Pepperdine University
Santa Clara
Santa Clara Bests Pepperdine in Five-Set Bout
10/14/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
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MALIBU, Calif. -- Junior Heidi Dyer marked her seventh-career triple-double for the Pepperdine women's volleyball team, but Santa Clara came away with the five-set win after taking home 18-25, 25-18, 26-28, 26-24 and 15-11 set scores in Firestone Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.
Dyer amassed 12 kills on a .257 hitting percentage, while adding 21 assists, 20 digs, four blocks and two aces. Blossom Sato was also good for a double-double with 31 assists and 18 digs, while Hana Lishman dug up a career-high 31 digs while adding two aces.
Hannah Frohling and Jasmine Gross also hit for double-figures. Frohling posted a team-high 19 kills and marked nine digs and two aces, while Gross put up 17 kills on a .250 output along with a team-best six blocks including one solo rejection.
 | BIG WAVES |
- Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 12 kills, .257 hitting percentage, 21 assists, 20 digs, 4 blocks, 2 aces
- Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 19 kills, .273 hitting percentage, 9 digs, 2 aces, 28 service receptions
- Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS): 17 kills, .350 hitting percentage, 6 blocks (1 solo), 4 digs, 1 ace
- Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 31 digs, 4 assists, 2 aces
- Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS/Mississippi State): 31 assists, 18 digs, 1 ace
- Nikki Lyons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS): 7 kills, 10 digs, 2 blocks (1 solo), 38 service receptions
- Taylor Akason (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West HS): 6 kills, .417 hitting percentage, 1 block
| WAVES VS. BRONCOS |
| PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET |
1. 13-3-37 (.270)
2. 11-7-48 (.083)
3. 17-5-46 (.261)
4. 15-7-38 (.211)
5. 8-3-39 (.128)
TOTAL: 64-25-208 (.188)
| SANTA CLARA ATTACK BY SET |
1. 12-7-45 (.111)
2. 15-5-50 (.200)
3. 18-6-48 (.250)
4. 16-8-43 (.186)
5. 12-2-36 (.278)
TOTAL: 73-28-222 (.203)
| PLAY-BY-PLAY |
After tied scores through the 13-13 mark, the Waves broke away en route to a 18-14 lead courtesy of kills from Gross and an ace from Sato. With mores smashes from Gross and help from Frohling, the Waves were in set-point territory at the 24-18 mark. With Frohling at ther service line, the Waves were confident and the outside hitter found the floor for her first ace of the match to put Pepperdine up 1-0 on the day.
In the second set, each team worked to an 8-8 tie, but the opposition pulled ahead on an attack effort. Eventually, the Broncos tied the match with a 25-18 set win.
The third set was a battle throughout, with a 7-7 tied score early. The Waves extended a small lead with a block from Grace Nielsen and Harris, but the Broncos came back late to tie things up at 19's. After the opposition went up 23-20, the Waves buckled down and a forced attack error and back-to-back kills from Gross in the middle tied the set. After a smash from Frohling to gain a fourth and final set-point opportunity, Dyer strategically placed a solid serve for an ace and the 28-26 set win.
With a 2-1 lead heading into the third set, the Waves looked to close and the Broncos looked to come back. After an 11-11 tie late in the set, the opposition went ahead by two-points. Late in the action, the Waves attempted to close the gap, but were unable to stop the second set-point option as SCU took a 26-24 win to tie the match and send it to the fifth.
| NEXT UP |
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