SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Three players reached double-digit kills as University of the Pacific women's volleyball team (4-16, 0-8 WCC) dropped a four-set match at San Francisco (10-10, 2-5 WCC) Saturday afternoon at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
Three players recorded double-digit kills for Pacific throughout the match, led by
Adeline Sirbu's team-high 11 while totaling a .368 hitting percentage.
Nicole Zake and
Vanessa Zussino reached double figures, totaling 10 kills apiece, respectively.
Bella Gutierrez paced the Tigers' backline with 12 digs while
Alessia Couchond nearly recorded a double-double with 19 assists and nine digs.
Pacific built a significant lead at the start of the first set, pushing its advantage to six, 10-4, following a 5-0 scoring run. Back-to-back service aces from
Chloe Giehtbrock paced the orange and black throughout the run while Sirbu added a kill.
Despite San Francisco tying the frame at 13 later on, the orange and black continued to battle and finished the opening set with three straight points to secure the early lead in the match, 25-22.
The Dons eased through the second set to even the match at a set apiece, 25-12, and secured the victory with hard-fought 26-24 and 25-23 wins in the third and fourth frames.
Pacific returns to Stockton when it hosts San Diego at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
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