Pepperdine Splits Opening Day of Nevada Wolf Pack Invitational

Friday, September 15

Reno, Nev.

10:00 AM

Pepperdine University

Missouri

Jasmine Gross (9) (Photo by Nick Beaton)

Pepperdine Splits Opening Day of Nevada Wolf Pack Invitational

9/15/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball

Sept. 15, 2017

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RENO, Nev. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team split the opening day of the Nevada Wolf Pack Invitational on Friday at the Virginia Street Gym. In the tournament hosted by Nevada, the Waves first fell to Missouri in straight sets before defeating Sacramento State in sweeping fashion.

In the first match, the Waves fell with 25-22, 25-21 and 33-31 final set scores and in the second match, Pepperdine won with 25-22, 25-16 and 26-24 set scores. Jasmine Gross (Portland, Ore./Jesuit HS) led the Waves' attack in both matches, including with a tied career-best 15 kills in the second match. She also hit for 13 kills in the first match. Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS) also hit for double-figure kills with 10 and 13 kills in each match respectively. Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS) also marked a career-high 43 assists in the match against the Hornets.

MATCH 2

BIG WAVES VS. SACRAMENTO STATE

Jasmine Gross: 15 kills, .577 hitting percentage, 1 ace, 3 digs, 4 blocks (1 solo)
Hannah Frohling: 13 kills, 9 digs
Heidi Dyer: 43 assists, 6 digs
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 9 kills, .400 hitting percentage, 7 blocks (2 solos)
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou HS): 14 digs
Ashley Harris (Petaluma, Calif./Casa Grande HS/Arizona): 4 kills, 5 blocks
Jaiden Farr (Peterson, Utah/Morgan HS): 6 digs, 2 aces

WAVES VS. HORNETS

Pepperdine outperformed the opposition in all areas, amassing 50 kills on a .325 attack efforts, while allowing only 44 kills on a .234 clip. The Waves also produced 47 assists, four aces, 56 digs and 11.0 team blocks. The Hornets were good for 41 assists, two aces, 53 digs and 6.0 team blocks.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 16-4-50 (.240)

2. 19-2-32 (.531)

3. 15-5-38 (.263)

TOTAL: 50-11-120 (.325)

SACRAMENTO STATE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 15-3-48 (.250)

2. 13-2-33 (.333)

3. 16-10-43 (.140)

TOTAL: 44-15-124 (.234)

PLAY-BY-PLAY VS. SACRAMENTO STATE

The Waves had the advantage from the first set, going up 11-7 on a Dyer ace. The opposition came back to tie the set at 14-14 and after 16-16 and 21-21 ties late in the set, Pepperdine buckled down and picked up the offensive attack. Separate kills from Lyons, Harris and O'Harra earned the Waves a 25-22 set win and a 1-0 opening to the match.

In the second set, the Waves once again worked ahead after an early 8-8 tie, amassing a 16-11 lead fueled by the attack efforts of Frohling. Pepperdine continued to build the gap en route to a 21-14 lead late in the set after Gross and Frohling smashes. Gross delivered the final kill for a 25-16 set win and a 2-0 match lead heading into intermission.

Sacramento State opened up the third set with an 8-6 advantage and held the lead for a majority. After an 18-22 deficit, nine tied scores and six lead changes, the Waves staged a comeback. Pepperdine tied the match at 23's on Gross' 15th kill, tying her career-best effort. With the new momentum, the Waves picked up three-consecutive blocks courtesy of two from Harris and O'Harra and one from O'Harra and Dyer, to win the match 3-0 after a 26-24 final set score.

MATCH 1

BIG WAVES AGAINST MISSOURI

Jasmine Gross: 13 kills, .310 hitting percentage, 2 aces, 3 digs, 4 blocks
Hannah Frohling: 10 kills, 6 digs
Heidi Dyer: 38 assists, 7 digs, 2 blocks
Alli O'Harra: 8 kills, .357 hitting percentage, 2 blocks (1 solo)
Ashley Harris: 8 kills, .227 hitting percentage, 2 blocks
Jaiden Farr: 9 digs, 3 kills
Nikki Lyons: 4 kills, 5 digs

WAVES VS. TIGERS

Missouri defeated the Waves with a .248 hitting percentage on 50 kills, compared to the Waves 46 kills on a .197 success rate. Pepperdine also tabbed three aces, 42 assists, 41 digs and 7.0 team blocks. On the other side of the net, the Tigers marked 47 assists, four aces, 51 digs and 13.0 team blocks for the win.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 15-2-40 (.325)

2. 11-8-33 (.091)

3. 20-11-54 (.167)

TOTAL: 46-21-127 (.197)

MISSOURI ATTACK BY SET

Set K-E-TA (Pct)

1. 18-4-38 (.368)

2. 16-8-35 (.229)

3. 16-9-44 (.159)

TOTAL: 50-21-117 (.248)

PLAY-BY-PLAY VS. MISSOURI

In the first set, each side exchanged 10 tied scores and four lead changes throughout. After 5-5, 10-10 and 20-20 ties, the opposition pulled ahead slightly en route to a 23-22 advantage. It was enough momentum that Pepperdine was unable to overcome and the Tigers posted a pair of kills to finalize a 25-22 set victory to open the match.

The second set was as close as the first with 14 tied scores and six lead changes. After a final 15-15 tie, the Tigers once again pulled ahead and gathered momentum, this time towards a 25-21 set win to pull ahead 2-0 on the day.

Pepperdine broke out of the starting gate in the third set, posting 14-8 and 19-11 scores on top of smashes from O'Harra and Gross. The opposition came back late in the set to tie things up at 24's. Despite a strong effort by the Waves to hang on to the lead, the Tigers put up a strong offensive to take the 33-31 set win and overall 3-0 match victory.

NEXT UP

The Waves will close out the Nevada Wolf Pack Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. against tournament-host Nevada. The match will stream live with WatchStadium and links are available on www.PepperdineWaves.com.

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