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Gonzaga Gonz 3-10,0-2 WCC
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Winner Santa Clara SCU 9-5,1-1 WCC
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Santa Clara SCU
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Set Scores
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Gonzaga Gonz 25 14 20 15 (1)
Santa Clara SCU 14 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Volleyball Falls in Four Sets at Santa Clara

Kim finishes with 17 digs, Russell with eight kills

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Gonzaga volleyball pushed Santa Clara to four sets, before the Broncos held off the Bulldogs on Saturday, 25-14, 14-25, 20-25, 15-25.
 
THE ACTION
First Set – Gonzaga 25-24

  • After a back-and-forth start to the match, GU used a 6-0 run to open a 6-5 lead to 12-5. Viktoriya Ivanova had back-to-back aces during the run, along with a kill and a block assist by Autumn Larson.
  • After the Broncos (9-5) closed the gap to 12-8, the Zags stretched the margin to 18-10 following a kill from Jody Smith
  • With the score 19-14 in favor of Gonzaga, Julliette Russell rocketed consecutive kills, Alisa Kim served an ace, and a kill from Larson completed the 6-0 run to seal the first set victory for the Bulldogs.
  • Gonzaga finished the first set with a .429 attack percentage, with 13 kills to one error, and four aces.
 
Second Set – Santa Clara 25-14
  • A SCU attack error and a kill by Zoe Thiros got GU (3-10) off to a good start in the second set.
  • The Broncos would respond and take the lead, but an attack error after off a Thiros serve made the score 8-6 for Santa Clara.
  • A kill by Grace Ehler cut the SCU lead to 16-10, but the Broncos would close the set on a 9-4 run to win 25-14. 
  • Thiros, Smith, and Ehler all had two kills in the second set and Nia Damuni had eight assists.
 
Third Set – Santa Clara 25-20
  • The teams shared the lead to open set No. 3. Block assists by Thiros and Smith evened the score at four.
  • Gonzaga trailed 18-10 but closed the margin to 20-16 capped by a kill from Russell.
  • The Bulldogs fought off set point, trailing 24-16, GU went on a 4-0 run to close the gap, but SCU won the set 25-20.
  • Tyra Schaub and Maggie Rickert both finished the set with three kills. Damuni had eight assists, while Kim had eight digs.
 
Fourth Set – Santa Clara 25-15
  • Santa Clara jumped out to an early lead in the fourth set, but a kill by Rickert capped off a GU run to make the score 9-8 SCU.
  • The Zags remained close and another kill from Rickert kept the deficit at one, 12-11.
  • Santa Clara would close the match on a 13-4 run, winning the third set 25-15.


UP NEXT
Gonzaga hosts its first West Coast Conference home match of the season versus San Diego in the Martin Centre on Thursday at 6 p.m.
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