MALIBU, Calif. — A 26^th-career double-double from Shannon Scully propelled the Pepperdine women's volleyball team to a straight-sweep over West Coast Conference opponent Saint Mary's in Firestone Fieldhouse on Thursday night. 

The Waves (15-10, 11-3 WCC) downed the Gaels (9-16, 5-10 WCC) with 25-19, 25-20 and 25-20 set scores after leading in all areas across the board.  Along with Scully's double-double, Tarah Wylie posted 12 kills and led in blocks alongside Alli O'Harra with five-apiece.

BIG WAVES
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 9 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 9 kills, .438 hitting %, 4 blocks, 3 digs, 2 aces
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 13 kills, .344 hitting %, 10 digs
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 12 kills, .348 hitting %, 5 blocks
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 9 digs, 1 ace
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 41 assists, 6 digs, 2 blocks
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 5 kills, 5 blocks
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 5 digs
Kayleigh Hames (Maryville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville): 6 digs
 
WAVES VS. GAELS
Pepperdine commanded the court in all areas, posting 48 kills on a .286 success rate and allowing Saint Mary's only 34 kills on a .136 clip.  The Waves marked 10.0 team blocks to the opposition's 8.0 and also led with four aces and 46 digs compared to the Gaels' two aces and 39 digs.

 

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          17        6          44        .250
2          15        5          32        .312
3          16        5          36        .306
TTL      48        16        112      .286
 
SAINT MARY'S ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          11        6          42        .119
2          11        6          34        .147
3          12        7          34        .147
TTL      34        19        110      .136
 


PLAY-BY-PLAY
The first set opened with a see-saw battle, but after an 8-8 tied score, the Waves started to break away after Rachel Ahrens plastered an ace down on the floor.  Pepperdine kept building on the momentum with blocks from Tarah Wylie and Isabel Zelaya.  Kills form Wylie and Shannon Scully forced the first SMC timeout of the match with a 14-9 advantage.  More blocks from Alli O'Harra with either Hannah Frohling or Ahrens helped the cause late in the action and the Waves to a 20-12 lead.  The Waves kept pounding with more kills from Wylie and a Hana Lishman ace, and another late block from Wylie and Zelaya put the home team in a position to close.  Wylie would deliver the final kill of the set for a 25-19 victory and the lead heading into the second.
 
The second set began a little differently from the first, with the opposing team gaining the first 9-6 lead.  The Waves battled back, however, with three nearly-consecutive smashes from Scully for a 10-10 tie and continued to edge out the Gaels with a Frohling, O'Harra block collaboration.  Ahrens banked one off a player for another ace in the middle of the set and a strong service output from Frohling in the next rotation had Saint Mary's on the edge.  In the final moments O'Harra and Scully each found the floor for the 25-20 set win and the 2-0 advantage going into the third.
 
With the two previous sets going the home team's way, the Waves came out strong in the third and intent on closing things down quickly.  Kills from Ahrens, Frohling and Wylie opened things up 4-1 early and more kills from Wylie, O'Harra and Ahrens continued the lead towards a 9-5 advantage.  A Scully, Wylie block collaboration helped the cause at the 15-11 mark to force a timeout, but the Gaels rallied marginally after.  After a 17-16 lead, Pepperdine buckled down and put some more smashes on the floor to regain the cushion.  A block from O'Harra and Ahrens continued the Waves rolling and a final kill from Frohling and solo rejection from Wylie finished the set 25-20 and the match with a sweep.
 
NEXT UP
On Saturday, the Waves will host Pacific at noon in Firestone Fieldhouse.  Prior to the match, seniors Hannah Frohling, Tarah Wylie and Hana Lishman will be honored.
 
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