Sept. 8, 2010

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Box Score: #13 UCLA 3, Pepperdine 0 (.pdf)

LOS ANGELES - The Pepperdine women's volleyball team dropped a 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-15) decision to #13 UCLA on Wednesday evening at the Pauley Pavilion. The Waves drop to 3-4 overall, while the Bruins improve to 6-1.

Kim Hill (Portland, Ore./Portland Christian HS) once again led the Waves with her 20th-straight game with double-digit kill totals. With tonight's 11 put aways, the junior opposite hitter is just two shy of reaching the 600 career kill milestone. Emily Cook Bio" href="http://www.pepperdinesports.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/cook_emily00.html">Emily Cook (Murrieta, Calif./Murrieta Valley HS) tallied a career-high 15 digs to lead the defense, while Stevi Robinson (Hermosa Beach, Calif./Mira Costa HS) added 12.

In addition to a defensively sound evening, Cook led the Waves with a .389 (9-2-18) attack percentage.

The Bruins were led Dicey McGraw and Rachael Kidder, who each posted 11 kills.

UCLA came out hot in the first frame, jumping out to a 10-4 lead to prompt head coach Nina Matthies to spend her first timeout. The Waves clawed their way back with precision hitting and impenetrable blocking at the net. A denial from Kellie Woolever (Long Beach, Calif./Woodrow Wilson HS) and Victoria Adelhelm (Rancho Santa Fe, Calif./Santa Fe Christian HS) knotted the score up at 16, but the Bruin attack continued to prevail, as they took the first set 25-20.

The Waves continued to be aggressive on the attack, but relentless defense in the UCLA backcourt kept Pepperdine at bay. A late Wave run fueled by a trio of kills from Hill and strong serving from Brittney Clark (San Jose, Calif./Presentation HS) kept the score close, but a kill at the swing of Kidder gave the Bruins the 2-0 lead heading into the break.

UCLA hit a sizzling .310 (11-2-29) to control the tempo for the third stanza. Although Pepperdine tallied one more kill than the opposition, the Waves could not gather enough momentum to force a fourth set and bowed out 25-15

Adelhelm accounted for floor-best four blocks, while Woolever managed the offense with 33 assists.

The Waves return to action on Sept. 10-11 for the UNLV Invitational. Pepperdine tangles with Cal State Fullerton on Friday at 4:30 p.m. (PT) before facing UNLV and Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. Live stats will be available at www.PepperdineSports.com or can be followed at www.twitter/PeppSports.com.

Noting the Waves: This was the 1,093 match in Pepperdine women's volleyball history ... With the loss the Waves are 680-411-2 all time ... Nina Matthies has tallied 513 wins as the head coach of the Waves ... This was the 60th meeting between Pepperdine and UCLA ... The Bruins lead the series 49-11 ... Kim Hill has now reached double-digit kill totals in the last 20 matches dating back to last season and brings her career kill total to 598 ... Emily Cook delivered a career-best 15 digs ... Stevi Robinson now has 1,013 career digs and ranks eighth all-time in the Pepperdine record books. She needs 68 more to take over sixth place ... Hill touts a career attack percentage of .377 (598-124-1258) to rank No. 1 in the Wave record books ... With 4.67 digs per set, Robinson has the highest career average in Pepperdine history ... The last time the Waves defeated an AVCA top-25 team was on Oct. 28, 2009 when Pepperdine blanked #19 San Diego 3-0.