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MALIBU, Calif. - Jayden Kennedy matched her season high of 20 kills to help lead No. 18 San Diego to a 3-2 victory at Pepperdine on Saturday afternoon.

It is the Toreros (16-4, 9-1 WCC) sixth straight victory.

The Waves (12-11, 4-6 WCC) made USD work for the win and was just the third team this season to take the Toreros into a fifth set.

Kennedy led the Toreros with 20 kills, while Addie Picha paced the team with a .321 hitting percentage. Kristen Gengenbacher contributed 53 assists while Lizzy Tardieu led USD with 25 digs. Picha also led the Toreros with six blocks.

The Toreros won the opening set 25-20 to claim its 14th consecutive set victory. With the game tied at 11-11, USD went on a 7-2 run to take a commanding 18-14 lead. Kaity Edwards led the Toreros with seven kills in the set.

USD had its set winning-streak snapped in the following set as Pepperdine rallied for a 25-16 victory. The Waves outscored the Toreros 15-6 to close out the set.

The Toreros came out of the break ready to go and took an early 7-2 lead. USD rode the momentum to a 25-20 decision to take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The fourth set was a back-and-forth affair with both teams reeling off long scoring runs. The Toreros ripped off a 9-1 rally to go up 16-12 but Pepperdine responded with a 7-2 run to retake the lead 19-18. The Waves secured the fourth set, 25-22, to send the match to a decisive fifth set.

USD wasted no time in the fifth, opening with a 4-0 run. Another dominating stretch by the Toreros gave them an 8-3 lead. Edwards sealed the 15-7 set victory with a service ace.

The Toreros return to action next Friday at 6 p.m. (PT) when it travels to BYU. The match will be televised on BYUtv and live statistics will be available.