PASADENA, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer women's volleyball fell in five sets (25-19, 16-25, 20-25, 25-17, 14-16) at Caltech Tuesday night.
Season Impact: The result puts the Sagehens at 7-13 on the season, including 1-5 in SCIAC play.
Kayla Thienprasiddhi led the Pomona-Pitzer offense with 14 kills to go with eight digs and four blocks.
Anna Krebs followed with 10 kills and five digs while
Matsa Shi posted 14 digs and four kills.
Sophie Mies dished out 21 assists to go with seven digs.
The Sagehens claimed set one, 25-19, after finishing the frame with a 10-4 run. Krebs and
Ella Mesard posted kills down the stretch to seal the frame win. Caltech answered in set two, taking the game 25-16 to tie the match at 1-1.
In the third, Pomona-Pitzer led 20-19 late after a Thienprasiddhi kill. But the Beavers scored the game's final six points to take a 2-1 match lead. The Sagehens responded with a strong fourth set, with a
Charlotte Sekerka kill giving the team a 20-9 advantage. Thienprasiddhi,
Greta Klinkmann and Shi scored the Sagehens' final three points with kills to give them the 25-17 set four win and tie the match, 2-2.
In the deciding fifth set,
Corrina Benson set Shi for a kill before a Beaver bad set put Pomona-Pitzer at match point, 14-12. But Caltech scored the final four points of the match, taking set five, 16-14, and the match, 3-2.
Up Next: The Sagehens will return home to host Redlands on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:00 p.m. PT.
