Pepperdine-Santa Clara Box Score

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The Pepperdine and Santa Clara women's volleyball teams played a five-set match for the second time this season, and the Broncos earned a 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 19-25, 15-13 win in West Coast Conference play on Thursday night.

The Waves dropped to 15-11, 8-5. The Broncos, who also won the first meeting in Malibu, improved to 16-12, 6-7.

Sophomore middle blocker Kim Hill (Portland, Ore./Portland Christian HS) led the Waves with 21 kills while hitting .576 (21-2-33).

Freshman middle blocker Victoria Adelhelm (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) had 12 kills and six blocks, freshman outside hitter Caitlin Racich (Santa Barbara, Calif./Dos Pueblos HS) added 11 kills and 10 digs.

Senior setter Kiah Fiers (Palos Verdes Estates, Calif./Peninsula HS) distributed 52 assists and sophomore libero Stevi Robinson (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) had a match-high 19 digs.

Sophomore outside hitter Lilla Frederick (Huntington Beach, Calif./Cornelia Connelly HS) had nine kills and 10 digs, and senior outside hitter Rachel Grochmal (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda HS) had seven kills and 10 digs.

Santa Clara, which had a .301-.264 hitting edge, was led by 16 kills from Dana Knudsen and 15 kills from Krista Kelley.

Tied 16-16, the Waves scored six straight points (three on kills by Hill) to help them claim the first set. But Santa Clara scored the final four points of the second set to tie the match up, and after the intermission, the Broncos rolled to an easy third set victory. Pepperdine rebounded well in the fourth set, rolling to a double-digit lead at 19-9 and eventually sending the match to a fifth set.

In the final set, the Broncos jumped out to a 3-1 lead, then went ahead 7-3. Pepperdine would get back within one point at 8-7, but the Waves would never get closer than one point as the two teams traded points the rest of the way.

Pepperdine wraps up the regular season at San Francisco on Saturday (Nov. 21) at 1 p.m.