Box Score SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team was felled by San Diego in three sets at the Jenny Craig Pavilion on Thursday night. Coming into the match, the Waves were in 2
nd place in the WCC Standings, while the Toreros were in 3
rd place.
Despite comeback attempts in each set, USD (10-9, 7-2 WCC) took home 25-19, 25-21 and 25-15 set scores over Pepperdine (13-6, 7-2 WCC).
BIG WAVES
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 11 kills, .214 hitting %, 1 ace, four digs
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 8 kills, 2 blocks
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 7 kills, 10 digs, 1 block
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 5 kills, .333 hitting %
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 3 blocks
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS): 31 assists, 5 digs, 1 block solo
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 10 digs, 3 aces, 1 assist
Rosie Ballo (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills HS):2 kills, .667 hitting %
WAVES VS. TOREROS
USD was able to lead Pepperdine throughout the match after amassing 44 kills on a .400 hitting percentage, compared to the Waves' 35 smashes on a .189 success rate. The Waves posted four aces, 33 digs and 4.0 blocks, while the Toreros marked five aces, 41 digs and 5.0 blocks in the match.
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 9 6 30 .100
2 16 6 35 .286
3 10 5 30 .167
TTL 35 17 95 .189
SAN DIEGO ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 13 3 35 .286
2 15 3 30 .400
3 16 2 25 .560
TTL 44 8 90 .400
NOTABLES
- Pepperdine leads San Diego 40-30 all-time, dating back to the 1979 season when the Waves took the first-ever win with a straight-set victory at on a neutral court.
- Alli O'Harra had led the Waves in blocks for the last eight-consecutive matches, including five of them with seven blocks or more.
- Hannah Frohling has hit for double-figure kills in 11 matches this season and 51 throughout her career. She leads the team with 3.43 kill/set and 27 aces overall.
- Rachel Ahrens has posted 11 matches with double-figure kills this season and has led the Waves' attack in seven.
- Hana Lishman has put up 12 double-figure dig matches this season, with two above 20-digs including today, and 59 in her career.
- Blossom Sato has led the Waves in assists in all but one match this season including a career-high 59 in the home opener against Idaho.
- Shannon Scully has posted seven double-doubles this season, leading the Waves.
- On the season, Alli O'Harra leads the Waves with 1.24 blocks/set after amassing 67 total blocks with five solo rejections. Tarah Wylie has marked 54 total blocks, including three solo rejections for 0.89 blocks/set.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Pepperdine came out strong in the first set, going point-for-point with San Diego throughout a majority of the action. After a 15-15 tie, however, the opposition pulled ahead with a pair of kills and used the advantage en route to a 25-19 first set win.
In the second set, the Waves and Toreros once again worked point-for-point en route to a 14-14 tied score. After a tied 17-17 score, USD once again gained an advantage and late kills from across the net resulted in a 25-21 second set Toreros' win.
Heading into the third set down 2-0, the Waves needed to jump out strong to stay in the match. Although, after a 10-10 tie, the Toreros went on an 8-2 run to gain a sizeable lead. Late in the set, some attack efforts from USD closed the match with a 25-15 final set win.
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves head to Provo, Utah to challenge top-ranked BYU at noon on Saturday. 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.
