v3 nemo beach and olivia bennett celebrate vs. oregon state - 10_11_25 - credit thomas christensen
Thomas Christensen
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Oregon St. OSU 11-5,5-1 WCC
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Winner San Diego SD 13-4,6-0 WCC
Oregon St. OSU
11-5,5-1 WCC
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Final
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San Diego SD
13-4,6-0 WCC
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Oregon St. OSU 25 17 24 19 (1)
San Diego SD 17 25 26 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Toreros Beat Beavers, Take Sole Possession of First Place in WCC

San Diego has won six straight after 3-1 victory over Oregon State on Saturday afternoon at the JCP

SAN DIEGO — Twenty-three kills from Nemo Beach, a dominant double-double from Kylie Munday, and a 21-dig effort from Olivia Bennett helped San Diego volleyball earn a hard-fought win over Oregon State on Saturday afternoon, downing the Beavers by a 3-1 margin before a season-high crowd of 768 in the Jenny Craig Pavilion to take sole possession of first place in the West Coast Conference. 

After dropping the first set 25-17, the Toreros (13-4, 6-0 WCC) bounced back to beat OSU (11-5, 5-1 WCC) by scores of 25-17, 26-24, and 25-19 to secure their sixth straight victory.

Isabel Clark complimented Beach's big day by totaling 14 kills of her own. BayLea Sparks and Kali Engeman (five blocks apiece) headlined a staunch showing from the San Diego defense that saw five Toreros tally three blocks or more as USD out-stuffed OSU 11.0 to 9.0 while holding the Beavers to a meager .203 hitting percentage as a team. 

Despite beginning the game with a 3-0 run, San Diego led just once in a one-sided opening frame in which Oregon State eventually pulled ahead by as many as eight. But nine kills from Beach helped the Toreros respond emphatically in set two, never trailing as they flipped the script on the Beavers to prevail by the same 25-17 score they fell by in set one. 

With the match tied 1-1, USD and OSU traded blows throughout a back-and-forth third period that featured 10 ties and three lead changes. With the Toreros knotted 22-22 with the Beavers down the stretch after a clutch kill from Beach, freshman Lauren Lynch delivered a service ace to push her team ahead, 23-22. One more kill from both Beach and Clark followed, then Oregon State committed an attack error on set point to give San Diego a 2-1 advantage in the match.

Saturday's fourth and final frame was close early on before USD embarked on a thrilling 15-5 run to take a commanding 18-9 lead. San Diego's match-sealing mid-set surge featured three kills from Clark, two kills from both Beach and Engeman, and one apiece from Sparks and Durgan, and it gave the Toreros more than enough breathing room to hang on and earn their ninth win in their last 11 matches.

NOTABLE
  • Munday's double-double on Saturday is her eighth of 2025. She has now reached double-digit assists and digs in six of her last 10 matches. Her stat line against Oregon State also included three kills while hitting .600, three service aces, and three blocks.
  • Engeman hit .350 as she compiled nine kills, and was tied for the team lead with five blocks, including the Toreros' lone solo effort on Saturday.
  • Sparks nearly mirrored Engeman's performance, adding six blocks of her own while hitting at a .462 clip alongside five blocks. 
  • Clark was just a dig shy of her fourth double-double of the season.
  • Durgan, the reigning WCC Freshman of the Week, added five kills, a dig and three blocks.
  • Bennett added four assists to go with her match-high 21 digs.
  • Lynch (two) and Tatum Lane (one) added service aces to help the Toreros out-ace Oregon State 7-3.
  • Saturday's victory vaults San Diego into sole possession of first place in the WCC standings.
UP NEXT
The Toreros are back in action on Thursday night, when they travel to Pullman, Washington for a crucial clash at Washington State (11-5, 5-1 WCC). First serve against the Cougars at Bohler Gym is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
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