Final Stats

PROVO, Utah. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team fell in straight sets in a West Coast Conference bout with No. 16-ranked BYU at the George Albert Smith Fieldhouse with 25-14, 25-12 and 25-20 final set results.

The Waves (8-13, 2-7 WCC) produced a .117 attack percentage throughout the match on 32 kills and a 50 percent success rate, while adding 37 digs and 3.0 team blocks. The Cougars (18-3, 7-2 WCC) were successful 80 percent of the time on a .316 hitting percentage after putting down 40 kills and only nine errors on 98 swings. BYU also picked up five aces, 35 digs and 12.0 team blocks against Pepperdine.

Junior Ashley Harris (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS/Arizona) led the team with six kills on a .312 hitting percentage, while sophomore Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS) smashed down five kills.

Five waves posted four kills throughout the night, including freshman Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) who also added a team-high block assists. Sophomores Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS) and Jenna Tunnell (Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) each tabbed 15 assists with their four kills, and Dyer added six digs and Tunnell five for the Waves.

Freshman Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School) led the tea with seven digs, while sophomore Ashley Morgan (Anaheim Hills, Calif./Canyon HS) amassed six.

Pepperdine worked out to a quick 3-0 lead over BYU, but that would be the last lead the Waves would possess throughout the set as the Cougars evened things up and then surged out to a 10-4 advantage. The Waves littered a few points throughout the set, but the home team had the edge and continued to pound down the attacks and reject Pepperdine on the block, eventually leading to a 25-14 set one victory.

Then in the second set, the teams went back-and-forth to kick off the start of play, advancing to a 5-4 BYU lead before the Cougars advanced to a 10-4 lead. The Waves once again scattered points throughout the set, but the home team was successful offensively and defensively yet again to go up 2-0 with a 25-12 second set win.

The third set was the closest of the match. After Harris produced multiple kills to start the set off, the teams were tied at the 5-5 mark. BYU started to break away after the 8-8 tie, en route to a 15-10 advantage over Pepperdine, but the Waves refused to roll over and eventually came within two points of the home team 15-17. The Waves stayed two points away from the Cougars until the 21-19 mark, when BYU broke away from the see-saw battle and took home the sweep with a final 25-20 set win.

The Waves will continue the road trip with No. 5 San Diego on Saturday, October 22 at 12 p.m. (PT). Find live stats and stream here: http://gowav.es/2bT5hVh. Follow the Waves on Facebook and Twitter @WavesVolleyball for immediate updates, recaps and more.