LA MIRADA, Calif. – Opening Academy of Art volleyball's second Southern California roadtrip was three sets of the same score in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-19) Pacific West Conference defeat at the hands of Biola inside Chase Gymnasium on Thursday.

After the Eagles started with a 10-5 lead in the opening frame, a kill by senior middle blocker/opposite Sadie Emery started a quick 3-1 comeback and she would factor in another push late as the Urban Knights faced set point. She recorded a kill then her second block solo of conference play, but BU ended up capturing the set 25-19.

Trailing 8-7 to begin the second, ART U grabbed a 10-8 advantage on kills by junior outside hitter Isaura Santos and Emery, but Biola shifted back with a 10-3 surge. In the frame's late stages, Academy of Art scored four of five with freshman outside hitter Ashley Mecham putting a down a kill and freshman setter Nina Garcia surprising the Eagles defense with her own kill yet the final three points went the home team's way for a 25-19 result and a 2-0 lead.

The Knights and Eagles traded points in the third and just one point separated the teams at 12-11 after a combined block by freshman outside hitter Katherine Von Kraut and Emery. Eight of the next 11 scores came from Biola and, despite kills by Mecham, Von Kraut, and Emery thereafter, the scoreboard read 25-19 in BU's favor when all was said and done.

Academy of Art moves to 5-13 overall and 2-8 against conference opponents with Thursday's results. Von Kraut led the team with 10 kills while Santos added nine and Emery finished with seven. Junior setter Picabo Reinhold contributed 30 assists and freshman libero Elena Torres collected seven digs.

For the 10-7 overall and 6-3 in PacWest Eagles, Madison Beebe put up 14 kills and Raegan Tjepkema posted 10 kills. Vanessa Garcia totaled a match-high 37 assists.

The Urban Knights will complete their trip to Southern California with a 7 p.m. matchup against Concordia in Irvine tomorrow night.