LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Behind the muscle of sophomore's Allison Dennemann and Riley Patterson, the Pacific women's volleyball earned its fourth-consecutive victory with its four-set win (25-19, 27-25, 23-25, 25-29) over the Rebels of UNLV on Saturday afternoon. 

With the weekend sweep, the Tigers improve to 6-3 on the season, while the Rebels fall to 3-6.

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Set 1

• UNLV was first to score, but the Tigers evened the score at 2-2. The two squads went on to knot the score at 7-7 and 8-8.
• Following a final tie at 8-8, the Tigers went on a 7-3 run over the next 10 serves to take a 15-11 lead.
• Pacific extended its lead to as many as eight points (20-13).
• At a 24-16 deficit, UNLV won three straight points, but a kill by Patterson put the finishing touches on the 25-19 win. 
   

Set 2

• The second set was much more competitive with no more than three points separating the two squads through the first 19 points.
• UNLV battled back to tie the game at points 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and took its first lead (17-16) on a Pacific ball-handling error.
• The Rebels held the lead until consecutive kills by Dennemann and Patterson tied the game at 20-20. 
• The score was tied three more times in the set, but a 25-25 Pacific pulled out the win after earning points on a UNLV service error (26-25) and a kill by Dennemann (27-25).
   

Set 3

• Pacific struggled to maintain momentum in the third set, hitting well-below .100 as a team.
• It was a back-and-forth effort by the Tigers and Rebels.
• With a 14-12 lead, the Tigers allowed the Rebels to score five un-answered points to take their largest lead of the set (17-14).
• The Tigers came within one point of the Rebels on seven more occasions, but were unable to gain an edge and eventually fell by a score of 25-23.
   

Set 4

• The Tigers jumped out to a quick 6-2 lead thanks to kills by Dennemann (3), Kennedy Kaminsky, Carissa Bradford, and Sedona Sherman.
• Pacific went on to extend its lead to 12-5 and held a comfortable lead until 18-13, when UNLV rode a 4-0 run to come back within one point (18-17).
• UOP allowed the Rebels just two more points in the set and held on for the 25-19 win.
  
   

OVERALL

• Dennemann broke her record for career kills twice on the weekend, setting a new mark at 21 kills against the Rebels. The New Palestine, Ind. native hit .325 on the afternoon with two service aces and eight digs.
• Patterson also set a new career record for kills in a match, smashing 21. The Sonora, Calif. product hit a team-high .500 (21-1-40). Patterson also had a team-best 15 digs.
• Kaminsky and Sherman combined for 11 kills from the middle. Kaminsky totaled six kill and Sherman totaled five kills.
• Gabby Leo commanded the offense with 38 assists, while Hanne De Schrijver contributed 23 assists.
  
   

ALL-TOURNAMENT

• Dennemann was tabbed the UNLV Invitational Most Valuable Player. Her weekend totals include 49 kills, 26 digs, and four service aces.
• Kaminsky and Sherman were named to the All-Tournament team.
  
   

WHAT COACH GIBBONS HAD TO SAY

"This was a great weekend. I am very proud of every one of our players and how hard they played this weekend"

"It is about growing and learning as team"

"Go Tigers"

 

UP NEXT
The Tigers will play in one final tournament before the start of West Coast Conference play. Pacific travels to Indianapolis for the Bulldog Brawl, hosted by Butler, on Sept. 20-21. Video and live stats links can be found at pacifictigers.com.