#24 Waves Beat Portland in Four

Box Score PORTLAND, Ore. — The #24 Pepperdine women's volleyball advanced its West Coast Conference record to 10-1 with a four-set win at Portland on Friday afternoon, marking 25-18, 25-23, 20-25 and 25-15 set wins in the victory. The Waves have gone 10-2 against all opponents this season.

Rachel Ahrens led the Waves with her second above-20 kill performance in as many matches, marking 24 smashes on a .36- clip with four aces. Shannon Scully and Isabel Zelaya each posted double-doubles as well with 11 kills, 16 digs and 53 assists, 11 digs respectively.

BIG WAVES
Rachel Ahrens (Trabuco Canyon, Calif./Tesoro HS): 24 kills, .360 hitting %, 7 digs, 4 aces, 3 blocks
Meg Brown (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS): 16 kills, .500 hitting %, 4 blocks
Shannon Scully (Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei HS/Utah): 11 kills, 16 digs, 1 ace, 1 block
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 53 assists, 11 digs, 3 blocks, 1 ace
Alli O'Harra (Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS): 7 kills, .462 hitting %, 6 blocks
Madison Shields (El Dorado Hills, Calif./Oak Ridge HS): 9 digs, 7 assists
Emma Ammerman (Parker, Colo./Chaparral HS): 6 kills, 3 blocks, 6 digs
Kayla Joyce (Chico, Calif./Pleasant Valley HS/FRC/CSU Chico): 7 digs
Kayleigh Hames (Maryville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville): 5 digs

WAVES VS. PILOTS
Pepperdine led the match in all areas, posting 65 kills on a .292 clip, while allowing the opposition 50 kills on a .246 output. The Waves marked 10 blocks, six aces and 66 digs, while Portland put up eight blocks, two aces and 62 digs.

Pepperdine led the floor hitting percentages in each set, apart from the Pilot-won third set. The Waves impressed with 18 kills and only one error on 29 swings to amass a .586 in the fourth set to secure the overall victory.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          17        6          46        .239
2          15        8          40        .175
3          15        5          39        .256
4          18        1          29        .586
TTL      65        20        154      .292

PORTLAND ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          11        4          39        .179
2          12        6          36        .167
3          17        4          36        .361
4          10        2          27        .296
TTL      50        16        138      .246

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Three-consecutive kills from Meg Brown, Rachel Ahrens and Isabel Zelaya kicked off the match with a 3-0 Waves run to set the tone for most of the match. That early lead would be one the Waves would keep throughout and after a 12-11 lead, blocks from Brown and Zelaya and smashes from Ahrens and Shannon Scully put the squad on a 9-3 run. Pepperdine would use the momentum to secure a 25-18 first set win.

The second set began with a Pilots lead and one they would hold until the 15-15 mark when Ahrens posted a pair of aces to give the Waves the edge. Pepperdine would continue to go point-for-point to a 21-21 tied score before O'Harra and Ahrens connected on a block collaboration. Ahrens then posted another kill before O'Harra posted another block, this time with Emma Ammerman. The Waves used that energy to send another attack attempt to Ahrens on the right side, which she put away for the 25-23 win.

Each side went point-for-point throughout most of the third set, but Portland was able to secure a 25-20 win to force a fourth set.

In the fourth, the Waves made sure to kick the energy up a notch, starting with a Scully ace and smashes from Brown and Ahrens to open. Another Ahrens ace and multiple kills rom Brown put the Waves ahead 14-9. Isabel Zelaya followed that up with an ace and O'Harra and Ammerman connected with a rejection at net to keep the Waves going and Brown and Ahrens finished the match up with a pair of kills and the 25-15 set win.

NEXT UP
Tomorrow, the Waves will face the Pilots once again at 1 p.m. in Portland. The match will be live streamed and have live stats available on www.PepperdineWaves.com.

FOLLOW
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Players Mentioned

#18 Rachel Ahrens: OH/OPP; 6' 4"; Junior

#4 Kayleigh Hames: OH; 6' 0"; Sophomore; HS

#7 Alli O'Harra: MB; 6' 3"; Senior

#10 Shannon Scully: OH; 6' 2"; Senior

#6 Madison Shields: L; 5' 7"; Junior

#2 Isabel Zelaya: S/OPP; 6' 0"; Sophomore

#11 Emma Ammerman: OH/OPP; 6' 3"; Freshman; HS

#12 Meg Brown: MB; 6' 3"; Freshman; HS

#21 Kayla Joyce: DS; 5' 6"; Sophomore; TR

Players Mentioned

#18 Rachel Ahrens
: 6' 4"; Junior
: OH/OPP

#4 Kayleigh Hames
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; HS
: OH

#7 Alli O'Harra
: 6' 3"; Senior
: MB

#10 Shannon Scully
: 6' 2"; Senior
: OH

#6 Madison Shields
: 5' 7"; Junior
: L

#2 Isabel Zelaya
: 6' 0"; Sophomore
: S/OPP

#11 Emma Ammerman
: 6' 3"; Freshman; HS
: OH/OPP

#12 Meg Brown
: 6' 3"; Freshman; HS
: MB

#21 Kayla Joyce
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; TR
: DS