A second-set stumble proved costly as the University of the Fraser Valley women's volleyball team fell to the Douglas Royals on Saturday afternoon in New Westminster.

The CCAA No. 10-ranked Cascades (7-6), coming off a four-set triumph on Friday in Abbotsford, were unable to wrap up a sweep of the weekend home-and-home series, falling by scores of 25-22, 26-24 and 25-18 to the No. 13-ranked Royals (6-7).

"I think we just did the same things that were working last night, which was understandable," UFV head coach Janelle Rozema said afterward. "But Douglas made adjustments to that, and we needed another step of adjusting to that. They blocked and defended better against our offence. It's really good information for us that we need to add more to our toolbox when we get back to training."

Just as they had the night before, the Royals took the first set, but the Cascades appeared to be in complete control in the second, building a 24-20 lead. Douglas, though, reeled off six straight points to steal the set, and it proved to be the turning point of the match as they finished things off in the third.

"I felt a really good vibe on our side of the net, and I was surprised we didn't close it out, as was our team," Rozema said. "Douglas made us have to earn our point, and we just couldn't find a way to finish the play at the end of the rally."

Kristen McBride led the Cascades offensively for the second straight night, registering 10 kills. Amanda Matsui and Sedona Arabsky chipped in with seven kills apiece, and Chelsea Kidd had six. Matsui (17) and liberos Stephanie Demeules (14) and Ashley Huberts (13) each posted double-digit digs, and Sarah Brownlee came off the bench to notch 28 set assists.

Emma Schill (13 kills) and Grace Warkentin (12 kills) were the offensive leaders for the Royals, and setter Jane Kepler had 40 assists.

The Cascades volleyball teams are back in action at home next weekend, hosting the Vancouver Island University Mariners in a Friday/Saturday set.