#5 BYU Downs Pepperdine in Provo

Thursday, November 11

Provo, Utah

6:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

18-5,10-4WCC

BYU

24-1,14-0WCC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Pepperdine	15	17	8	0
BYU	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Jeff Golden

11/11/2021 7:55:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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By: by Athletic Communications

PROVO, Utah — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team, a team receiving votes in the AVCA Coaches Poll this week, was downed in three by #5 BYU on Thursday night, 25-15, 25-17, 25-8.

This was the first time the Waves have been downed in straight-sets, as Pepperdine drops to 18-5 overall and 10-5 in the West Coast Conference.

BIG WAVES
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 20 assists, 3 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 13 kills, 6 digs, 1 block
Emma Ammerman (Parker, Colo./Chaparral HS): 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 ace
Trinity Stanger (Los Angeles, Calif./Viewpoint HS): 8 digs
Grace Chillingworth (Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS): 4 kills, 1 block
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 11 digs
Kayla Joyce (Chico, Calif./Pleasant Valley HS/FRC/CSU Chico): 5 digs
Rosie Ballo (Dana Point, Calif./Dana Hills HS): 4 blocks
Reagan Goeke (Clarkston, Mich./Lake Orion HS): 3 kills

WAVES VS. COUGARS
BYU was strong on all fronts in Provo throughout the match, leading with 42 kills on a .354 hitting percentage, while allowing Pepperdine 25 kills on a .008 output. The Cougars also added six aces, 54 digs and 6.0 blocks, while the Waves posted two aces, 40 digs and 4.0 blocks.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          10        9          40        .025
2          11        5          39        .154
3          4          10        41        -146
TTL      25        24        120      .008

BYU ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          14        3          31        .355
2          15        4          39        .282
3          13        1          26        .462
TTL      42        8          96        .354

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Each side traded points to open the match 4-4, but the Cougars took it away shortly after, building a five-point lead 12-7 with a strong attacking presence. Though the Waves continued to fight throughout, BYU continued to expand the lead en route to a 25-15 first set victory.

Though the Cougars had the momentum at the end of the first, the Waves came out crashing in the second, building to a 5-4 lead. It stayed close as Rachel Ahrens continued to put kills down on the ground for the Waves, working to a 10-10 tied score. Rosie Ballo kept the Malibu Roofing Company in action as well, but the home team once again pulled ahead, eventually taking a strong lead and advancing to a 25-17 second set victory.

The Waves and Cougars traded the first few points, but BYU then went on a 13-0 run to make it 17-4 in the set. The home team continued with that energy to finish the match with a 25-8 final set score and the three-set victory.

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