MORAGA, Calif.—San Diego defeated Saint Mary's 3-0 on Thursday night in McKeon Pavilion, earning head coach Jennifer Petrie her 400th career victory.
 
Petrie, who took over the program in 1999, has guided the Toreros to 19 NCAA Tournament appearances in her 21 years at USD and is a five-time WCC Coach of the Year. Petrie currently holds a 400-148 career record, a .730 winning percentage.
 
The Toreros (11-4, 4-0 WCC) hit a blazing .473 as a team and took down the Gaels (4-9, 0-3 WCC) in straight sets (25-20, 25-16, 26-14) for their ninth sweep of the season. 
 
Thana Fayad paced the Toreros offensively hitting .550 with a match-high 12 kills, while Roxie Wiblin hit. 625 and recorded 11 kills. Katie Lukes and Grace Frohling added nine kills and seven kills respectively.
 
Fayad added four blocks (two solo) and six digs, finishing with a team-high 15 points. Lauren Turner tied Fayad for most blocks on the team with four, adding six kills. 
 
Wiblin continued to be a force at the service line, tallying two aces to finish with 13 points.
 
The Toreros were everywhere in the back court, collecting 45 digs compared to 25 for SMC. Annie Benbow led the team with 11 digs, while Anna Newsome and Payton Douglass each collected eight.
 
Newsome and Laura Madill split setter duties in the 6-2 offense, with Newsome collecting 26 assists while Madill chipped in 16.
 
The teams traded points early in the first set before a six-point run gave the Toreros a 9-4 lead. The Gaels pulled within one at 15-16 but USD shut down the rally with a kill by Turner followed by back-to-back aces from Wiblin. USD maintained the lead down the stretch to take the first set 25-20.
 
SMC built a 12-8 lead in the second set before a 4-0 run by the Toreros pulled the teams even at 12-all. Back-to-back kills by Fayad put USD back out in front 16-14, and the Toreros closed on a 9-1 run including five-straight kills to take the set 25-16.
 
The third set remained tightly contested until an 8-1 run gave the Toreros a 20-11 lead. During the mid-set run, Fayad was responsible for five of USD's eight points, collecting two solo blocks and three kills. With a comfortable lead, the Toreros closed out the final set 25-14.
 
The Toreros remain on the road to face Pacific on Saturday at 12 p.m. PT.