Women's Volleyball 10/14/2017 12:00:00 AM

Santa Clara Bests Pepperdine in Five-Set Bout

Oct. 14, 2017

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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

Each side of the court put up a battle throughout five sets of action. The Waves out-served the opposition with eight aces compared to two. The Broncos, however, posted 73 kills on a .203 clip along with 107 digs, 14.0 team blocks and 68 assists. The Waves amassed 64 smashes on a .188 output, while adding 59 assists, 101 digs and 11.0 team blocks.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

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

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

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

With an even 2-2 tie the match was any teams to be had, and each side came out strong, seeing tied scores en route to the 11-11 mark. The opposition had the momentum swing, though, and finished the match off with a 15-11 final score for the 3-2 WCC victory.

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

Next week, the Waves finish the four-match home stand with 7th-ranked BYU and 18th-ranked San Diego in Firestone Fieldhouse on October 19 and 21. All home matches will stream live on TheW.tv.

Follow the Waves on Facebook and Twitter, @WavesVolleyball, and follow the team on Instagram, @peppvolley. Get all the most recent schedules, results and more on www.PepperdineWaves.com.

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