Box Score SPOKANE, Wash. — Despite pulling ahead with two set wins, the #22 Pepperdine women's volleyball team succumbed to a Gonzaga rally on Saturday afternoon, falling in five, 25-18, 25-21, 22-25, 19-25, 14-16.
 
Eight separate Waves tabbed at least one kill in the match, led by three in double-figures including a 7^th career double-double and tied season-high kill effort for Grace Chillingworth.  Her 17 kills and 14 digs led both categories for her team. 
 
Meg Brown and Emma Ammerman also swung heavy with 15 and 10 kills respectively.  Along with Chillingworth, Isabel Zelaya tabbed a double-double with 55 assists and 10 digs, and Kayleigh Hames and Riley Patterson marked 12 and 11 digs respectively. 
 
The Waves drop to 15-6 overall and 6-4 in the West Coast Conference with the loss, while the Zags improve to 5-16 and 1-9 in the league.
 
BIG WAVES
Grace Chillingworth (Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS): 17 kills, 14 digs, 4 blocks (1 solo), 3 aces
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 55 assists, 10 digs, 2 blocks, 3 kills
Meg Brown (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS): 15 kills, .310 hitting %, 4 blocks (1 solo), 2 aces
Riley Patterson (Sonora, Calif./Sonora HS/Pacific): 11 digs, 2 aces, 4 assists
Emma Ammerman (Parker, Colo./Chaparral HS): 10 kills, 1 block
Kayleigh Hames (Maryville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville): 12 digs, 1 ace
Emily Hellmuth (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS): 9 kills, 1 block
Kenadie Patterson (Oakdale, Calif./Gregori HS): 4 kills, 2 blocks
Avery Shimaitis (Sugar Land, Texas/George Ranch HS): 5 kills, 1 block solo
Trinity Stanger (Los Angeles, Calif./Viewpoint HS): 8 digs, 1 ace
 
WAVES VS. BULLDOGS
Though Pepperdine led with 64 kills throughout the match, the Zags 50 kills on a .222 clip surpassed the Waves .184 output.  The Bulldogs were also able leave with 14 blocks to the Waves' 11 and 13-9 in aces to secure the win.  Pepperdine did lead on the back line with 64 digs to the opposition's 46.
 
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          12        4          33        .242
2          19        9          37        .270
3          11        9          24        .083
4          14        4          33        .303
5          8          9          31        -.032
TTL      64        35        158      .184
 
GONZAGA ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          12        7          40        .125
2          7          2          26        .192
3          9          4          26        .192
4          15        2          31        .419
5          7          3          21        .190
TTL      50        18        144      .222
 
PLAY-BY-PLAY
Kills and an ace from Grace Chillingworth helped the Waves push out to a 5-2 start to the match, and though the Zags countered to tie the score at 8's, Pepperdine kept pushing forward with blocks from Emma Ammerman, Emily Hellmuth and Kenadie Patterson for a 12-9 lead.  More smashes from Hellmuth and Chillingworth helped the cause and a Chillingworth, Patterson rejection gave the Waves a five-point advantage, 20-15.  The squad would ride the momentum through to a 25-18 first set win.
 
After going point-for-point through the majority of the set, finding 10-10, 14-14 and 18-18 tied scores.  A kill from Ammerman kept Pepperdine moving in the right direction, and more kills from Patterson and Chillingworth put the squad in a position to close.  An ace from Riley Patterson and smash from Meg Brown would do the deed and close the set 25-21.
 
With a 2-0 advantage, the Waves came out ready to close, but the opposition had other plans. Though Pepperdine built a 20-15 lead throughout, a 5-0 run from the Zags tied things up and put the edge on the home team's side of the court.  Gonzaga used the momentum to take the set 25-22 and force a fourth.
 
The Bulldogs came out with the same energy from the following set, amassing an 11-4 lead early, but the Waves stayed close behind with kills from Ammerman and Avery Shimaitis, a solo rejection from Vanessa Polk and an ace from Kayleigh Hames to make it a three-point deficit 15-12.  Gonzaga would not let up, however, eventually coming away with a 25-19 set to force a fifth and final set.  
 
Pepperdine was ready to pull ahead early in the fifth set, building an 11-7 lead with kills from Brown and Chillingworth, but the opposition tied the score at 13's.  Carrying energy from the rally in the previous sets and plays, the Zags posted a kill and a block to secure the 16-14 set win and the five-set league victory.
 
UP NEXT
On Thursday, October 27, the Waves will host Santa Clara at 7 p.m. in Firestone Fieldhouse. It will be the Waves' Halloween game.  On Saturday, October 29, Pepperdine will host San Francisco at noon for the Waves' Dig Pink match.
 
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