Nov. 18, 2017 Box Score
SAN DIEGO - Kaity Edwards, Jayden Kennedy and Merve Tanyel registered 10 kills apiece to help lead San Diego to its 13th straight victory, defeating San Francisco, 3-0, Saturday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The senior class made the most of their Senior Day with all five - Edwards, Kennedy, Tanyel, Kristen Gengenbacher and Lizzy Tardieu - turning in quality performances.
Edwards, Kennedy and Tanyel led the Toreros (23-4, 16-1 WCC) in kills, while Gengenbacher produced a team-high 33 assists. Tardieu chipped in six digs and two assists.
USD made quick work of the Dons (3-27, 0-17 WCC), defeating them in straight sets, 25-17, 25-11, 25-20. The Toreros have won 20 straight sets and claimed its 19th sweep of the season.
USD hit .354 as a team and were paced by Edwards (.667), Lauren Fuller (.636) and Gengenbacher (.600).
Merve Tanyel registered a season-high 10 kills.
USF took a 3-1 lead to start the match but the Toreros reeled off a 6-1 run to claim a 7-4 advantage and never looked back. Seven USD players recorded at least one kill and Edwards led the team with four. The balanced performance gave the Toreros a 25-17 decision to take a 1-0 lead.
The Toreros really found their rhythm in the second stanza, reeling off runs of 4-0 or better three times. USD jumped out to an 8-2 lead and held the advantage throughout the set. The Toreros ended the set on a 6-0 run to win, 25-11, and take a 2-0 lead into the break.
USD ran into a bit of adversity in the third set when the Dons produced an 8-1 run to take a 13-10 lead. The Toreros responded immediately with an 8-1 run of their own to retake the lead, 18-14. USD finished off the set, 25-20, to secure the 3-0 victory.
The Toreros will look to continue its momentum Tuesday at 6 p.m. PT when they play host to Pepperdine in their final regular-season match of the season.