Playing in front of a spirited crowd of 438, including 261 students, LMU volleyball (11-3, 1-2 WCC) suffered a 25-22, 19-25, 25-21, 25-20 setback at the hands of San Diego (5-7, 2-1 WCC) from Gersten Pavilion on Tuesday night.
BOX SCORE NOTES
Emma Johnson led all players with 13 kills, but the nation's leading hitter in terms of attack percentage managed just a .214 clip as LMU hit .209 as a team … sophomore
Meredith Teague pitched in 11 kills on 16 swings to finish with a .500 percentage … the Lions served up nine aces, including three from Teague, but LMU also erred 12 times from the service area … San Diego won the blocking battle, as Addie Picha amassed three solos and nine block assists to guide USD to 13 team blocks … the Lions played well on the block on the other side, notching 10 stuffs, including a solo and three block assists each from
Savannah Slattery and
Sara Kovac … both players also pitched in eight kills … Lauren Fuller led the attack for USD, registering 12 kills, while PIcha hit .571 en route to finishing with eight kills … USD connected for a .305 hitting percentage as a team … junior setter
Tess Reid led all players with 45 assists … junior
Bo Culo was a kill short of a double-double for the Lions, finishing with nine kills on 15 swings (.533) to accompany a match-high 13 digs … Culo's solid all-around match also featured two aces and a block solo.
LION NOTES
USD has now won seven of the last eight overall, and 23 of the last 25 against LMU … the .209 hitting percentage is the lowest for LMU this season, while the .305 allowed is the second-highest.
PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
LMU still has eight 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.
QUOTABLE
"We served and passed the ball really well tonight, and I think we were able to put some pretty good pressure on them from the service line. Our passers also did a really nice job in keeping our offense consistent, we just got a little stagnant with some of our pin hitting and our decision making, and that is something that we can learn from moving forward." – Head coach
Aaron Mansfield.
NEXT ROTATION
LMU will have little time to dwell on the setback, as it travels to Santa Clara for a 7 p.m. PT match on Thursday before completing the three-match week at San Francisco on Saturday at Noon PT.
