kennedy osunsanmi vs. st. john's - 9_6_24
Thomas Christensen
3
Winner St. John's (NY) SJU 4-0,0-0 Big East
2
San Diego SD 0-3,0-0 WCC
Winner
St. John's (NY) SJU
4-0,0-0 Big East
3
Final
2
San Diego SD
0-3,0-0 WCC
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
St. John's (NY) SJU 22 21 27 25 15 (3)
San Diego SD 25 25 25 22 8 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Xander Brayfield '27 | Media Relations Intern

Osunsanmi Strong Again as Toreros Fall in Home Opener

San Diego squanders 2-0 lead in tough five-set loss to St. John's at JCP as part of Jack Talmadge Volleyball Classic

SAN DIEGO — Freshman opposite Kennedy Osunsanmi led the way for the Toreros with a career-high 18 kills as her team claimed an early two-set lead over St. John's in its 2024 home opener, but San Diego volleyball (0-3, 0-0 WCC) could not hang on as the Red Storm (4-0, 0-0 Big East) recovered to win three straight sets and steal a 3-2 victory at the Jenny Craig Pavilion as part of the Jack Talmadge Volleyball Classic. 

USD won the first two frames by 25-22 and 25-21 margins before dropping three consecutive decisions (27-25, 25-22, and 15-8) to fall in the match. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
First Set - San Diego, 25-22
  • San Diego fell to an early 8-5 deficit before a pair of blocks from Nemo Beach and Kristen Erland combined with a four-point service run from Kylie Munday allowed the Toreros to tie the set at 10 apiece. 
  • The Red Storm tied the set again at 16-16 before multiple kills from Nemo Beach and Haylee Stoner gave USD a lead it would not relinquish. 
  • San Diego out-blocked St. John's by an 8-2 margin and outscored 21-18 in the opening frame.
Second Set - San Diego, 25-21
  • A trio of service aces from Munday, Olivia Bennett, and Madi Allen gave the Toreros an early 7-5 lead to start the second set of play. 
  • After the Red Storm took a 11-10 lead, a strong kill from Munday tied the set again at 11-11.
  • A three-point service run from Allen combined with kills from Osunsanmi and Beach allowed USD to maintain its lead through the remainder of the set. 
  • The Toreros outhit St. John's .188 to .034 in the second set.
Third Set - St. John's, 27-25
  • The Red Storm raced to an early 11-3 lead over the Toreros.
  • A six-point service run from Munday allowed San Diego to chase back late in the third set and tie it at 22 points apiece, before St. John's scraped by to claim a wild 27-25 set victory. 
Fourth Set - St. John's, 25-22
  • A dominant set from the Red Storm that saw the Toreros lead only once (2-1) ended 25-22 in favor of St. John's. 
Fifth Set - St. John's, 15-8
  • After a kill from Osunsanmi gave the Toreros an early 1-0 lead, St. John's retook the lead at 2-1 and did not look back, winning by a 15-8 margin to claim a 3-2 set victory. 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Osunsanmi led the way again for the Toreros with 18 kills and a .308 hitting percentage, setting a new career high with 18 kills. 
  • Munday dominated the assist line with 36 total assists, shattering her career high of 21 which was set against SMU on August 31st. 
  • Clark also earned a new career high with 14 kills. 
  • As a team, the Toreros earned a season-high 31 blocks against the Red Storm, matching its total from the last two matches combined.
  • Stoner recorded six kills while hitting .211
  • Bennett led the Toreros with a season-high 18 digs
  • The Toreros totaled six service aces, including two each from both Munday and Allen and one from Bennett and Anna Jaworowski. 
UP NEXT
The Toreros are set to play their second game of the 2024 Jack Talmadge Volleyball Classic tomorrow night against No. 16 Arizona State. First serve at the Jenny Craig Pavilion is set for 6:00 p.m., and the match will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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