STOCKTON, Calif. — The Pepperdine women's volleyball team earned the second-straight sweep of the week on Saturday, dominating Pacific 25-16, 25-23, 25-20 at Alex G. Spanos Center.
Grace Chillingworth and
Emma Ammerman led the Waves' (18-7, 9-5 WCC) attack front with 11-kills apiece. Chillingworth did so while tabbing the 9
th double-double of her career after adding 10 digs as well. Ammerman also posted a season-high .360 hitting percentage to lead the Waves in the category.
Isabel Zelaya impressed with 28 assists and a tied-team high 15 dig effort alongside
Riley Patterson.
The Waves will be home for the final four matches of the regular season, first hosting LMU on November 11. On November 17,19 and 22 Pepperdine will host #18 BYU, #2 San Diego and Portland. Saturday's match against the Toreros will be Senior Day.
BIG WAVES
Grace Chillingworth (Tustin, Calif./Foothill HS): 11 kills, 10 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks
Emma Ammerman (Parker, Colo./Chaparral HS): 11 kills, .360 hitting %
Isabel Zelaya (Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran HS): 27 assists, 15 digs, 2 blocks, 2 kills
Meg Brown (Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS): 6 kills, .357 hitting %, 4 blocks
Riley Patterson (Sonora, Calif./Sonora HS/Pacific): 15 digs, 3 assists
Emily Hellmuth (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS): 5 kills, 3 blocks
Kayleigh Hames (Maryville, Tenn./Webb School of Knoxville): 8 digs, 1 ace
Trinity Stanger (Los Angeles, Calif./Viewpoint HS): 9 digs
Kenadie Patterson (Oakdale, Calif./Gregori HS): 4 kills, 2 blocks
WAVES VS. TIGERS
The Waves posted 40 kills on a .236 success rate, while giving up 37 kills on a. .124 success rate to the opposition. Pepperdine led the floor with 7.0 team blocks and 59 digs, compared to Pacific's 3.0 team blocks and 56 digs, though the Tigers led five to three with aces.
PEPPERDINE ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 13 3 38 .263
2 16 2 47 .298
3 11 5 42 .143
TTL 40 10 127 .236
PACIFIC ATTACK BY SET
Set K E TA Pct
1 10 6 40 .100
2 17 5 47 .255
3 10 10 42 .000
TTL 37 21 129 .124
PLAY-BY-PLAY
The Tigers collected a few points out of the starting gate, pulling ahead by three points at the 9-6 mark, though the Waves were quick to counter and tie the score at 12's with multiple kills from
Emma Ammerman and
Grace Chillingworth. Pepperdine then went on an 8-2 run with more smashes from Ammerman, an ace from Chillingworth and a dominant block from
Meg Brown and
Emily Hellmuth. From there, the energy had shifted to the Waves' side of the court and a kill from Hellmuth followed by a
Kenadie Patterson, Hellmuth block collaboration closed things up 25-16.
The opposition had the first advantage in the second set as well, building a 6-2 lead early on, but the Waves kept rolling, eventually tying the set at 13-apiece with more points on the offensive from
Isabel Zelaya, Brown and Chillingworth. Four more kills by the Waves, including an off-speed attack from K. Patterson improved the Waves lead to 20-16. Though the Tigers had a late comeback attempt, a kill from
Riley Patterson and a block from Ammerman and Hellmuth ended the set with a 25-23 win.
The third set was a different story from start to finish and the Waves entered with confidence up 2-0 in the match. A strong serving presence from Chillingworth to open the set, including an ace, helped the squad to a 5-1 lead. Pepperdine continued on to a solid 17-9 advantage down the stretch after back-to-back blocks from Brown with either Chillingworth or Zelaya and some choice attack outputs from Ammerman and K. Patterson. Pacific once again tried to rally, but the Waves were steadfast, denying the Tigers attempts and finishing with a 25-20 set win to complete the sweep.
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