Box Score MALIBU, Calif. - Down 2-0 in sets on Tuesday night, the University of the Pacific Women's Volleyball team responded with a third set victory that needed extra points, but lost in the fourth set, falling to Pepperdine in WCC action, 3-1 (25-23, 25-18, 30-32, 25-14).
MATCH SUMMARY
Although the Tigers trailed early in the opening set, they managed to take a lead in what would be a closely contested set with the Waves. A kill by
Riley Patterson late in the set put Pacific ahead 23-21. However, Pepperdine answered with four straight points to take set one, 25-23. Patterson and
Alexa Edwards each had four kills in the first set.
Pepperdine gradually built its lead in set two, and ultimately went up 2-0 with a 25-18 win. Patterson and Edwards each added three more kills to their totals in the second set.
The Tigers refused to be swept in three sets. Although they trailed by as much as four points late in the set, they kept pace. Eventually, they faced match point, trailing 24-21. But two unforced errors by the Waves, along with a kill from Patterson evened the set at 24-24. Following the tie, Edwards made a kill to put Pacific at set point.
By trading points and serves, Pacific had six match point opportunities up to a 30-29 lead. Then, on what appeared to be a set clinching point for Pacific, the call was challenged by Pepperdine, and ultimately reversed through video review in favor of the Waves, as the set was even at 30-30.
The Tigers got another kill from Edwards to reach set point again at 31-30. Following the kill, a service ace by
Gabby Leo wrapped up the set for Pacific, as the Tigers forced a fourth set with a 32-30 set three win.
Ramonni Cook got a kill on the first point of set four for the Tigers, but Pepperdine scored five straight points after the opening point, and didn't look back, as the Waves cruised to a 25-14 set win, winning the match, 3-1.
NOTABLE STATS
- Edwards finished with a team-best 13 kills.
- Patterson had 12 kills and a .162 attack percentage on 37 attempts.
- Jadyn Tubbs was the only member of Pacific to reach double figures in digs with 11.
- Defensively, Edwards had three total blocks.
- For Pepperdine, Shannon Scully had a double double with 12 kills and 12 digs.
- Meg Brown had a match-high 14 kills for the Waves.
POSTGAME QUOTE
Pacific head coach
Greg Gibbons on how the team played on Tuesday night and the development of the team:
"I thought we came to compete as a team. I think we will continue to grow and be more consistent from set to set. I thought we took care of the ball in serve receive at a high level and thought our pins did much better attacking the ball. It is all about the process and we are getting better."
UP NEXT
The Tigers and Waves meet again at Firestone Fieldhouse on Wednesday evening for a 7 p.m. opening serve.
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