Women's Volleyball 10/19/2017 12:00:00 AM

No. 8 BYU Defeats Pepperdine 3-0

Oct. 19, 2017

MALIBU, Calif. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team was downed 3-0 by 8th-ranked BYU in Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday night, succumbing to 25-20, 25-21 and 25-15 final set scores. The Waves (12-10, 4-5 WCC) led both sides of the net in blocks, but BYU (20-1, 9-0 WCC) had the stronger attack effort to come away with the West Coast Conference victory.

Alli O'Harra led the team with five blocks against the Cougars, while Jasmine Gross had a team-high eight kills. Heidi Dyer and Hannah Frohling posted seven kills apiece as well.

BIG WAVES

Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 7 kills, .231 hitting percentage, 11 assists, 5 digs
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 5 blocks, 4 kills
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 7 kills, 3 blocks, 3 digs
Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS): 8 kills, .500 hitting percentage, 2 blocks
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 10 digs, 4 assists
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS/Mississippi State): 12 assists, 8 digs
Nikki Lyons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS): 5 kills, 1 ace, 9 digs
Ashley Harris (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS/Arizona): 4 blocks

WAVES VS. COUGARS

Pepperdine out-blocked the opposition with 7.0 team blocks compared to 4.5. BYU had a big attack effort with 40 kills on a .193 hitting percentage, while the Waves posted 32 smashes on a .126 success rate. The Waves also added 30 assists, two aces and 45 digs, whereas 34 assists, five aces and 53 digs.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 12-7-30 (.167)

2. 13-3-32 (.312)

3. 7-8-49 (-.020)

TOTAL: 32-18-111 (.126)

BYU ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 13-6-32 (.219)

2. 14-7-40 (.175)

3. 13-5-42 (.190)

TOTAL: 40-18-114 (.193)

PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Waves held tough in the first two sets, beginning by going toe-to-toe with the Cougars en route to a 13-13 tie in the first. After a few blocks from O'Harra and Harris and kills from Gross and Lyons, the Waves were two-away from the Cougars late in the set at 20-22, but BYU buckled down and secured the final points for a 25-20 win and 1-0 advantage.

In the second set, the Waves stayed close to BYU yet again, finding a 15-15 tie late with three-consecutive blocks from Harris and O'Harra to help the cause. The Cougars again shut the door, however, and went into the break with a 25-21 win for the 2-0 game lead.

The Cougars were ready after intermission, coming out with an 11-5 lead early on. The Waves were unable to close the gap and BYU won the WCC match-up in straight sets after putting gup the final 25-15 set win.

NEXT UP

On Saturday, the Waves will continue with tough competition, hosting No. 18 San Diego at 12 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. The match 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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