OAKLAND, Calif. -- For the second consecutive night, Azusa Pacific earned a road victory in straight sets, defeating Holy Names on Tuesday evening. The Cougars are now 15-4 overall (10-1 PacWest), and winners of 12 of their last 13 contests. 

Kyra Palmbush finished the match with 12 kills on a .478 hitting percentage, marking the fifth-straight game in which Palmbush has had a hitting percentage of .400 or better. Katarina Radisic also registered double-digits kills in the contest, averaging four kills a set for a total of 12. Maggie Nielsen assisted on 33 of the Cougars' 42 kills. Defensively, Kaitlin Craig had five block assists and Abby Hills added four, while Bailey Henington tallied 23 digs on the back line. 

How it Happened: With set one tied at 6-6, Azusa Pacific took seven of the next eight points to surge ahead by a 13-7 lead. For the most part, Holy Names prevented the Cougar lead from getting out of hand in the first set, even trimming the margin down to as little as two points late (20-18), but a Radisic kill started a 5-0 run that allowed the Cougars to take the first set by a 25-18 score.

Holy Names led early in the second set at 5-4, but a kill by Palmbush and an attack error by the Hawks put Azusa Pacific up 6-5, a lead which the Cougars were able to sustain throughout the set. The Hawks were able to pull within one point on three occasions, including as late as 18-17. Azusa Pacific would win seven of the final eight points in the set to claim the 2-0 match lead.

Looking to close the door on the match in the third set, Azusa Pacific flipped an early 7-6 deficit into a 15-8 lead following a 9-1 run. During the stretch, Radisic delivered four kills to lead the Cougars. Over the remainder of the set, Azusa Pacific was able to maintain a cushion of three points or more, eventually taking the set by a 25-18 and the match overall. The third set was Azusa Pacific's most efficient, as the Cougars posted a team hitting percentage of .325 with 15 kills on 40 attempts and two errors. 

By the Numbers: The Cougars finished with a team hitting percentage of .274 over the three sets, recording 42 kills on 113 attempts with 11 errors. The 11 errors ties the Cougars' third lowest total this season. Defensively, the Cougars finished with 16 block assists and 58 digs.