Waves Roll Past San Francisco in Three-Set Road Sweep

Saturday, November 11

San Francisco, Calif.

12:00 PM

Pepperdine University

San Francisco

Blossom Sato (2) (Photo by Martin A. Folb)

Waves Roll Past San Francisco in Three-Set Road Sweep

11/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Nov. 11, 2017

Final Stats

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team recorded a 3-0 sweep at War Memorial Gym over West Coast Conference opponent San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, collecting 25-17, 25-13 and 25-15 set wins. Jasmine Gross led the team with 13 kills on a record breaking .867 success rate.

BIG WAVES

Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS): 13 kills, .867 hitting percentage, 3 blocks, 4 digs, 1 ace
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 11 kills, .333 hitting percentage, 5 digs
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS/Mississippi State): 38 assists, 1 ace, 5 digs
Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 5 kills, 2 aces, 9 digs, 2 blocks
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 13 digs
Ashley Harris (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS/Arizona): 9 kills, .471 hitting percentage, 3 blocks
Jaiden Farr (Peterson, Utah/Morgan HS): 5 digs, 1 ace
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 6 kills, 3 blocks

WAVES VS. DONS

Pepperdine outperformed San Francisco in all facets, posting an outstanding .404 hitting percentage with 46 kills and only six errors on 99 swings. The opposition marked 29 kills on a .101 output. The Waves also posted five aces, 39 assists, 45 digs and 6.0 team blocks, while the Dons were good for 28 assists, four aces, 40 digs and 2.0 team blocks.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 19-2-41 (.415)

2. 13-2-30 (.367)

3. 14-2-28 (.429)

TOTAL: 46-6-99 (.404)

SAN FRANCISCO ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 12-3-38 (.237)

2. 10-9-34 (.029)

3. 7-7-27 (.000)

TOTAL: 29-19-99 (.101)

THE RECORD

Jasmine Gross takes over the Pepperdine women's volleyball all-time record for best hitting percentage in a single-match after putting up 13 kills with no errors on 15 swings. The previous rally scoring record has stood at .833 (16-1-18) when Sophia Milo did it in 2005 against San Francisco. The sideout scoring record has stood at .857 when Barbara Blizzard did it against Saint Mary's in 1988.

She also broke the Pepperdine women's volleyball all-time single season block record (including both sideout and rally scoring eras) with her 167th block of the season against Santa Clara on Thursday. That record has stood at 158 blocks since the 1991 and 1992 seasons when Lesli Asplund and Barbara Stross broke it in 111 and 109 sets respectively. Her season block total stands at 170 after today.

Gross also broke Pepperdine women's volleyball program's single season block record for the rally scoring era in last week's match against Gonzaga, a record she had set in her 2016 freshman campaign at 154 blocks last season. Before 2016, the record stood at 143 blocks by Sophia Milo which happened in 2005.

PLAY-BY-PLAY

San Francisco worked ahead early towards a 7-4 lead, but the Waves eventually tied the set on three straight plays including kills form Dyer and Gross. With the momentum swing in the Waves' court, Pepperdine continued to pound down on the Dons and eventually stood at a 21-15 lead looking at the back stretch. A set-winning joust at the net won by Sato put the Waves up 1-0 on a 25-17 set win.

In the second set, USF once again worked ahead 5-1 early, but the Waves were close behind and tied the set at a 9-9 score. After that, the Waves went on a 12-3 run courtesy of blocks from Harris and Gross and multiple smashes from O'Harra and Frohling. The Waves dominated the final moments and a kill from Gross, ace from Farr and smash from Adria Johnson put the Waves up 2-0 on the day with a 25-13 set win.

Pepperdine dominated the opening of the third and eventual final set, amassing a 6-2 lead with a block collaboration from Harris and Gross. USF countered to tie the set at 12's, but the Waves started to roll after a pair of aces from Dyer put the team up 19-14. Late in the set, a pair of kills from Gross closed things down with a 25-15 set win and the 3-0 Waves' WCC victory.

NEXT UP

Next, the Waves will return home for their last home match of the 2017-18 season against PCH Cup rivals Loyola Marymount. The match will start at noon on November 18 and senior day will occur prior to the match. It will stream live on TheW.tv.

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