The University of the Fraser Valley women's volleyball team never got on track offensively on Saturday afternoon, falling in three sets on the road to the Camosun Chargers.

The Cascades, coming off a hard-fought five-set loss in Friday's opener, struggled on the attack in the rematch, piling up 27 hitting errors vs. just 15 kills. That was not a recipe for success against the nation's No. 7-ranked team, as Camosun (14-5) topped the No. 13 Cascades (8-11) by scores of 25-15, 25-10 and 25-13.

"We did a little bit better job on serve receive (than on Friday) . . . but we need our attackers to figure out how to score points," UFV head coach Janelle Rozema noted. "Our outside attackers really have a mission when they get back to work on Monday, working on their all-around games. We need them to pass better, score points better, and block better. The good news is we have a to-do list, and we'll get back at it on Monday."

In the first set, the Chargers steadily pulled away, with UFV hitting errors snuffing any chance of building momentum. In the second, Camosun's Hannah May went on an epic 13-point service run, highlighted by three aces, to stake her team to an insurmountable 18-4 lead. The third set was tied 8-8 before the Chargers' Katie Wayling reeled off a service run of her own, aided by four straight Cascades errors, to stretch the lead to 16-8, and the hosts kept UFV at bay from there.

Sophomore middle Alysha Cooper was the Cascades' most efficient attacker, with four kills on six swings, and Amanda Matsui's nine digs were a team-high.

Rayelle Zacharuk (eight kills) and May (six kills) sparked the hosts offensively, and the Chargers registered 10 aces as a team.

The Cascades volleyball teams return home for a Friday, Jan. 31 date with the Capilano Blues (women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.).