Women's Volleyball Wins Sixth Consecutive, Sweeps Seattle

Thursday, October 29

Seattle, Wash.

6:00 pm PT

Pepperdine University

17-4,9-1WCC

Seattle

4-15,1-8WCC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Pepperdine	25	25	25	3
Seattle U	20	11	23	0

Photo by: Seattle Athletics

10/29/2026 8:45:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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By: Greg Bintz

SEATTLE, Wash. - Pepperdine women's volleyball (17-4, 9-1 WCC) extended its winning streak to six in a row with a sweep over the Seattle Redhawks on Thursday night.

Mariia Nikol Dvornikova led the Waves with a dozen kills, while Irelynd Lorenzen piled up 10 more. Ella Piskorz, Lorenzen, and Tristen Raymond each had a pair of block assists as the blue and orange held Seattle to a sub-.200 hitting percentage.

In the last 14 matches, Pepperdine has won 13 of them, with seven of those being a sweep.

"We focused on our side and played aggressive throughout the match," said Head Coach Scott Wong. "We were able to make adjustments quickly and efficiently which helped us secure the win."

It was a back-and-forth battle in the opening set before a 4-0 spurt catapulted the Waves to a 10-7 advantage behind kills from Lorenzen and Chloe Pravednikov. However, the Redhawks kept the contest within two points for the majority of the set until Dvornikova caught fire, ripping three consecutive kills to put Pepperdine up 23-18. Maggie Beauer notched a kill and Dvornikova put the finishing touches on a 25-20 set win with a kill.

Chloe closes out set 2 with a kill! It's all Waves right now 🌊🌊 #MakeWaves | @PepperdineWaves https://t.co/xWRvcFmeCI
— Pepperdine Women's Volleyball (@PepperdineWVB) October 30, 2026

Moving to the second set, Pepperdine spread the love on offense. The Waves took a more firm grip of the match with a 14-8 lead as Lorenzen and Dvornikova tallied several more kills, and Raymond registered several service aces. Later in the set, Eliya Dev checked in to serve and recorded a pair of service aces as Pepperdine breezed through the frame, taking a commanding 2-0 lead with a 25-11 set win.

The third set was a much different story. A seesaw battle started to give way to the Waves as Pepperdine forced an attack error on Seattle's Grace Jones before Dev served up another ace. The Redhawks kept within an arms' length anytime Pepperdine tried to pull away, even after Lorenzen and Raymond had a combo block to extend the lead to 17-14. Hailey McEllrath capped a 3-0 run from Seattle to tie the set up at 19 apiece. Dvornikova and Lorenzen stepped up in a big way down the stretch, combining for four kills as the Waves staved off Seattle's Teagan Melton's set-tying kill that briefly made it 23-all. Lorenzen ultimately hammered the final kill as Pepperdine completed a 3-0 sweep of Seattle.

GAME NOTES

Pepperdine registered a hit percentage no lower than .306 in each set.
The Redhawks had a slight edge in blocks, 5-4.
The Waves racked up 10 service aces, tying the team-high for the season. It's the fourth time Pepperdine has recorded 10 this campaign.
Dev set new career-highs in points and service aces with three each.

Pepperdine will continue its trip in the Pacific Northwest with a date against Portland on Saturday. First serve is set for 1pm pacific. Watch the contest 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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