Nov. 11, 2005
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SAN DIEGO, CA - In a night that seniors
Lindsey Sherburne and
Jackie Bernardin shattered all-time school and league records, No. 22 San Diego defeated No. 10 Santa Clara 3-2 in front of 1,103 fans at USD's Jenny Craig Pavilion Friday. USD (19-5; 8-4 WCC) ended a 15-game Santa Clara (21-2; 11-1 WCC) win-streak while assuring themselves a place in December's NCAA Tournament.
USD sophomore Moira McCarthy (pictured) put down three key points in San Diego's 15-8 Game Five victory. Complete game scores went (27-30, 30-26, 30-22, 26-30 & 15-8).
San Diego setter, senior All-American
Lindsey Sherburne (Saratoga, CA), totaled 61 assists to bring her career total to 5,734, breaking the all-time WCC assist record set by Santa Clara's Roz Pelayo (5,732 assists from 1997-00).
Classmate Jackie Bernardin (Bakersfield, CA), who already owns USD's season (510 in 2004) and single-match (38 at St. Mary's 11/21/05) dig records had a match-best 31 digs Friday night, surpassing former USD All-American and Olympian Petia Yanchulova (1996-99) as the school's all-time dig leader with 1,357. The sophomore transfer from the University of Texas achieved the feat in just three seasons as a Torero.
A quick Santa Clara start in Game One put USD behind early. All-WCC MH Christie Dawson continued to impress as San Diego's primary attacker, totaling a match-best 20 kills. Dawson, who entered the season owning a modest career-high of 15 kills, has now reached 20+ kills in eight different matches this season- totaling 20 or more in four of USD's last six contests.
With three matches remaining on USD's 2005 fall schedule, the Toreros have firmly established themselves as one of the nation's top 25 teams, having beaten No. 21 California, No. 25 Long Beach State and now 10th-ranked Santa Clara. Having already clinched the WCC Championship, the Broncos, 11-0 in league play coming in, were attempting to complete an undefeated WCC season- a feat USD achieved a year ago.
Santa Clara saw both Kim McGiven and Cassie Perret reach 16 kills. The Broncos played Friday night without seventh-year head coach Jon Wallace, who was tending to the birth of his second child.
