MALIBU, Calif. – It was more winning Waves moments at Zuma Beach on Tuesday afternoon, as the #5 Pepperdine beach volleyball team downed #17 Stanford 4-1 in a solo dual.
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The Waves (15-6), won on four courts with
Brook Bauer and
Heidi Dyer taking the clinch on court one with a 21-15, 21-17 win over Charlie Eckstrom and Tori Ashkinos.Â
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RESULTS
#5 PEPPERDINE 4, #17 STANFORD 1
MARCH 26 | ZUMA BEACH | MALIBU
1:
Brook Bauer/Heidi Dyer (PEPP) def. Charlie Eckstrom/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) – 21-15, 21-17
2: Morgan Hentz/Sunny Villapanda (STAN) def.
Gigi Hernandez/Deahna Kraft (PEPP) – 21-16, 19-21, 9-15
3:
Alexis Filippone/Skylar Caputo (PEPP) def. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) – 21-6, 21-17
4:
Maddie Dilfer/Nikki Lyons (PEPP) def. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) – 18-21, 21-15, 15-9
5:
Simone Priebe/Katie Gavin (PEPP) def. Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl/Kat Anderson (STAN) – 21-12, 19-21, 15-12
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1*, 2, 5
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KEY STATS
Pepperdine def. Stanford: 4-1
1: Bauer: 8 kills, 3 aces | Dyer: 13 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace
2: Kraft: 13 kills, 2 blocks, 2 aces | Hernandez: 16 kills, 2 aces
3: Filippone: 8 kills, 2 blocks, 3 aces | Caputo: 9 kills, 1 aces
4: Lyons: 17 kills, 3 blocks, 2 aces | Dilfer: 13 kills, 5 aces
5: Priebe: 21 kills, 5 blocks, 1 ace | Gavin: 11 kills
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MATCH RECAP
The Waves won first sets on all but court four to open the dual, and two courts would take advantage of the momentum with two-set wins.Â
Alexis Filippone and
Skylar Caputo finished first, dominating court three with a 21-6, 21-17 victory over Maddie Dailey and Amelia Smith. Although their match went to three sets,
Maddie Dilfer and
Nikki Lyons finished next, defeating Shannon Richardson and Blake Sharp after trailing in the first set 18-21, to win 21-15 and 15-9 in the following sets for the victory.
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To clinch, Dyer and Bauer finished next on court one, leaving two matches still left to play on courts two and five. Stanford took a three-set battle on court two, but the Waves would end the day on a win after
Simone Priebe and
Katie Gavin downed Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl and Kat Anderson 21-12, 19-21 and 15-12 for a 4-1 overall finish.
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NEXT UP
Next, the Waves remain at home to host #2 USC in a grunge match on Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. at Zuma Beach.
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