COLLEGE STATION, Texas. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team closed out the final day of the Texas A&M Invitational with straight-set sweeps over Missouri State and Nicholls State in Reed Arena on Friday afternoon. 
 
In the first match against the Bears, the Waves strong service effort including 13-service aces put the Waves ahead with 25-15, 25-16 and 25-18 set scores.  In the second match, Pepperdine continued with a heavy attack and strong service output for 25-10, 25-15 and 25-17 for the sweep.
 
BIG WAVES vs. MISSOURI STATE
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 12 kills, .333 hitting %, 4 aces, 12 digs, 1 block
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 11 kills, .333 hitting %, 2 aces, 2 blocks
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 8 kills, .462 hitting %, 2 digs, 5 blocks
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS): 38 assists, 7 digs, 1 block
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 12 digs, 4 aces
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 5 kills, .444 hitting %, 1 ace, 2 blocks
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 3 digs
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 5 kills, 2 aces, 3 blocks
 
WAVES VS. BEARS
The Waves dominated the court from start to finish against the Bears, highlighting with 13 aces a season-best and a result that ties for second in the Pepperdine women's volleyball record books for most aces in a single match during the rally scoring era.  The opposition posted only three aces during the match.  Pepperdine totaled 42 kills on a .292 output along with 39 assists, 43 digs and 7.0 team blocks.  Missouri State amassed 26 kills on a .125 clip, with 25 assists, 33 digs and 6.0 team blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set          K             E             TA           Pct
1              14           3              26           .423
2              15           5              30           .333
3              13           6              40           .175
TTL         42           14           96           .292
 
MISSOURI STATE ATTACK BY SET
Set          K             E             TA           Pct
1              9              5              27           .148
2              7              5              27           .074
3              10           5              34           .147
TTL         26           15           88           .125
 
BIG WAVES vs. MISSOURI STATE
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 9 kills, .533 hitting %, 3 aces, 4 blocks
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 2 kills, 1 ace, 4 digs, 2 blocks
Heidi Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 9 kills, 2 blocks
Lily Dyer (San Clemente, Calif./Saddleback Valley Christian HS): 19 assists, 8 digs
Blossom Sato (Santa Monica, Calif./Santa Monica HS): 11 digs, 2 aces, 4 digs
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 10 digs
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 2 digs, 1 ace, 1 kill
Rosie Ballo (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills HS): 5 kills, .333 hitting %, 2 blocks
Jaiden Farr (Peterson, Utah/Morgan HS): 10 digs, 2 kills
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 3 kills
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 3 kills
Taylor Akason (Lee's Summit, Mo./Lee's Summit West HS): 2 kills, 2 block
 
WAVES VS. COLONELS
Pepperdine's heavy attack continued in the second match, as the Waves downed Nicholls State in straight sets after posting 36 kills on a .306 output and allowing only 21 kills on a .022 effort from across the net.  Pepperdine marked 34 assists, seven aces, 43 digs and 6.0 team blocks, while the Colonels tallied 20 assists, one ace, 31 digs and 6.0 team blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set          K             E             TA           Pct
1              13           2              27           .407
2              12           2              25           .400
3              11           6              33           .152
TTL         36           10           85           .306
 
NICHOLLS STATE ATTACK BY SET
Set          K             E             TA           Pct
1              5              8              32           -.094
2              10           7              29           .103
3              6              4              32           .062
TTL         21           19           93           .022
 
NOTABLES

• Pepperdine holds a 5-1 record against Missouri State since 1977, and a 2-0 record against Nicholls State since 2004.
• The Waves 13-aces against Missouri State tied for second in the Pepperdine women's volleyball record books for most aces in a single match during the rally scoring era.
• Hana Lishman has put up six double-figure dig matches this season, with one above 20-digs, and 53 in her career.
• Blossom Sato has led the Waves in assists in all matches this season including a career-high 59 in the home opener against Idaho.  She ranks second nationally in assists/set currently. 
• Shannon Scully leads the team with 3.59 kills/set on a .275 attack effort.  She is the first Wave to hit the 100-kill mark this season.  She also leads with 13 aces this season, tabbing 0.45 aces/set.
• Tarah Wylie leads Pepperdine with 23 total blocks, including two solo rejections for 0.77 blocks/set and Alli O'Harra is also big time on the net with 0.74 blocks/set after amassing 20 blocks including two solos.

 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
In the first match, the Waves came out to play and after Tarah Wylie posted three big kills and Hana Lishman tabbed the first of the Waves' 13 aces and first of her four on the day, Pepperdine had an 11-7 lead.  A strong service output from Rachel Ahrens later in the set, followed by big smashes from Shannon Scully and a Malibu Roofing Company rejections from Wylie and Blossom Sato, and the Waves were looking at a 22-14 lead down the home stretch.  A final block from Wylie and Ahrens sealed the deal with a 25-15 set win and an early advantage.
 
In the second set, Pepperdine once again started strong with big serves from Scully and Hannah Frohling.  Aces from Frohling and a block connection from Ahrens and Alli O'Harra and the Waves led 15-11.  With Shannon Scully at the service line, the Waves went on a 5-0 run late in the action, including a pair of aces and a kill from Hannah Frohling.  Big smashes from Wylie in the middle and another ace from Lishman put the set away with a 25-16 result
 
In the third and final set, Pepperdine came out ready to close, but the opposition was intent on keeping it close for a comeback attempts.  After tied scores en route to a 13-13 tie, the Waves buckled down, however, and another back-to-back ace effort from Lishman helped the cause for a 20-14 advantage.  Four Scully kills late in the set finished the match for the Waves with a 25-18 final set score and a clean sweep to open the day.
 
In the second match, the Waves continued with the momentum from the first match and pounded out to a 7-1 lead to open the match, fueled by big service effort from Lily Dyer and a strong attack effort from Heidi Dyer.  Strong service was a big key throughout the match as Sato found her groove late in the set with an ace that put the Waves ahead 15-5.  Pepperdine would not let up, either, and kills from Rosie Ballo and a block effort from Wylie and Scully gave the team a 25-10 first set win to pull ahead early.
 
In the second set, the opposition stayed close behind in the opening moments, but after a 4-4 tie, the Waves pushed ahead to a 12-7 advantage sponsored by big performances from Lishman and Sato at the service line.  Late in the set, a Heidi Dyer and Wylie block connection and a final kill from Jaiden Farr earned a 25-15 set win for Pepperdine a 2-0 lead heading into the third set.
 
The third set was the Waves from start to finish and three-consecutive service aces from Wylie gave Pepperdine a 12-4 lead in the match.  More aces down the line and finding the weak spots in the defense across the net helped the Waves continue to roll towards a 21-14 advantage.  In the home stretch, Heidi Dyer and Ballo went up for a rejection together and Wylie delivered the final kill for a 25-17 set win and the second three-set sweep on the day.
 
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves will take on UC Irvine on September 12 in Irvine, Calif.  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.