Pepperdine Sweeps Volleyball in Malibu

Thursday, November 2

Malibu, CA

7 PM

Gonzaga University

3-19,0-11WCC

Pepperdine

15-6,11-0WCC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Gonzaga	11	12	12	0
Pepperdine	25	25	25	3

11/2/2023 8:23:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

Zags finish up their road trip on Saturday at LMU

MALIBU, Calif. – Pepperdine improved to 11-0 in West Coast Conference play with a 25-11, 25-12, 25-12 win at home against Gonzaga on Thursday inside Firestone Fieldhouse.

THE ACTION
First Set – Pepperdine, 25-11

Grace Chillingworth led Pepperdine (14-6, 11-0 West Coast Conference) to an 8-1 early lead in the first, picking up three kills. A service ace from Maggie Rickert and Juliette Russell kill fueled a 4-1 stretch for Gonzaga (3-19, 0-11 WCC) to bring the score within four (9-5).
The Waves responded immediately with an 11-2 run to open a 20-7 lead late in the first set. Birdie Hendrickson led the latest spurt with four kills. Rickert picked up two kills and her second ace to try and spark a rally from GU, but the Pepperdine lead prevailed as they took the first set, 25-11.

Second Set – Pepperdine, 25-12

Vanessa Polk started the Pepperdine offense in set two with a pair of kills right away. The Waves extended to an 11-4 lead behind a barrage of kills from Hendrickson, Chillingworth, and Meg Brown.
Trailing 23-9, GU picked up some late kills from Jody Smith and Fallon Thompson, but a final blow from Chillingworth put and end to the second set and give Pepperdine a 2-0 advantage.

Third Set – Pepperdine, 25-12

Pepperdine grabbed a quick 6-1 lead in the third behind another pair of Chillingworth kills. A Waves service error and another Smith kill brought Gonzaga within three, but Pepperdine's Avery Shimaitis extended the lead back to five with two kills of her own.
Thompson, Smith, and Rickert joined in with a kill each to keep the Pepperdine lead at five (16-11), but a final 9-1 Waves run completed the three-set sweep.

Jody Smith recorded five kills on ten attempts with no errors on the night for a clean .500 hitting percentage. Fallon Thompson picked up three kills on six attempts with no errors to match Smith's .500 percentage.

UP NEXT
Gonzaga makes the quick trip to Los Angeles on Saturday to face LMU. First serve is set for 1 p.m.
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