Box Score MALIBU, Calif. — A big presence at the service line and a 20^th-career double-double from Shannon Scully propelled the Pepperdine women's volleyball team to a straight-set win over UC Irvine on Wednesday night in Firestone Fieldhouse, collecting on 25-23, 26-24 and 25-17 final set scores.
 
Scully impressed with 14 kills on a .323 output with 17 digs, while Rachel Ahrens led with four aces in the match. 
 
BIG WAVES
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 14 kills, .323 hitting %, 2 aces, 17 digs, 3 blocks
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 6 kills, .316 hitting %, 4 aces, 1 block
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS):  7 kills, .333 hitting %, 3 blocks
Tarah Wylie (Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral HS): 5 kills, 1 ace, 3 digs, 2 blocks (1 solo)
Hannah Frohling (Edmond, Okla./Edmond North HS): 5 kills, 4 digs
Tayah Mahi (Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls HS): 14 assists, 3 aces, 2 digs, 1 block, 1 kill
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 21 assists, 3 digs, 1 kill
Hana Lishman (Kailua, Hawai'i/Punahou School): 9 digs, 2 assists
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 8 digs
Rosie Ballo (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills HS): 3 kills, .400 hitting %, 1 block
 
WAVES VS. ANTEATERS
Pepperdine led the court in all areas, plastering 10 aces down throughout the match, while leading with 44 kills on a .261 output compared to the Anteaters five aces, with 36 kills on a .160 success rate.  The opposition led with 49 digs to the Waves 48, but Pepperdine had the edge with 6.0 team blocks to UC Irvine's 5.0.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          18        4          42        .333
2          11        5          32        .188
3          15        5          41        .244
TTL      44        14        115      .261
 
UC IRVINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          15        2          41        .317
2          12        9          40        .075
3          9          6          38        .079
TTL      36        17        119      .160
 


PLAY-BY-PLAY
The first set was back-and-forth throughout, but inevitably a strong .333 hitting output and a pair of aces by Rachel Ahrens would help the cause.  After an even 7-7 tie, the Waves would pull ahead with big kills by Tarah Wylie and Shannon Scully.  The opposition was able to counter and tie things up at the 18's mark, but a pair of consecutive smashes from Scully gave the Waves the lead once again.  UCI stayed close behind, but Scully was unphased, putting down her 10^th kill of the match to set the tone.  Pepperdine then capitalized on an Anteater error to take the set 25-23.
 
The second set was close throughout with the Anteaters collecting the first lead and pulling ahead 9-5.  Pepperdine capitalized on a few errors from across the net and a block from Alli O'Harra and Ahrens helped the Waves counter and tie the set at 9's.  UCI worked ahead to a 17-10 lead late in the set, but a quick sub change by the Waves had the home team answering quickly.  Big kills from Scully and a pair of back-to-back aces by Tayah Mahi put the Waves within three at the 22-19 mark.  Another ace from Scully and a pair of smashes from O'Harra tied the set at 23-23 and Pepperdine was able to close things up with a kill from Ahrens and a solo block from Wylie.
 
Pepperdine was nearly untouchable in the third and final set, as an impressive service output from Scully including an ace and three-straight smashes from Hannah Frohling set the tone with a 10-3 lead.  The Waves continued to roll with a Mahi and Rosie Ballo block combination, followed by three nearly-consecutive smashes from Ballo, and held an impressive 22-10 lead late in the action.  Final kills by Ahrens and multiple errors from the Anteaters helped finish out the match with a 25-17 final set score and a three-set Waves' win.
 
NEXT UP
Next, the Waves make the short trip up north to take on UC Santa Barbara on Friday in The Thunderdome at 6 p.m.
 
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