Oct. 9, 2010
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MORAGA, Calif. - Behind a 15-kill and 13-dig performance from Ali Troost and a 14-kill effort from Chloe Ferrari, the 23rd-ranked University of San Diego volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 West Coast Conference win over No. 25 Saint Mary's College Saturday afternoon at the McKeon Pavilion.
With the (25-19, 25-16, 25-13) win, the Toreros improve to 13-4 overall, remain perfect in WCC action at 3-0 and run its winning streak to five matches. With the loss, the Gaels fall to 10-6 overall and 2-1 in the WCC.
Troost led all players with her 15 kill and 13 dig performance, while also hitting for a .414 clip, while Ferrari tied her career-high with 14 kills and hit for a .571 clip. Kelsi Myers recorded 43 assists, while helping steer the USD offense to a .368 team attack percentage and C'era Oliveira led the team with a match-best 15 digs.
In the first set, the Toreros wasted no time as they got rolling right from the get go jumping out to a 7-3 lead, as a SMC service error ignited the run and a Ashton Basch kill capped things off. The Gaels then answered right back as they put together a 7-1 run of their own to take a 10-8 advantage. After the two teams traded a few points and with USD trailing 11-10, a Gaels attack error then jump started a 8-1 Toreros run that was capped on a Amy Mahinalani DeGroot kill to give USD a comfortable 18-12 lead. San Diego never looked back as they cruised their way to a 25-19 win.
In the second set, a Troost kill off a set form Myers sparked a 9-3 Toreros run right from the get-go to give USD the early momentum. This lead proved to be too big for the Gels to overcome, as as the Toreros had their best offensive set of the match with a .476 team attack percentage. USD simply eased its way to a 25-16 win to go into the break up two sets to none.
In the third and final set, the Toreros again showed its dominance as they raced out to a early 12-3 lead, and never really let their foot off of the gas, as they completed the sweep with a 25-13 win.
The Toreros will return to action on Thursday as they travel to take on the University of San Francisco in a 7 p.m. WCC match at War Memorial Gym.
