Sept. 29, 2011
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Behind a balanced attack from Chloe Ferrari, Amber Tatsch and Carrie Baird, the 18th-ranked University of San Diego women's volleyball team (15-1) swept away the UC Irvine Anteaters, 3-0, Thursday evening in a non-conference match at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
Ferrari, Tatsch and Baird all recorded 12 kills apiece, with Ferrari hitting for a .733 clip, Tatsch chipped in with seven digs and Baird posted a double-double as she recorded 12 digs. Kandiss Anderson paced the Torero defense as she recorded 21 digs, while Rachel Alvey had a match-best 26 assists in helping steer the USD offense to a .296 team attack percentage.
In the first set, USD came out firing on all cylinders, as a Katie Hoekman kill sparked a 7-3 Torero run to open the frame, which then forced the Anteaters (5-8) into a timeout. UCI then went on a 9-5 run out of that stop in action to pull even with the Toreros at 12-all. But the Toreros responded with a 6-0 run that was sparked on a UCI service error and capped on a Sandra Lozic kill to give USD all the momentum and a 18-12 lead. USD then eased its way to a 25-17 win.
In the second set, USD had its poorest offensive numbers, as they hit .114 for the frame, but still managed to come out on top 25-23. Irvine jumped out to a 10-5 lead, as USD had several miscues, which in turned forced the Toreros into a timeout. USD then recovered and put together a 7-2 run, which pulled San Diego to within one a 13-12. The Anteaters would not allow USD to captured the lead however, as they managed to hold off the Toreros by a 2-3 point margin for most of the last half of the set. Then with USD trailing 23-20, a Tatsch kill ignited a 5-0 San Diego run to give USD a 2-0 lead heading into the break.
In the third and final set, USD found its stride, as they came out on fire and raced out to a 9-3 lead. This proved to be too much for the Anteaters to overcome, as USD never looked back, cruising their way to a 25-16 win. In this frame, USD hit .472, while holding the visitors to a .128 attack percentage.
The Toreros will return to action on Saturday, as they resume West Coast Conference play with a 1 p.m. match against the newest member to the conference, BYU.
