Women's Volleyball

Toreros Ride Waves to 18th Straight Win

Oct. 22, 2016

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Three Toreros recorded double digit kills to help propel the fifth-ranked University of San Diego women's volleyball team to a 3-1 win over Pepperdine University Saturday afternoon in a West Coast Conference match at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

With the 25-14, 25-22, 28-30, 25-16 win, the Toreros improve to 19-2 overall, remain perfect in the WCC at 10-0, and have now won 18 consecutive matches, which is just one short of the program record of 19 set in the 1997 season. With the loss, the Waves fall to 8-14 overall, and 2-8 in the WCC.

Kaity Edwards and Lauren Schad paced the USD offense with 12 kills apiece, while Edwards hit .429, and added in two blocks, and Schad hit .579 with five blocks. Lisa Kramer was the third Torero in double digit kills, as she had 11. Addie Picha recorded a career-high 10 blocks, one solo, and Hunter Jennings had 17 digs. Kristen Gengenbacher managed to record a double-double, with 26 assists and 11 digs.

As a team, USD hit for a .243 clip, while Pepperdine hit .149. USD recorded 56 kills to the Waves' 50, and both teams had 49 digs. USD also managed to out block the Waves 13.0-12.5.

For Pepperdine, Jasmine Gross led the offense with 11 kills, while Ashley Harris had 10 kills. Heidi Dyer led the defense with 12 digs, and Gross, Tarah Wylie and Harris all had five blocks apiece.

San Diego will return to action on Friday, as they hit the road to take on No. 13 BYU in a crucial WCC match.

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Players Mentioned

Addie Picha

#4 Addie Picha

MB
6' 2"
Junior
Kristen Gengenbacher

#8 Kristen Gengenbacher

Setter
5' 9"
Senior
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
Lisa Kramer

#7 Lisa Kramer

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
Lauren Schad

#10 Lauren Schad

MB
6' 2"
Senior
Hunter Jennings

#16 Hunter Jennings

Libero
5' 5"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Addie Picha

#4 Addie Picha

6' 2"
Junior
MB
Kristen Gengenbacher

#8 Kristen Gengenbacher

5' 9"
Senior
Setter
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
MB
Lisa Kramer

#7 Lisa Kramer

6' 2"
Redshirt Senior
MB
Lauren Schad

#10 Lauren Schad

6' 2"
Senior
MB
Hunter Jennings

#16 Hunter Jennings

5' 5"
Senior
Libero