The Collegian

Issue date: 11/7/06 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Annie Douglass

Saint Mary's went into the weekend looking to rebound after losses at Santa Clara and San Diego but could not come through as the Gaels continued to struggle, falling to the San Francisco Dons at the Hilltop, 3-0.

The Gaels fell in the first match 30-24. This was the closest game the Gaels came to the Dons. They limited their errors in the first game committing six errors to USF's eight but were out killed 19-14.

After the first game, the Gaels tapered off and posted a .128 attack percentage the rest of the match.

Senior Christina Kirk led the Gaels with 13 kills. Red-shirt freshman Nikki Gonzalez had another solid game with 17 digs.

San Francisco had three players record double-digit kills and two players who recorded 20+ assists in the match.

The Gaels were held to just 10 kills in the second game and were out killed 60-37 in the match.

They also were out dug 54-42.

Junior Missie Stidham and sophomore Brittany Barker had sub-par games with attack percentages of -0.025 and -0.100, respectively.

Senior Mandy Bible had another solid match with 32 assists, 10 digs, three kills, and five blocks.

With the loss, Saint Mary's falls to 9-12 overall and 4-6 in the West Coast Conference. They are in fifth place in the conference and will return home to play Pepperdine (12-10, 8-3 WCC) and Loyola Marymount (17-9, 5-6 WCC) this week after a tough road trip.

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