AZUSA,Calif. -- With its fifth straight PacWest victory, Azusa Pacific remains undefeated in conference play after defeating Biola Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-18, 25-17) victory during the Cornerstone Cup Rivalry Series.

Since joining the PacWest, neither team has defeated its rival on the road. With the win, the Cougars improve to 11-2 overall and 5-0 in PacWest Play, while Biola dropped to 7-7 on the season and 4-2 in conference play. 

After Azusa Pacific jumped out to claim the first set victory, the Eagles rallied back to win the second set and even the match at 1-1. Multiple Cougars finished in double figures offensively to secure both the third and fourth sets and win the first Cornerstone Cup matchup of the year. 

Freshman Annaka Jorgenson led the Cougars with a match-high 15 kills, which included six kills in the first-set 25-22 win. Senior Julianne Miller recorded 14 kills and two blocks in the match, and her fourteen kills now give her 1,017 total career kills. She surpassed the 1,000 kill mark in the Cougars' 3-2 victory over Concordia on Wednesday, as she tallied 13 kills for a career total of 1,003. Miller is now the twelfth Cougar in Azusa Pacific history to surpass the 1,000 kill mark. Other Cougars to finish in double figures were Katarina Radisic and Sara Wagenveld, who each had 13 kills. Senior Bailey Henington recorded 22 digs over her four sets of action.  

Quotable:
"It's always a great feeling to get a win against your rival. It's not only a good feeling to start out strong in conference play, but also in the Cornerstone Cup series too." -Head Coach Chris Keife. 

How It Happened:
Azusa Pacific started fast with an impressive 25-22 first set win, as the Cougars registered a match high of 20 kills in the set. A late kill by Jorgenson (assisted by Mina Andjelkovic) gave Azusa Pacific its largest lead of the set 22-15. The Eagles rallied back with a 6-1 run to trail the Cougars 21-23, but Jorgenson secured the first set with another kill late in the stretch.  

The Cougars couldn't carry the early momentum to a second set win. The Eagles held Azusa Pacific to a .070 attack percentage on the set and pulled away from a one-point margin (19-18) with an 6-2 run to close out the set by a 25-20 margin.

Neither team led by more than two points in the third set until Wagenveld sparked a 6-0 run, giving Azusa Pacific the upper hand heading down the stretch. Biola never recovered as Wagenveld continued show strong play receiving four more kills late in the frame to secure another set victory for the Cougars. 

Azusa Pacific jumped out early in the fourth frame by taking the first two points off of a couple Biola errors. The Eagles tried to rally back, but the Cougars answered back with an impressive .464 hitting percentage as Jorgenson, Miller, Radisic, and Wagenveld each finished with double figures in kills to close out the match 25-17. 

What's Next:
The Cougars will be back on the road this upcoming week as they travel to San Rafael, Calif. to take on Dominican for a 7:00 p.m. matchup on October 11.