After recording four aces over the first three sets, LMU volleyball (16-6, 6-5 WCC) exploded for five aces in the final set en route to capturing a 25-20, 25-22, 21-25, 25-22 victory over San Francisco (8-14, 1-10 WCC) on Thursday night from Gersten Pavilion.
BOX SCORE NOTES
Senior
Sara Kovac led all players with 21 kills – two off her career high set on August 31 vs. Cal Poly … Kovac hit .364 with an ace, five digs and one block assist … the Lions hit .259 as a team, with
Tess Reid dishing out 50 assists to accompany four aces, 11 digs, two block solos and three block assists …
Bo Culo collected 13 kills to go along with 11 digs to record her second double-double of the season … San Francisco hit just .211 for the match, but three Don players managed double-digit kills, including Kathya Garcia with 12 … Emily Zinger, who had 10 kills, contributed six block assists to help guide USF to 14 team blocks … Marjolijn Oskam also had six block assists, while Katie Wagstaff posted two block solos and four block assists … the Dons served up seven aces, including two from Garcia and Ally Wada … LMU's blocking game impressed as well, with Reid guiding LMU to eight team blocks.
LION NOTES
LMU snapped a three-match losing streak with the win … the double-double was Reid's eighth of the year … LMU has recorded at least two aces in all but one match this year.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
LMU still has five home matches remaining to be played in Gersten Pavilion … members of LMU's Little Lions Club get into all LMU home volleyball matches as part of the membership, while students, faculty and staff with a valid One Card also receive free General Admission access to every home match … to purchase season or single-game tickets, please contact the LMU Box Office at 310-338-5466 or visit
LMULions.com/buywvb.
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NEXT ROTATION
LMU will remain at home on Saturday, welcoming Santa Clara to Gersten Pavilion for a 1 p.m. match in WCC play … the contest will be LMU's Pride in Pink match benefitting the fight against breast cancer … the match can be watched on TheW.tv with live stats found at LMULions.com.
