CLAREMONT, Calif. – The St. Olaf College volleyball team split a pair of four-set matches, defeating California Lutheran University (15-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19) before falling to No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (25-16, 25-22, 20-25, 25-15), to conclude the Pacific Coast Classic with a 3-1 record on Saturday at Roberts Pavilion.

After dropping the first set to California Lutheran (2-2), St. Olaf (3-1) claimed the final three sets by at least seven points to down the Regals, who were receiving votes in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Poll, in four. Trailing the No. 5-ranked team in the country by two sets on their home court, the Oles rallied to win the third set before Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3-1) closed out the match in four.

Following the conclusion of the tournament, sophomore Katelyn Lannom and senior Lauren Rewers were named to the PCC All-Tournament Team. Lannom hit .309 and totaled 33 kills, 10 digs, nine blocks and seven aces, while Rewers had a team-high 49 kills and averaged 3.27 kills, 2.47 digs and 1.33 blocks per set over the four matches.

St. Olaf 3, Cal Lutheran 1 | Box Score

Junior Summer Reid paced a balanced St. Olaf attack with 11 kills in the opener, as the Oles got nine kills apiece from junior Morgan Marxer and sophomore Katelyn Lannom. Senior Lauren Rewers pitched in with eight kills, seven digs, five block assists and four aces.

Senior Emily Jarnigan led the Oles with 16 digs, while junior Lexi Wall had 34 assists and 10 digs. Senior Haley Langeslag pitched in with 10 digs as well.

The Regals broke a 6-6 tie early in the first by winning six of the next seven points, leading to a St. Olaf timeout down 12-7. Cal Lutheran won four of the next five points out of the break to prompt another timeout and held St. Olaf off after the Oles got within 17-13.

Three early kills from Rewers helped St. Olaf jump out to a 7-2 lead at the start of the second. Leading 15-11, the Oles won seven-straight points on Jarnigan's serve to stretch their lead to 22-11 and won three of the final four points of the set after the Regals trimmed their deficit to 22-17.

Midway through the third, St. Olaf won six-of-seven points to open up a 19-13 lead, with Reid contributing three kills in the stretch. Reid added two more kills in the latter stages of the set to help send the Oles to a two-sets-to-one lead.

After trailing 3-0 in the fourth, St. Olaf went on an 8-1 run to take an 8-4 advantage, as Jarnigan had back-to-back aces late in the spurt. Cal Lutheran hung around, trailing just 11-10, until the Oles opened up a 21-14 advantage with a 10-4 run. St. Olaf led by at least five the rest of the set on its way to a third-straight victory.

No. 5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3, St. Olaf 1 | Box Score

Rewers and Wall both recorded double-doubles against the Athenas, as Rewers had 15 kills and 11 digs and Wall tallied 41 assists and 14 digs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps hit at least .230 in the three sets it won and just .152 in the third set.

Lannom and first year Nicole Banitt each posted nine kills, while Reid had eight. Jarnigan tallied a team-high 15 digs, while Langeslag had 13.

The Athenas got out to a quick 9-2 lead in the first set on five-straight kills. The Oles closed the gap to four on four occasions, but Claremont-Mudd-Scripps pushed its lead to 10, 22-12, late in the set by winning seven-of-eight points and eventually closed it out, 25-16, after hitting .385.

Back-to-back aces by Wall capped a 4-0 start to the second for St. Olaf, but the hosts won five points in a row midway through the set to go ahead 14-12. The Oles stayed in the set, trailing just 24-22 late on, before a Phoebe Madsen kill gave the Athenas a two-set lead.

Down by a point, 18-17, in the third, St. Olaf went on a 7-1 run out of a timeout to bring up set points up 24-19. Wall ignited the run with a kill and an ace on consecutive points and Rewers delivered a kill on set point to send the match to a fourth set.

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps won the first six points of the fourth, but St. Olaf answered right back with a 6-0 run of its own. The Athenas then won five points in a row and did not trail the rest of the way.

The Oles return home to face UW-Superior on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 5 p.m. at Skoglund Center.