikenberg recorded her sixth double-double with 14 kills and 14 digs. Ava Blascziek added a ninth double-double to her season with 38 assists and a career-high 21 digs.
 
Willow Watson finished with 12 kills on .360 hitting. The Vikings had been 4-0 in Big Sky play when Watson recorded 10+ kills.
 
The Vikings have a quick turnaround as they close out the regular season at Southern Utah and Utah Tech Wednesday and Friday. They'll then continue on the road to the Big Sky Tournament in Flagstaff, Ariz., starting Monday, Oct. 19.
 
MATCH NOTES:

• The Vikings still lead the all-time series between them and the Wildcats, 41-29. They also still lead the Big Sky series, 29-27.
• The Vikings had five players record 10+ digs in the same match for just the second time in the last four years. Besides the three mentioned above, Jessica Truong, (19), Ashley Repetti (0.29)

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