CLAREMONT, Calif. — Pomona-Pitzer women's volleyball defeated Occidental in five sets (25-22, 25-22, 14-25, 16-25, 15-12) and William Paterson in four (25-15, 20-25, 25-20, 25-20) Saturday at Voelkel Gymnasium.
Season Impact: The wins put the Sagehens at 10-13 on the season, including 3-5 in SCIAC play.
Corrina Benson became the program's all-time leader in career digs in the win over William Paterson with 1,897.
Sagehens 3, Oxy 2
Samantha Grabb led the team offensively in the first match of the day with 15 kills on a .316 clip, also adding six digs, three blocks and a pair of service aces.
Charlotte Sekerka,
Matsa Shi and
CC Porter each contributed eight kills while
Anna Krebs had eight. Benson notched 27 digs while Shi had 21.
With the opening set tied at 21, Pomona-Pitzer used a 4-1 run to take a 1-0 match lead. Grabb and Sekerka posted kills down the stretch while Shi had a service ace. The Sagehens then took a 2-0 match lead after winning game two, 25-22. The Sagehens used a 6-1 run midway through to take control, 20-16, sealed with a Shi kill. A pair of Tiger attack errors ended the frame.
Occidental responded with strong performances in sets three and four, taking the third 25-14 and the fourth, 25-16, to force a fifth set. In the fifth, the game remained tied at 12 before a Krebs kill put the Sagehens in front. Another pair of attack errors from the Tigers then gave Pomona-Pitzer the set, 15-12, and the five-set match victory.
Sagehens 3, William Paterson 1
Porter posted 10 kills to lead Pomona-Pitzer's offense with a .474 hitting percentage.
Ella Mesard followed with nine kills, while Grabb had eight and Krebs notched six. Shi and Benson each tallied 15 digs.
The Sagehens cruised to a 25-15 win in set one, with Grabb posting a pair of kills late.
Lexi Seres sealed the frame win with a service ace. William Paterson responded with a 25-20 set two win to tie the match, 1-1.
In the third, Pomona-Pitzer used a 6-0 run to take control, 20-16, behind
Sophia Lee's service. Lee notched two aces in the run. Shi eventually sealed the 25-20 set three win with a kill. With game four tied at 19, a William Paterson attack error and a block from Krebs and Porter put the Sagehens up 21-19. Pomona-Pitzer ended the game on a 4-0 run, with Seres again sealing the 25-20 set four win with an ace as the Sagehens won the match, 3-1.
Up Next: Pomona-Pitzer will host Chapman on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 7:00 p.m. PT.
