Knights Lose in 3 at Grossmont

The San Diego City women's volleyball team played its first of three consecutive road matches on Wednesday night and fell to Grossmont in three sets (16-25, 20-25, 20-25). Ashley Davies led the Knights with eight kills and nine digs. 

The Knights started the season with two straight wins over L.A. Harbor and Santa Ana, but then dropped four matches in a row. They then started the PCAC season with back-to-back home wins over Imperial Valley and Miramar, but have now lost three straight to fall to 4-7 overall and 2-3 in the PCAC. 

City has been riddled with injuries so far this season, but the Knights still have a chance to regain their footing in the conference. 

On Wednesday, they were up against a Grossmont team that is 10-2 overall and an undefeated 5-0 in the PCAC. The Knights struggled in the opening set vs. the Griffins and fell behind, 14-7, in the second set, but they went on a 10-4 run to close Grossmont's lead to 18-17. Unfortunately, Grossmont pulled away late and went ahead, 2-0.

The Knights hung with the Griffins for most of the third set and were within reach at 18-22, but Grossmont had too much fire power and went on to win the set and the match.

City's Alyssa Fletes led the Knights with 12 digs, while Riley Hearn added 11. Kally Norvell recorded 16 assists on the night. 

The next two matches are at Mesa on Friday, Oct. 8 and at Southwestern a week later. City's next home match will be on Oct. 20 vs. Imperial Valley at 5 p.m.

All home matches will be live-streamed through the Knights' YouTube channel.