Women's Volleyball

Toreros sweep past Aztecs

Sept. 12, 2017

Box Score

SAN DIEGO, Calif. â€" The 17th-ranked Torero volleyball team (7-3) swept San Diego State 3-0 in front of 1,262 fans inside of the Jenny Craig Pavilion Tuesday evening. Addie Picha and Kaity Edwards led the Toreros with 11 kills each, which was a career-high for Picha.

The Toreros hit .305 and held the Aztecs to a .121 hitting percentage on their way to a 25-23, 25-18, 25-16 victory. All seven of the Toreros' wins this season have been sweeps.

Kristen Gengenbacher recorded 35 assists and notched a season-high four kills. Lizzy Tardieu had 13 digs and Payton Douglass had seven.

The Toreros got off to a rough start and trailed the majority of the first set. After falling behind by five points, the Toreros eventually tied the match at 17-17 before rallying for the 25-23 win.

The second and third sets were much smoother for USD. They hit .367 in the second set and opened up a 12-7 lead early on. The Aztecs closed within two points (18-16) but USD finished the set on a 7-2 run. In the third set, the Toreros took a 5-4 lead and would never trail again.

The Aztecs had three players with a team-high seven kills. Gabi Peoples had 24 assists and Devyn Pritchard had a team-high ten digs.

This was the final non-conference match for USD. After a nine day break, they will open their WCC schedule at San Francisco September 21st.

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Players Mentioned

Payton Douglass

#3 Payton Douglass

Libero
5' 6"
Sophomore
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
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

MB
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior

Players Mentioned

Payton Douglass

#3 Payton Douglass

5' 6"
Sophomore
Libero
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
Kaity Edwards

#13 Kaity Edwards

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
MB