LA VERNE, Calif. — Despite taking a 2-0 match lead, Pomona-Pitzer women's volleyball fell in five sets (25-22, 25-17, 18-25, 20-25, 6-15) at La Verne Tuesday evening.
Season Impact: The result drops the Sagehens to 7-10 on the season, including 1-4 in SCIAC play.
Kayla Thienprasiddhi led Pomona-Pitzer's offense with 11 kills and nine digs, while
Samantha Grabb followed with 10 kills and three blocks.
Anna Krebs and
Matsa Shi each contributed eight kills with Shi also adding 11 digs.
Paige Butler had 22 assists and 13 digs.
The Sagehens opened set one with a 15-9 lead, following a kill from Krebs and two from
Ella Mesard. A
Mikayla Hsieh service ace later put Pomona-Pitzer up 22-16, and an ace from Butler brought the Sagehens to set point, 24-18. La Verne scored the next four but a Grabb kill gave Pomona-Pitzer set one, 25-22.
Pomona-Pitzer again got out to an early lead in set two, with a
Sophie Mies kill and an ace from
Sophia Lee putting the team up 16-10. Back-to-back kills from Thienprasiddhi later put the Sagehens up 22-15. A
Sophie Mies ace gave the Sagehens set point, 24-16, before a kill from Shi sealed the 25-17 set two win for Pomona-Pitzer.
The Leopards got out to a 14-7 lead in set three, but a 5-0 Sagehen run brought them within two, 14-12. La Verne upped its lead, 20-14, before Thienprasiddhi managed a kill. But the Leopards went on to take set three, 25-18.
In set four, La Verne scored eight straight early to take a 9-3 advantage.
Corrina Benson tallied an ace and Krebs put down a kill as the Sagehens hung around, 21-15. Grabb and Shi shared a block late but the Leopards sealed set four with a kill, 25-20.
La Verne scored the first four points of set five then went up 7-2 before
Greta Klinkmann and Krebs recorded kills. The Leopards then scored the next six to go up 13-4. Krebs and
Alex Besteman tallied kills late, but La Verne took set five 15-6 and the match, 3-2.
Up Next: The Sagehens will host APU and Babson College Saturday, Oct. 10, at 11:00 a.m. PT and 3:00 p.m. PT.
