PORTLAND, Ore. — For the second-consecutive match this week,
Tarah Wylie impressed to lead the Pepperdine women's volleyball team to a West Coast Conference sweeping victory over Portland on the road. Her record-setting 11 blocks in just three sets, along with a team-high 15 kills from
Shannon Scully, propelled the Waves to 25-14, 26-24 and 25-20 final set scores for the sweep at Chiles Center on Saturday afternoon.
Wylie's 11 blocks are the most blocks in a three-set match during the rally scoring era in the Pepperdine women's volleyball record books. In the last match on Thursday at Gonzaga, Wylie also marked a .818 success rate on the attack, which ranks third in the all-time records.
The Waves (13-10, 9-3 WCC) will return home next week to host PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount on Friday in Firestone Fieldhouse.
BIG WAVES
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 15 kills, .454 hitting %, 8 digs, 1 ace, 5 blocks
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 11 blocks, 1 ace, 2 digs, 3 kills
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 10 kills, .400 hitting. %, 2 blocks, 2 aces, 2 digs
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 block
Tayah Mahi (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS): 7 assists, 4 digs, 1 block
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 11 digs, 1 ace, 2 assists
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 26 assists, 6 digs, 2 blocks
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 6 kills, .545 hitting %, 2 blocks
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 6 digs
WAVES VS. PILOTS
The Waves outperformed the Pilots in almost every facet of the game, leading with 38 kills on a .280 clip as opposed to the opposition's 35 kills on a .094 output. The Waves marked 13.0 blocks and five aces, while giving up 4.0 blocks and four aces to Portland. The Pilots did lead with 47 digs to the Waves 44 throughout the match.
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 14 1 29 .448
2 12 6 36 .167
3 12 3 35 .257
TTL 38 10 100 .280
PORTLAND ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 9 7 33 .061
2 13 9 42 .093
3 13 8 41 .122
TTL 35 24 117 .094
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Waves came out strong in the first set and rolled towards a quick 11-8 lead early on with blocks from
Tarah Wylie,
Alli O'Harra and
Shannon Scully. A strong service output from
Hannah Frohling, featuring more Wylie, Scully and Wylie,
Isabel Zelaya block collaborations towards a 19-10 lead. Scully found the floor a few more times and
Rachel Ahrens helped the cause en route to a 25-14 set win.
Pepperdine continued the advantage into the second set, pulling ahead 12-8 with kills from Frohling and Scully early on. The opposition was able to close the gap and tie things up at 12-12, but the Waves stayed playing tough. Each side went point-for-point on the way to a 22-22 tied score late in the action. The Pilots pulled ahead first 23-22 and then again at 24-23, but a kill from Wylie and an ace from Frohling helped flip the script and put the Waves up by one 25-24. A final attack error from across the net helped the cause and Pepperdine took the 26-24 set win to pull ahead 2-0 in the match.
The Waves were ready to close things up in the third set, and after a 10-10 tied score, multiple blocks from Wylie pushed the team to a 14-10 lead. Pepperdine kept the kills coming towards a 20-15 lead and the Waves had a comfortable lead to settle into. After more kills from Frohling and Wylie found the floor, Pepperdine secured the 25-20 final set score and the three-set sweep over Portland.
NEXT UP
Next week, the Waves have a sole match on the docket, hosting PCH Cup rival Loyola Marymount at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8.
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