MALIBU, Calif. — Pepperdine women's volleyball (9-7, 3-2 WCC) earned a 3-0 sweep at home over Washington State (11-5, 5-1 WCC) to snap the Cougars six-game winning streak on Saturday afternoon.

The Waves picked up a narrow 27-25 win in the first set, before collecting 25-13 and 25-14 wins in the latter sets. 

Chloe Pravednikov led the Waves with 13 kills on the day while Ella Piskorz was strong up front with six kills and four solo blocks. 

Pepperdine's block and defense held the Cougars to just 21 kills on 108 attacks, as the Waves totaled 42 kills on 88 attempts. 

"It was great to see us start aggressive and stay aggressive throughout the entire match," said head coach Scott Wong. "Our offense was pretty smooth and efficient while our block and defense made some nice strides."

The Waves got out to a hot start in the first set with an early 4-0 lead, before the Cougars found their footing and brought it back tied at 6-6. The first set went back and forth with seven ties and four lead changes, as the Cougars eventually held a set-point advantage at 25-24.

The Waves responded for three straight points to close out the set, with a pair of Pravednikov kills bookending a Piskorz block to secure the 27-25 victory for the home side. Pepperdine had a balanced attack early with Pravednikov, Vanessa Polk and Maggie Beauer each logging four-plus kills early on.

Pepperdine led set two from the jump, having leads of 8-3 and 17-8 on the way to a 25-13 triumph. The Waves had eight blocks in the set while Washington State put up just two against the Pepperdine attack. 

The third and final set saw more of the same, as the Waves immediately jumped out to a 4-0 lead with Tristen Raymond serving and adding a service ace to her ledger. After holding an 18-14 lead, the Waves ended the game on a 7-0 run to ensure the straight sets victory. Piskorz was at her best as the game closed, being responsible for the final four points of the game as the Cougars had no answer for the sophomore middle blocker.

The loss marked the first in conference play for Washington State, who entered play 5-0 in West Coast Conference affairs.

Game Notes

• Chloe Pravednikov recorded 13 kills for her 11th game of the season in double-digits in the category.
• Tristen Raymond registered a career-high 31 assists, as the game marked the first of the season in which she was the lone setter to see the floor for the Waves.
• Raymond also led the Waves with eight digs for the game.
• Irelynd Lorenzen posted a season-best nine blocks including three solo blocks to go along with four kills.
• Vanessa Polk logged eight kills, a mark that she has now reached in three of five conference matches.
• Maggie Beauer posted nine kills on the day and now has 38 kills across her past three games.
• Ella Piskorz finished the day with six kills and 5.5 blocks.
• The Waves improve to 4-1 at home this season.
• Pepperdine is now 5-0 all-time against Washington State.
• The Waves past four victories have all come via a sweep, with five total 3-0 wins this season.

Pepperdine will return on Thursday at Seattle, with game time set for 7 p.m. on ESPN+.

ABOUT PEPPERDINE WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Pepperdine women's volleyball has reached 26 NCAA Tournaments since 1981 as one of the most successful collegiate programs on the West Coast. The 12-time WCC Champions Waves have consistently produced top talent with 21 All-American selections with honorees in six straight decades. With multiple Olympians going through the program, Kim Hill brought home the program's first gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.

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