SAN FRANCISCO – Saturday afternoon inside Kezar Pavilion, Academy of Art University volleyball stood up to defending Pacific West Conference champion Dixie State in each set, but ended up falling 3-0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-19). The day was not without numerous highlights as senior outside hitter Melissa Brum made history by setting the program's new career kills and points records early on.

Dixie State pushed a 9-3 lead out of the gate yet the Urban Knights mounted a 5-2 comeback that featured Brum's historic moment at 11-8 DSU. The kill broke Dan Yang's long-standing record (1313 kills) and further solidified Brum as the all-time points leader which had come two kills into the match. That momentum would continue, bringing ART U to within a single point at 15-14 and 16-15, but the Trailblazers used a 6-2 run to close the set on top 25-19.

Two kills by junior middle blocker Margaret Winkler and three from Brum helped Academy of Art establish a 9-5 lead to open the second set, but a 6-3 rebuttal from Dixie tied things up 12-12. The teams then traded runs and found themselves tied four more times down the stretch. Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Safua Elisaia downed back-to-back kills to put the Knights up 22-20, however, five consecutive Trailblazer points swung the momentum once and for all to DSU 25-22.