LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The Pacific women's volleyball team opened the UNLV Invitational with victories over Texas Tech (25-23, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25) and Idaho (25-23, 25-23, 25-16, 25-23, 15-10) on Friday.
THE BREAKDOWN
Pacific 3, Texas Tech 1
- The Tigers and the Red Raiders battled it out until the final serve, with neither squad winning a set by more than three points.
- Serving was crucial in the Tigers win, collecting 10 service aces.
- Pacific also held the edge in points (84-65), kills (66-52), and assists (62-49).
- Allison Dennemann and Kennedy Kaminsky both hit a new career mark in kills, each with 16 against Tech. Kaminsky hit a team-best .324 (16-5-34)
- Gabby Leo had a team-high 33 assists, while libero Jadyn Tubbs led with 22 digs in the match.
Pacific 3, Idaho 2
- Tigers found themselves down two sets to none before battling back to win the final three sets.
- Pacific led in nearly every statistical category, including points (89-70.5), kills (74-46), assists (67-45), and digs (76-68).
- Both squads has seven service aces.
- Four players — Riley Patterson, Kaminsky, Sedona Sherman, Dennemann — recorded double-digit kills against the Vandals. Sherman hit a season-best .440 to lead the Tigers offensive efforts.
- Hanne De Schrijver dished out a season-high 35 assists, while Leo contributed 30 assists in the nightcap.
- Patterson had a double-double (15k, 16d) in the final game of the day, while Tubbs totaled 30 digs.
WHAT COACH GIBBONS HAD TO SAY
"Our team played hard today"
"It is all about getting better and focusing on the process"
"As a team, we are better today than we were yesterday"
Up Next
Pacific will continue tournament play on Saturday with a 2 p.m. match against event-host UNLV. Live stats and video links are available at pacifictigers.com.
