LOS ANGELES—No. 18 San Diego got its sixth sweep of the season, defeating Loyola Marymount 3-0 on Friday evening in Gersten Pavilion.
 
The Toreros (11-0, 11-0 WCC) put together a balanced match, hitting .303 as a team and collecting 10 team blocks to take down the Lions (4-7, 4-7 WCC) in three close sets, 26-24, 25-21, 25-22.
 
Roxie Wiblin led the charge at the net for USD with 14 kills and Grace Frohling added 10 kills, with both attackers hitting at a .333 clip. Katie Lukes added six kills on 11 swings with no errors to hit .545.
 
Defensively, the Toreros had a big night at the net, led by Elly Schraeder with six block assists. Gabby Goddard and Frohling added four blocks each and seven Toreros got at least one stop at the net. Annie Benbow led USD in the back court with nine digs and Thana Fayad added eight.
 
Laura Madill directed the offense with a team high 25 assists, while redshirt freshman Isadora Terçariol added 10 assists in a 6-2 offense.
 
The Toreros fell behind 6-2 to begin the contest. USD continued to trail the Lions before three-straight LMU errors pulled the Toreros even at 12-12. The teams traded points up to a 18-18 tie before a Frohling kill and an LMU hitting error finally gave USD the two-point advantage at 20-18. The Lions answered out of a timeout to tie the set again at 20-20 and reached set point first at 24-23. A kill and an ace from Wiblin gave USD the 25-24 set point and a block by Madill and Schraeder sealed the set-one victory, 26-24.
 
It was all USD to begin the second frame with the Toreros taking an early 5-1 lead. San Diego extended its advantage by as many as seven at 17-10 before LMU began a 7-3 run late. The Lions stayed within three but two kills by Wiblin sealed the second-set victory, 25-21.
 
The teams traded points early in the final set before USD built a small lead at 12-9. LMU answered with three-straight points to pull even again at 12-12 and the teams remained knotted all the way to 21-21. Schraeder and Madill combined for a block, followed by a Madill kill and a Wiblin kill to give the Toreros match point. USD took the final frame 25-22 and secured the sweep.
 
The Toreros will return to Gersten Pavilion on Saturday evening for the second match of the series with LMU at 6 p.m. (PT).