Hana Lishman (11) (Photo by Martin A. Folb)

Women's Volleyball 10/7/2017 12:00:00 AM

Women's Volleyball Drops to Portland in Five Sets

Oct. 7, 2017

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball faced another five-set battle today, this time in the Chiles Center, falling just short with a 3-2 final result on 25-21, 33-35, 15-25, 25-22 and 15-9 set scores in the Pilots favor.

Four Waves posted double-doubles during the effort and libero Hana Lishman tabbed a career-best 24 digs. Hannah Frohling, Nikki Lyons, Jasmine Gross and Heidi Dyer all posted the double-doubles with Frohling leading the pack with 19 smashes on a .255 clip along with 11 idgs, three aces, five assists and two digs.

Lyons added 16 kills and 15 digs and Gross marked 12 kills, 10 digs, four blocks, an ace and three assists. Dyer led the offensive with 48 assists, a career-high 18 digs and three kills. Ashley Harris also led the squad with six blocks and added 10 kills.

BIG WAVES

Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 19 kills, .255 hitting percentage, 11 digs, 3 aces, 5 assists, 2 blocks
Nikki Lyons (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS): 16 kills, 15 digs
Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 38 assists, 18 digs, 1 block, 3 kills
Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS): 12 kills, 10 digs, 4 blocks, 3 assists, 1 ace
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 24 digs, 4 assists, 1 ace
Ashley Harris (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS/Arizona): 10 kills, .212 hitting percentage, 6 blocks, 5 digs
Grace Nielsen (Cypress, Texas/Mirabeau B. Lamar HS): 4 kills, 5 blocks
Jaiden Farr (Peterson, Utah/Morgan HS): 11 digs, 3 aces, 3 assists

WAVES VS. PILOTS

The Waves put up quite an attack front with 202 total swings, including 66 smashes, but a .183 hitting percentage compared to the Pilots .241 attack output put Portland in range to win. The Pilots posted 65 kills on 195 attempts. Each side had 95 digs, while the Waves out-blocked the home team with 11.0 blocks compared to 10.0. Pepperdine also amassed eight aces, as opposed to Portland's seven.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 14-9-42 (.119)

2. 21-7-73 (.192)

3. 11-3-27 (.296)

4. 15-7-42 (.190)

5. 5-3-18 (.111)

TOTAL: 66-29-202 (.183)

PORTLAND ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 12-2-37 (.270)

2. 20-6-69 (.203)

3. 11-7-35 (.114)

4. 15-2-39 (.333)

5. 7-1-15 (.400)

TOTAL: 65-18-195 (.241)

PLAY-BY-PLAY

It all came down to the fifth set for the second-consecutive match. After falling behind 5-1 early on, the Waves started to make a comeback attempt, but Pepperdine was unable to overcome the gap and fell 15-9 for a 3-2 final result.

The match opened as close as can be with tied scores including 11-11, 15-15 and 19-19 in the first set. The Waves had the early advantage, but the Pilots rallied late and went on a 6-2 run for the 25-21 set win and 1-0 lead on the day.

In the second set, the Waves worked ahead 9-6 early with the help of an ace by Farr and kills from Frohling and Harris. The opposition tied things up at the 14-14 mark and the two teams continued on ththat route until the Pilots pulled ahead for their first set-point opportunity at 24-21. With kills from Harris and Lyons and an ace from Gross, Pepperdine tied the match at 24's. The Waves fought off five other set-point chances and worked through three of their own before securing the 35-33 win on a Lyons' kill. The team's 35-points are the 2nd-most points scored in a single set by the Waves during the rally scoring era, with the first being 36 in 2009.

Pepperdine dominated the third set, building an early 8-2 lead on smashes from Gross and Frohling and blocks from Gross, Nielsen and Harris. The Waves continued to roll en route to a 17-7 lead late in the set and eventually led by 10 at set-point. A smash from Lyons and errors from across the net sealed the deal en route to a 25-15 set win and 2-1 advantage for the Waves.

The Waves pulled ahead early in the fourth, looking at a 9-5 lead fueled by kills from Nielsen and Lyons. The opposition tied the match at 13's, however, and then worked for the 25-22 set win to tie the match 2-2 and send it to a fifth.

NEXT UP

Next week, the Waves open a four-match home-stand San Francisco and Santa Clara on October 12 and 14 in Firestone Fieldhouse.

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