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Women's Beach Volleyball by Athletic Communications

Winning Waves at Zuma; #5 Pepperdine Takes Down #17 Stanford 4-1

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.
 
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. 
 
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
 
­­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
 

 
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.  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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
FOLLOW
Follow @WavesBeachVB on Facebook and Twitter for immediate updates, results and more.  Go to PepperdineWaves.com for all information, releases and schedules.
 
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Players Mentioned

Brook Bauer

#3 Brook Bauer

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Skylar Caputo

#2 Skylar Caputo

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Maddie Dilfer

#12 Maddie Dilfer

5' 11"
Senior
1V
Heidi Dyer

#22 Heidi Dyer

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Alexis Filippone

#15 Alexis Filippone

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Katie Gavin

#23 Katie Gavin

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Gigi Hernandez

#5 Gigi Hernandez

5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
Deahna Kraft

#31 Deahna Kraft

6' 0"
Sophomore
1V
Nikki Lyons

#4 Nikki Lyons

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Simone Priebe

#21 Simone Priebe

5' 11"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Brook Bauer

#3 Brook Bauer

6' 1"
Freshman
HS
Skylar Caputo

#2 Skylar Caputo

5' 10"
Junior
2V
Maddie Dilfer

#12 Maddie Dilfer

5' 11"
Senior
1V
Heidi Dyer

#22 Heidi Dyer

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Alexis Filippone

#15 Alexis Filippone

6' 2"
Freshman
HS
Katie Gavin

#23 Katie Gavin

5' 8"
Freshman
HS
Gigi Hernandez

#5 Gigi Hernandez

5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
Deahna Kraft

#31 Deahna Kraft

6' 0"
Sophomore
1V
Nikki Lyons

#4 Nikki Lyons

6' 2"
Junior
2V
Simone Priebe

#21 Simone Priebe

5' 11"
Freshman
HS