Point Loma Nazarene’s quest for a first national championship in women’s volleyball ended Friday.

Second-seeded Concordia-St. Paul University defeated third-seeded PLNU 3-1 in the NCAA Division II semifinals in Sioux Falls. S.D.

The game scores were 25-23, 25-20, 21-25, 25-16.

Point Loma Nazarene finished the season 28-5. The Golden Bears are 31-5.

After close losses in the first two sets, PLNU won the third and held a 9-8 lead in the fourth.

“I’m very proud of the whole season,” said PLNU head coach Jonathan Scott. “We fought through a lot of adversity. We kept it selfless. That was a tough one. I don’t have much to say after a loss. Concordia played unbelievable volleyball. That was a great job by them.

“Unfortunately, in first two sets, as close as they were, we were not on our ga

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