WCC: San Diego, Loyola Marymount Survive Five Set Thrillers

WEST COAST CONFERENCE RUNDOWN

October 27, 2018

RESULTS

#1 BYU def. Gonzaga 3-0
San Diego def. Portland 3-2
Pepperdine def. San Francisco 3-0
Loyola Marymount def. Santa Clara 3-2

STANDINGS

Brigham Young	12-0	1.000	22-0	1.000	W22
San Diego	10-2	0.833	13-9	0.591	W6
Pepperdine	9-3	0.750	15-7	0.682	W2
Saint Mary’s	7-3	0.700	15-5	0.750	W4
Loyola Marymount	7-5	0.583	17-6	0.739	W2
Portland	4-7	0.364	16-7	0.696	L2
Pacific	3-7	0.300	8-13	0.381	W1
Gonzaga	3-8	0.273	6-16	0.273	L5
San Francisco	1-11	0.083	8-15	0.348	L11
Santa Clara	1-11	0.083	6-18	0.250	L3

CONFERENCE RECAP

Saturday featured a pair five set thrillers in WCC play. In Portland, San Diego took the first two sets and then ran away from the Pilots in the fifth. In Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount rallied from two sets down to defeat Santa Clara. Elsewhere in the conference, #1 BYU swept Gonzaga on the road and Pepperdine swept San Francisco at home.

MATCH OF THE DAY

SAN DIEGO DEF. PORTLAND 3-2 (25-12, 25-20, 19-25, 20-25, 15-4)

San Diego improves to 13-9 (10-2 WCC); Portland falls to 16-7 (4-7 WCC)
Chiles Center; Portland, Oregon
Attendance:286
Box score
San Diego Recap/Portland Recap
The Toreros got 13 kills, 17 digs and 3 blocks from outside hitter Roxie Wibline. San Diego also got 11 kills apiece from middle blockers, Addie Picha and Megan Jacobsen.
Middle blocker Katie Barker paced Portland with 14 kills. The Pilots also got 11 kills from middle blocker Liz Reich and 10 kills from outside hitter Izzy Guzik.
San Diego hit .215 as a team and held Portland to .170.

HOW IT HAPPENED

San Diego grabbed the lead early in the first set and did not trail again. A 4-0 spurt by the Toreros gave them a 12-5 lead at the midway point of the set. San Diego kept up the pressure and ran away with the set, 25-12.

In the second set, it was Portland that grabbed the early advantage. The Pilots led 7-5 early, but San Diego rallied to tie the set at 15 apiece. From there, the Toreros reeled off a 5-2 run to go in front 20-17. San Diego closed out the set with a 3-0 spurt, to take the set, 25-20.

Portland took control early in the third and then held off San Diego, 25-19 to cut the deficit to two sets to one.

The fourth set was back and forth, but Portland seized control with an 8-2 run to take a 23-19 lead. The Pilots then held off San Diego, 25-20.

In the fifth, it was all San Diego. The Toreros jumped in front 6-2 and then ended the match on a 6-0 run to take the match, 15-4.

Toreros start strong then have to weather a Portland storm in the second half of the match.

San Diego secures its sixth victory in a row.#GoToreros pic.twitter.com/TjfaUPcd1s

— USD Volleyball (@USDVolleyball) October 27, 2018

#1 BYU DEF. GONZAGA 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 25-23)

BYU moves to 22-0 (12-0 WCC); Gonzaga drops to 6-16 (4-8 WCC)
Martin Centre; Spokane Washington
Attendance:1,362
Box score
BYU Recap/Gonzaga Recap
BYU was led by outside hitter Roni Jones-Perry, who tallied 18 kills and (.484) and 8 digs. The Cougars also got 11 kills (.625) from middle blocker Heather Gneiting.
Gonzaga got 13 kills from outside hitter Sarah Penner. Fellow outside hitter Kennedy Croft added 9 kills and 9 digs for the Bulldogs.
BYU hit .350 as a team and held Gonzaga to .228.

Brooms aren't only for witches this time of year.

BYU SWEEPS GONZAGA!#BYUWVB #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/vsHFASiZrL

— BYU Women’s Volleyball (@BYUwvolleyball) October 27, 2018

PEPPERDINE DEF. SAN FRANCISCO 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-17)

Pepperdine moves to 15-7 (9-3 WCC); San Francisco dips to 8-15 (1-11 WCC)
Firestone Fieldhouse; Malibu, California
Attendance:215
Box score
Pepperdine Recap/San Francisco Recap
The Waves were led by middle blocker Tarah Wylie‘s 10 kills. Pepperdine also got 9 kills from outside hitter Heidi Dyer and 8 kills from outside hitter Hannah Frohling.
Right side hitter Emily Zinger led the visiting Dons with 8 kills.
Pepperdine hit .305 for the match and limited San Francisco to just .068

Highlights | Pepperdine def. San Francisco 3-0! #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/aITt9n08bQ

— Pepperdine W. Volley (@WavesVolleyball) October 27, 2018

INTERVIEW: Hear from Tarah Wylie after the Waves close out the weekend with a 3-0 win over San Francisco! #WavesUp pic.twitter.com/WrUviXfnwG

— Pepperdine W. Volley (@WavesVolleyball) October 27, 2018

LOYOLA MARYMOUNT DEF. SANTA CLARA 3-2 (22-25, 20-25, 25-11, 25-17, 15-9)

Loyola Marymount improves to 17-6 (7-5 WCC); Santa Clara plummets to 6-18 (1-11 WCC)
Gersten Pavilion; Los Angeles, California
Attendance:252
Box score
LMU Recap/Santa Clara Recap
The Lions got 25 kills from opposite hitter Sara Kovac. Middle blocker Emma Johnson notched 12 kills and outside hitter Savannah Slattery added 11 for LMU.
Outside hitter Michelle Shaffer led the way for Santa Clara with 17 kills and 7 digs.
LMU hit .313 in the match while Santa Clara hit .242.

LET'S PLAY FIVE!

Lions win the fourth 25-17 and we're headed to a fifth set.

LMU is 2-1 in 5-setters; Santa Clara is 0-3

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📈: https://t.co/cNEOveTc7V pic.twitter.com/oEOFxkTGSE

— LMU Volleyball (@lmulionsWVB) October 27, 2018

UP NEXT

#1 BYU hosts San Diego at 9 p.m. ET Friday.
Pepperdine visits Saint Mary’s at 10 p.m. ET Thursday.
San Francisco welcomes Gonzaga at 10 p.m. ET Thursday.
Loyola Marymount visits Pacific at 10 p.m. ET Thursday.
Santa Clara hosts Portland at 10 p.m. ET Thursday.
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