STOCKTON, Calif. – Despite two players recording double-digit kills, University of the Pacific women's volleyball team (4-14, 0-6 WCC) fell to Seattle U (4-11, 1-4 WCC) at home on Saturday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
Nicole Zake and
Julia Porath reached double-digit kills throughout the four-set match, with Zake leading Pacific with 14 and Porath adding 13.
Alessia Couchond paced the Tigers in passing, as she recorded a match-high 25 assists, the ninth time she has surpassed 20 assists in a match this season.
On the defensive end,
Bella Gutierrez posted double-digit digs for the first time since September 24 at Denver, finishing the contest with 16.
Ellie Prindl,
Vanessa Zussino, and
Adeline Sirbu led the Tigers' frontline, totaling two block assists apiece.
In an evenly matched opening frame, Pacific grabbed the lead late and raced to a 25-21 first-set victory. Trailing late, 19-17, the Tigers used a 5-0 scoring run to secure the lead at 22-19. Porath paced the team throughout the run, totaling three kills while Zake added a service ace. After Seattle U trimmed its deficit to one, 22-21, three straight Redhawk attack errors gave the Tigers the four-point win.
Seattle U recovered in the second set, tying the match at a set apiece with a 25-13 win. The Redhawks continued to control the pace of play in the third and fourth sets, earning 25-23 and 25-18 victories to secure the match win.
Pacific returns to action at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, when it travels to face off against Santa Clara at Leavey Center.
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