Pepperdine Drops Home Contest to PCH Cup Rival LMU

Friday, November 11

Malibu, Calif.

7:00 p.m. PT

Pepperdine University

18-8, 9-6

Loyola Marymount

17-7, 12-3

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
LMU	18	25	25	25	3
Pepperdine	25	20	17	16	1

Photo by: Sarah Otteman

11/11/2022 9:36:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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By: by Athletic Communications

MALIBU, Calif. — Firestone Fieldhouse was set for a PCH Cup rivalry bout on Friday night, but after finishing with 25-18, 20-25, 17-25, 16-25 final set scores, the Pepperdine women's volleyball team was felled by LMU.

Three Waves (18-8, 9-6 WCC) hit for double-figures against the Lions (17-7, 12-3 WCC) throughout the match, led by Emily Hellmuth, Grace Chillingworth and Emma Ammerman with 16, 12 and 10 kills respectively. Meg Brown also marked an impressive career-high five aces, while Isabel Zelaya ended the night with the 24^th double-double of her career after tabbing 32 assists and 11 digs.

With the road win, LMU earns 1.5 points towards the PCH Cup, having also collected one point earlier this season with a win in Gersten Pavilion.

BIG WAVES
Emily Hellmuth (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS): 16 kills, 4 blocks
Grace Chillingworth (Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS): 12 kills, 6 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks
Emma Ammerman (Parker, Colo./Chaparral HS): 10 kills, .316 hitting %
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 32 assists, 11 digs
Meg Brown (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS): 5 kills, 5 aces, 3 digs, 1 block
Vanessa Polk (Saint Louis, Mo./John Burroughs HS): 4 kills, 6 blocks
Riley Patterson (Sonora, Calif./Sonora HS/Pacific): 8 digs, 6 assist
Trinity Stanger (Los Angeles, Calif./Viewpoint HS): 8 digs, 3 assists

WAVES VS. LIONS
Though Pepperdine led with 48 kills to LMU's 46, the Lions gathered strength with a .262 success rate, while the Waves marked a .171 clip to end the night. The opposition also led in the other major categories, posting 14.0 team blocks, nine aces and 43 digs, while the home squad amassed 9.0 team blocks, seven aces and 40 digs.

PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          14        6          29        .276
2          16        8          34        .235
3          8          9          29        -034
4          10        3          37        .189
TTL      48        26        129      .171

LMU ATTACK BY SET
Set       K          E          TA        Pct
1          8          6          24        .083
2          14        2          27        .444
3          10        6          26        .154
4          14        4          30        .333
TTL      46        18        107      .262

PLAY-BY-PLAY
Though the Lions came out on a 4-0 run to begin the set, the Waves were not quick to roll over and an ace from Meg Brown, followed by big smashes from Vanessa Polk, Emma Ammerman and Grace Chillingworth tied the set at 8's. LMU inched away shortly after, but Pepperdine was able to once again close the gap, tying the set 11-11. The Waves then started commanding the court, pulling ahead by two with a kill from Emily Hellmuth and another ace from Brown. It would be a lead the home team would hang on to courtesy of blocks from Polk and Chillingworth. After leading 19-18, the Waves would not drop another point and a pair of aces from Chillingworth, a block from Brown and Hellmuth, and a pair of kills from Hellmuth to close the set 25-18 in favor of the Waves.

Each side came out swinging in the second set. After a 10-10 tied score, the Waves went ahead by three with an ace from Brown and a solo rejection from Hellmuth. The Lions were close behind, though, turning things around with a 10-1 run to pull ahead 20-14. The Waves started to rally at the end of the set with kills from Brown and Isabel Zelaya, but LMU came away with the 25-20 set win to tie the overall score.

Pepperdine had the first edge in the third set, pulling ahead 6-4 with Brown's fourth ace of the night. LMU was close behind, however, closing the gap at 8's and pulling ahead to lead by five at the 18-13 mark. It would be a lead the Waves would not be able to catch as the Lions took the set 25-17 to extend the team's overall lead to 2-1.

After gaining momentum from the previous two sets, LMU had an energy heading into the fourth, pulling away after a 5-5 tie to earn a six-point lead. Pepperdine couldn't find the rhythm throughout the rest of the set, eventually falling 25-16 to end the match 3-1 in the Lions' favor.

UP NEXT
The final three matches of the 2022 regular season will take place in Firestone Fieldhouse. The Waves will host #18 BYU, #2 San Diego and Portland on November 17, 19 and 22.

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