Box Score MALIBU, Calif. — Another big service effort put forth by the Pepperdine women's volleyball team, led by a tied-career high six aces from Tarah Wylie and another five from Rachel Ahrens, propelled the Waves to a staggering 3-0 sweep over PCH Cup rival LMU in Firestone Fieldhouse on Friday night.

The Waves (14-10, 10-3 WCC) are in the lead for the PCH Cup battle this season, outscoring the Lions (13-12, 7-6 WCC) 6.5 to 2.0 with the victory tonight.  Pepperdine took the win with 25-7, 25-13 and 25-18 final set scores.
In the second set, the Waves seven-points allowed was the least amount of points allowed to an opponent in a single set (excluding fifth sets) since 2002, when the Waves downed Loyola College 30-4 on a neutral court.
 
The team's 14-aces also ranks tied for second in the Pepperdine women's volleyball record books for most aces in a single-match during the rally-scoring era.  Wylie's six aces, her second time putting six down this season, is tied for third in the all-time record books for most aces in a single match.
 
BIG WAVES
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 8 kills, .462 hitting %, 6 aces, 4 digs, 1 block
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 7 kills, .278 hitting %, 2 aces, 4 digs, 1 block
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 5 aces, 6 kills, .455 hitting %, 2 blocks
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 6 kills, 8 digs, 1 ace
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 12 digs, 1 kill
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 32 assists, 4 digs, 2 blocks, 4 kills
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS):  7 kills, .700 hitting %, 3 digs, 2 blocks
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 9 digs, 3 assists
Kayleigh Hames (Maryville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville): 7 digs


 
WAVES VS. LIONS
The Waves impressed in most areas of the game, slamming down 40 kills on a .337 success rate, and picking up 14 aces for the win.  The opposition marked only 21 kills on a .069 output and did not mark a single ace.  The Waves also marked 52 dig and 4.0 blocks, compared to the Lions' 35 digs and 6.0 blocks.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          8          2          20        .300
2          16        4          36        .333
3          16        4          33        .364
TTL      40        10        89        .337
 
LMU ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          2          7          34        .147
2          7          4          36        .083
3          12        3          32        .281
TTL      21        14        102      .069
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
In the first set, the Waves set the tone, amassing a quick 7-1 lead with aces from Rachel Ahrens and blocks from Tarah Wylie.  Another pair of service aces from Hannah Frohling, followed by yet more service aces from Wylie continued the Waves on to a 17-3 advantage.  Pepperdine continued with the strong attack and helped with blocks from Ahrens and Frohling towards set point.  An attack error from across the net closed the set 25-7. 
 
The Waves kept rolling in the second set, building on the first will more aces from Wylie and multiple kills from both Shannon Scully and Alli O'Harra for an 11-4 gap.  The service line was strong and Wylie downed her fourth and fifth aces to help the cause, along with smashes form O'Harra and Frohling towards a 18-13 lead.  Pepperdine kept rolling with Wylie at the service line, producing a 7-0 run to close the set with a 25-13 victory on a final Wylie ace.
 
With the Waves up 2-0, the Lions came out strong in the third set, taking the first 4-2 lead before the home team was able to counter and tie things up 6-6.  After a see-saw battle throughout the middle of the set, Pepperdine placed a few choice kills from Ahrens to gain the 16-14 lead and force an LMU timeout.  Another kill from O'Harra and an ace from Scully caused a second LMU timeout and gave the Waves a 19-14 advantage.  Kills from Frohling late in the action and a fifth ace from Ahrens put the Waves in a position to close.  Scully would do the honors with a final kill for the 25-18 set win to complete the sweep.
 
NEXT UP
Next week, the Waves host Saint Mary's on Thursday and Pacific on Saturday.  Prior to Saturday's match, seniors Tarah Wylie, Hannah Frohling and Hana Lishman will be honored.
 
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