Box Score

The American University volleyball team fell in its first match of the University of Portland Classic to Portland on Thursday, 3-1. Angelina Waterman recorded the first double-double of her career in the loss, registering 16 kills and 17 digs.

Portland (2-3) took the match by set scores of 25-27, 25-23, 25-15 and 25-22. American built a 10-6 lead early in the first set with four different Eagles recording kills. Portland battled back to tie the score and held a 24-23 advantage with the serve for set point. Back-to-back kills by Waterman and Cassandra Rickets put American back in the lead though and the Pilot's eighth error of the frame gave the Eagles the victory, 27-25.

American fell behind early in the second set, 10-5, but came back to tie the score at 12 following a Claire Recht service ace and Magdalena Tekiel kill. Portland regained the lead late in the set though before escaping with a 25-23 win. The Pilots continued the momentum gained late in the second set into the third set en route to a 25-15 victory.

The Eagles used a 5-0 run to jump out to a 10-7 lead to begin the fourth set before Portland answered back with a run of its own to take a 17-13 advantage. American brought the score back to within one, 23-22, after forcing consecutive Pilot errors but could not hold off the home team as Portland earned the set and match with a 25-22 win.

Waterman led all Eagles in scoring with 16 kills, three total blocks and one ace. She also notched 17 digs to record her first career double-double. Tekiel registered 13 kills and Ricketts added 10 kils and seven digs. Rebecca Heath tallied 11 digs.

American will return to action on Friday, Sept. 4, against New Mexico in the team's second match of the University of Portland Classic. The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start. Live stats for the match will be available by clicking here.