Nov. 7, 2004
Box Score
(Santa Clara, CA) - No. 21 San Diego defeated No. 20 and WCC rival Santa Clara in four games Saturday night (30-26, 20-30, 30-22 and 30-17) at SCU's Leavey Center. Devon Forster had 25 kills and Emily Haas added 17 for league-leading San Diego (17-4; 10-0 WCC). For the first time since 1997 USD sweeps the season series with Santa Clara (16-5; 7-3 WCC). USD's quest for its first WCC Championship since 1998 continues next weekend with home matches against San Francisco (Friday) and St. Mary's (Saturday). Both matches will start at 7pm.
As reported by Santa Clara Sports Information...
Kim McGiven led all Bronco attackers for the fourth straight match, with 17 kills tonight. Toni Muratore added 16 and her sister, Annalisa Muratore, came off the bench to add 10 after missing the previous two contests. Libero Caroline Walters notched 24 digs to lead the team's defensive efforts.
San Diego was led by Devon Forster's 25 kills. Emily Haas added 17 kills, a .483 hitting percentage, and eight blocks. Setter Lindsey Sherburne posted a double-double, chipping in 60 assists and 11 digs. Libero Jackie Bernardin added a match-high 26 digs.
In the opening game, Santa Clara called a time out at 10-15 and was able to pull within 17-18 on an Anna Cmaylo kill. San Diego rallied with a 9-0 run to take control of the frame, including three blocks in four plays by Haas. Santa Clara held off five game points, but the Toreros came out of a time out and their defense scored on the side out with the team's sixth block of the frame.
Game two was close early on, and the Broncos took their first lead of the night on a McGiven kill, to earn an 8-7 edge. Multiple Torero miscues pushed the Bronco advantage to 12-7 before the visitors rallied to pull within 12-11. Again, Santa Clara responded, and went on a 6-0 run to force San Diego's second time out. The Muratores combined for a block to earn game point and on the next play, the home squad went into intermission with a tied match, after hitting .412 in the frame.
Forster notched eight kills in game three to take control for the Toreros. San Diego hit .472 as a team in game four to close out the match and remain undefeated in league play.
