Dons Fall to San Diego at Home

Saturday, October 14

San Francisco, Calif.

1:00 PM

University of San Francisco

8-11,2-5WCC

San Diego

10-7,6-1WCC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
San Diego	25	25	25	3
San Francisco	17	17	21	0

Photo by: Christina Leung

10/14/2023 3:46:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco volleyball team (8-11, 2-5) fell in straight sets, 3-0, to San Diego (10-7, 6-1) Saturday afternoon at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Diego opened the first set fast, winning seven of the first nine points. Trailing 7-2, San Francisco scored five of the following seven points to cut the deficit to three, 11-8. Maria Petkova, Aylen Ayub, and Kennedy Muckelroy sparked the rally, tallying kills throughout the scoring run.
Quickly extending the advantage to eight, the Toreros used a 6-1 run and led 17-9 midway through the frame. The two teams exchanged points throughout the later stages of the set, with the Toreros coming out on top, 25-17.
Holding firm at the start of the second set, the Dons went back and forth with the Toreros as the teams split the first six points.
The set remained close midway through, with the Toreros holding a three-point advantage, 13-10. A 7-3 run ensued for the Toreros shortly after, pushing the lead to seven, 20-13 and won five of the final eight points to secure the set.
The Toreros held a 12-10 advantage midway through in a back-and-forth third frame. The Dons used a 5-2 scoring run, highlighted by three straight kills from Crystal Galaviz, to grab the lead, 15-14. The Toreros, however, held composure and held on for the 25-21 third-set win.

NOTABLES PERFORMANCES:

Galaviz led the team in kills for the second straight match, tallying nine throughout the three-set affair. Galaviz added a .286 hitting percentage and one solo block.
Muckelroy rerecorded a stellar .316 hitting percentage, tallying eight kills on 19 attempts.
Analiese Gagliano and Abby Wadas led the team defensively with seven digs apiece, while Lindsay Oldendorf added two blocks.

NEXT UP:
San Francisco returns to action at 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 19, when it travels to take on Santa Clara in a West Coast Conference contest at Leavey Center.

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