LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2009) – The results of the last few matches may not be what the women's volleyball team hoped for, but the Occidental College Tigers continue to show significant improvements as they compete with the teams steadily among the top schools in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Tonight Oxy earned a 25-22 game one victory before falling 25-23, 25-12 and 25-11 to Cal Lutheran University at Rush Gymnasium.

Before a good sized crowd Occidental won the first set tonight and battled close in the second, eventually falling by the slimmest of margins. CLU (4-2 SCIAC) used the momentum from game two to hit .370 and .387 in the final two sets to earn their ninth win of the season.

As they have done all season, the freshman duo of Logan Boyer-Hayse and Kasey Rose led the Tigers with nine kills apiece. Junior Kathryn Bockmon tallied four as classmate Ginger Grimes recorded 25 assists.

Defensively Carin Montelongo led all players with 19 digs while Rose finished with 14, Grimes had 13 and Bockmon notched 12. Bockmon and Ashley Rosenbaum each had a solo block for the Tigers tonight as well.

The Tigers (8-11, 2-4 SCIAC) will be back on the court Tuesday evening when they travel to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to play the Athenas at 7:30 p.m.