Dons Dominate Pilots in Straight Sets

Thursday, November 7

San Francisco, Calif.

7:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

14-9,7-4WCC

Portland

11-11,4-8WCC

Portland

San Francisco

Photo by: USF PHOTO

11/7/2024 9:00:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Gabby Rizzo

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco volleyball team (14-9, 7-4 WCC) earned a convincing straight sets victory, defeating Portland (11-11, 4-8 WCC) in straight sets, pushing its winning streak to two, Thursday evening at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Delaney Ewing began the scoring for San Francisco in the opening set, posting a kill from the middle to give the team an early 1-0 lead.
Leading 9-8 in the first set, the Dons strengthened their advantage with a 9-0 scoring run, as Amelia Dombrowksa and Astrid Puig combined for five kills to expand the lead to a 10-point advantage, 18-8.
Maintaining the 10-point lead at 20-10, San Francisco continued its momentum as Hayden Goodman and Michalina led the green and gold offensively to reach set point, 24-10.
Despite three straight Portland points, the Dons grabbed the first set, 25-13, following a service error from Tinoa Woodward-Hart to secure the frame.
Portland began the second set well, recording six of the first 10 points for an early 6-4 advantage. With the frame tied at four, the Pilots kickstarted a 3-0 run with a Taina Kaauwai kill, a block, and a service ace.
San Francisco responded quickly, regaining the lead, as two kills from Rola and an Abby Wadas service ace steered the Dons to an 8-6 edge.
Leading by a narrow three-point margin, 17-15, the Dons put the frame away with a 9-1 scoring run, with Goodman helping guide the team with two kills, a block assist, and a service ace before taking the set 25-16.
Back-to-back kills by Ewing and Puig set the tone in the third set, putting the Dons on the scoreboard first, 2-0.
San Francisco and Portland began to trade points early in the final frame, tied at 11 midway through. The Dons, however, regained the lead for good with a 4-0 run for a 14-11 edge.
The Pilots continued to keep the frame close, cutting the Dons' lead to 18-17 following a 3-1 run.
San Francisco held serve the rest of the way, as Dombrowska, Ewing, Puig, and Aylen Ayub recorded four of the last five points to secure the frame and match, 25-19.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Rola recorded a team-high 10 kills, marking the 17th time this season she has reached double-digit kills. Rola also led the team with 11.5 points while posting a .370 kill percentage.
Dombrowska, shined during the three-set match, recording eight kills and a team-leading and season-high .412 hitting percentage.
Giving the green and gold a spark offensively and defensively, Goodman totaled four blocks and tallied five kills.
As a team, the Dons posted a .333 hitting percentage, the fifth time the program has swung .300 or better during conference play this season.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the highlights from tonight's match, please click here.
To view the full postgame interview with head coach Diogo Silva, please click here.
To view the full postgame interview with Michalina Rola and Amelia Dombrowska, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to action at noon on Saturday, Nov. 9, when it hosts Oregon State at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

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