Oct. 23, 2014

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Behind the hot hitting of sophomore middle hitter Lisa Kramer, the University of San Diego women's volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 win over Pepperdine University Thursday evening in a West Coast Conference match at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

With the 25-16, 25-19, 25-22 win, the Toreros improve to 14-7 overall, move to 7-2 in the WCC and have now won five consecutive matches. With the loss, the Waves fall to 7-13 overall, move to 2-7 in the WCC and have now lost four consecutive matches.

Kramer led all players with a career-high 12 kills on 16 swings, while only committing two errors to hit for a .625 clip. Sandra Lozic was the only other Torero in double digit kills, as she had 10, and she hit for a .273 clip. Jianna Bonomi had 23 assists and Kristen Gengenbacher added in 18 more to help steer the USD offense to a .204 team attack percentage. Hunter Jennings recorded a match-best 21 digs to led the Torero defense.

In the first set, San Diego came out firing on all cylinders, as a Jayden Kennedy kill sparked a 7-1 USD run right out of the gates, forcing the Waves in to a timeout. Out of the break, USD continued to look like a well-oiled machine as they used a 10-6 run to continue to control all the momentum, and forced the visitors into a timeout. San Diego never looked back, as they cruised to a 25-16 win.

In the second set, the Toreros once again grabbed all the early momentum as a Alaysia Brown kill sparked a 11-5 San Diego run to force the Waves into a timeout. USD then maintained a 5-7 point lead over the third of the frame, and after a Canace Finley kill gave USD a 21-14 lead, the Waves burned their final timeout. USD then eased its way to a 25-19 win.

In the third and final frame, Pepperdine managed to stand toe-to-toe with the Toreros for a majority of the match. Both teams had the turn with the lead early on, and neither team had a lead bigger than four. Then with the score knotted at 15-all, a Pepperdine attack error sparked a 7-1 USD run giving San Diego complete control of the momentum with a 21-14 lead. USD then cruised its way to a 25-22 win to complete the sweep over Pepperdine.

The Toreros will return to action on Saturday, as they host Loyola Marymount University in a 12 p.m. match at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.