SAN DIEGO – On a day dedicated to its seniors, San Diego was paced by
Katie Lukes and
Addie Picha in a 3-1 victory over Santa Clara.
Lukes registered a career-high 16 kills, 5 blocks and hit .273 while Picha added 10 kills and 4 blocks, hitting .360 as the Toreros (15-10, 12-3 WCC) outlasted Santa Clara, 25-20, 25-19, 18-25 and 25-19.
Roxie Wiblin pitched in with nine kills and
Anna Newsome and
Laura Madill finished with 19 assists and 17 assists respectively. The Toreros hit .239 in the match compared to Santa Clara's .207, however the Broncos outblocked USD 12-9.
After USD took a comfortable two-set lead, the Broncos (6-22, 1-15 WCC) came storming back to take the third set 25-18 and extend the match. However, San Diego came out red-hot to start the fourth set, taking an early 7-3 lead and never looking back as they cruised to their 12th conference win of the season.
San Diego took time to honor its four seniors—
Addie Picha,
Lauren Fuller,
Kaity Edwards and
Allyson Eylers—before the final regular season home match of the season.
The Toreros head on the road for their final three matches, facing Pacific (Nov. 15), Saint Mary's (Nov. 17) and Pepperdine (Nov. 20) to wrap up the regular season.