After dropping the first two sets of a match to Santa Clara, LMU volleyball (17-6, 7-5 WCC) stormed back and won the final three sets of the contest to claim a 22-25, 20-25, 25-11, 25-17, 15-9 five-set victory over the Broncos (6-18, 1-11 WCC) from Gersten Pavilion on Saturday afternoon.
BOX SCORE NOTES
The Lions erred on 17 serves over the course of the match, but also served up 13 aces … LMU had seven service errors in the second set alone … 11 of LMU's 13 aces came in the final three sets of the match … senior
Sara Kovac led all players with a career-best 25 kills while hitting .455 … Kovac posted eight of her kills in the fourth set … the Lions hit .313 as a team, but only .197 over the first two sets …
Bo Culo led the way from the service area, tallying six service aces to match a career high …
Meredith Teague chipped in three aces of her own … junior setter
Tess Reid combined 52 assists with 15 digs to close the match with a double-double …
Emma Johnson continued her stellar season, posting 12 kills on 18 errorless swings to finish with a .667 hitting percentage … she also posted two block solos and two block assists to help LMU to five team blocks … LMU hit .550 in the third and .429 in the fourth set … Michelle Shaffer led Santa Clara with 17 kills on 38 attacks while hitting .342 … senior
Kekai Whitford led all players with 17 digs … LMU never trailed in the third, fourth or fifth set.
LION NOTES
The double-double is Reid's ninth of the year … Culo's six aces are tied for the second-most in a five-set match in LMU history … the 13 team aces are tied for fourth-most in a five-set match … LMU has recorded at least two aces in all but one match this year … the Lions are now 3-1 in five-set matches this year … LMU is now 1-5 in matches in which the opponent wins the first two sets … the last Lion win after falling behind 2-0 came on October 17, 2015 vs. Santa Clara.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
LMU still has four 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 wrap up the road portion of the regular-season schedule next week, traveling to Pacific and Saint Mary's … the matches can be watched on TheW.tv with live stats found at LMULions.com.
