Women's Volleyball

Toreros sweep Zags for 11th straight win

Nov. 11, 2017

Box Score

SPOKANE, Wash. â€" The No. 12 Torero volleyball team (21-4, 14-1) swept Gonzaga on the road Saturday afternoon for their 11th straight win. The 25-16, 25-23, 25-11 win was USD's 17th sweep of the year and improved their road record to 10-1.

Roxie Wiblin had a team-high 10 kills on a .556 hitting percentage while also contributing eight digs. Jayden Kennedy and Kaity Edwards chipped in nine kills each. Kristen Gengenbacher posted 33 assists and Lizzy Tardieu had a game-high nine digs. The Toreros hit .307 as a team and held the Bulldogs to a .071 clip.

The Toreros hit .467 in the first set and used an 8-2 run to overcome an early deficit. The second set was the closest of the afternoon and saw the Bulldogs recover from being down five points (14-9) to tie the set at 19-19. The teams traded points up until a 23-23 tie and then the Toreros won the final two points, highlighted by a set-clinching kill from Addie Picha.

The Toreros cruised in the third and final set, needing just nine kills due to Gonzaga committing 12 errors and posting a -.258 hitting percentage.

USD has three more regular season games, all of which are at home. Next up Is Santa Clara Thursday at 7:00 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Jayden Kennedy

#2 Jayden Kennedy

RS
6' 2"
Senior
Addie Picha

#4 Addie Picha

MB
6' 2"
Junior
Lizzy Tardieu

#5 Lizzy Tardieu

Libero
5' 4"
Senior
Kristen Gengenbacher

#8 Kristen Gengenbacher

Setter
5' 9"
Senior
Roxie Wiblin

#10 Roxie Wiblin

OH
6' 2"
Freshman
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Jayden Kennedy

#2 Jayden Kennedy

6' 2"
Senior
RS
Addie Picha

#4 Addie Picha

6' 2"
Junior
MB
Lizzy Tardieu

#5 Lizzy Tardieu

5' 4"
Senior
Libero
Kristen Gengenbacher

#8 Kristen Gengenbacher

5' 9"
Senior
Setter
Roxie Wiblin

#10 Roxie Wiblin

6' 2"
Freshman
OH
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
MB