SAN DIEGO - No. 25 San Diego volleyball (11-3, 5-0 WCC) earned its fifth-straight victory with a 3-0 sweep over Gonzaga (5-11, 1-4 WCC) on Thursday night. The Toreros have outscored opponents 15-1 during the streak. 

Junior Grace Frohling led the way with 10 kills, while senior Katie Lukes ended with seven. Redshirt sophomore Isadora Tercariol finished with a game-high 20 assists. After registering a career-high 25 digs against the Bulldogs last season, libero Annie Benbow added another 19 tonight. 

San Diego improves to 11-3 (5-0 WCC) on the season, and will remain home to battle Portland this Saturday. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

FIRST SET - (SAN DIEGO, 25-23)

• USD battled back from an early 6-1 deficit in the first set, as three kills from Frohling gave the Toreros an 8-7 advantage. 
• The set was locked at 18-18 following a Gonzaga attack error. 
• After the Bulldogs went ahead 22-20, San Diego produced a 5-1 run to win the set. 

SECOND SET - (SAN DIEGO, 25-12)

• The Toreros jumped out to a 6-1 lead.
• After back-to-back Gonzaga points, USD tallied the next five points to go ahead 11-3. Lukes had two kills to help pull away. 
• Benbow earned the last seven serves, including two aces, to seal the eventual 25-12 set win for the Toreros.  

THIRD SET - (SAN DIEGO, 25-18)

• A service ace from Frohling and two aces from Lukes helped spark a 10-1 run for the home team. 
• Gonzaga cut its deficit to 15-11 with three straight points, but San Diego answered with four of the next five. 
• A kill from Leyla Blackwell, a Gonzaga error, and a kill from Emily Wilson completed the straight-set win for USD. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• The Toreros are 93-18 in WCC play dating back to 2015. 
• USD is now 58-9 against Gonzaga all-time, including 53 straight wins. 
• San Diego held a 32-26 advantage in kills. 
• Led by five from Blackwell, the home team had 11 blocks to Gonzaga's two. 

UP NEXT
The Toreros will remain home to face Portland on Saturday. USD holds a 59-9 lead in the series.