PROVO, Utah — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team was felled by top-ranked BYU on Saturday afternoon at the Smith Fieldhouse, falling with 26-24, 25-13 and 25-8 set scores.
 
BYU remains undefeated this season with a 20-0 overall output and a 10-0 WCC record.  The Waves are now 13-7 overall and 7-3 in league action.
 
BIG WAVES
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 9 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 12 digs, 5 kills, 21 service receptions
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 4 kills, .273 hitting %, 1 assist, 1 block
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 4 kills, 3 blocks (1 solo)
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS): 20 assists, 5 digs, 3 blocks
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 13 digs, 2 assists, 1 ace
Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 4 kills, 1 assist
Jaiden Farr (Peterson, Utah/Morgan HS): 4 digs
 
WAVES VS. COUGARS
The Cougars led the court in all areas, amassing 45 kills on a .371 success rate, along with four aces, 55 digs and 8.0 blocks throughout the match.  In opposition, Pepperdine marked 26 kills on a .035 clip, with two aces, 40 digs and 4.0 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          15         5          51         .196
2          7          7          32         .000
3          4          10         32         -.188
TTL       26         22         115       .035
 
BYU ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          18         6          45         .267
2          14         1          24         .542
3          13         2          28         .393
TTL       45         9          97         .381
 
NOTABLES

• BYU leads Pepperdine all-time with a 25-7 all-time record, dating back to 1976 when the Waves won the first-ever match by 2-0 decision on neutral courts.
• 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.
• Frohling is currently at the 942 kill-mark in her career.
• 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 13 double-figure dig matches this season, with two above 20-digs including today, and 60 in her career.
• Lishman has amassed 1,107 digs throughout her career thus far.
• 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 1.22 blocks/set after amassing 73 total blocks with six solo rejections. Tarah Wylie has marked 55 total blocks, including three solo rejections for 0.82 blocks/set.
• Alli O'Harra had led the Waves in blocks for the last nine-consecutive matches, including five of them with seven blocks or more. 

 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Waves gave fans quite a thrill in the opening set against the top-ranked Cougars.  After going down 7-3 to start, Pepperdine battled back with a 4-0 run to even the score.  The Waves took a lead at the 14-12 mark and after 13 tied scores and four lead changes throughout the set, each side was tied at 19's.  The Cougars took the first advantage and went ahead 22-20, but the Waves were close behind and evened the score, eventually taking a 24-23 lead with a set-point opportunity.  BYU stayed in it, however, and strong defensive propelled the Cougars to a 26-24 set win.
 
BYU then had the advantage and the momentum throughout the rest of the match.  The home team came out with a 7-2 set advantage and continued with a big attack towards a 25-13 set win.  In the final set, the Cougars quickly downed the Waves 25-8.
 
NEXT UP
Next, Pepperdine returns to Firestone Fieldhouse for a pair of West Coast Conference matches against Santa Clara and San Francisco on Thursday and 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.