VB | Dons take set one, but drop match to No. 17 San Diego - University of San Francisco Athletics

Thursday, September 21

San Francisco

7 p.m.

University of San Francisco

3-11, 0-1

San Diego

8-3, 1-0

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
San Diego	23	25	25	25	3
San Francisco	25	10	12	17	1

Photo by: Christina Leung

VB | Dons take set one, but drop match to No. 17 San Diego

9/21/2017 11:01:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

THE RUNDOWN
SAN FRANCISCO - In their West Coast Conference opener against No. 17 San Diego (8-3, 1-0), USF (3-11, 0-1) showed glimpses of what the young squad is growing into - a competitive, energetic, and gutsy team. Although the Dons displayed loads of potential, the Toreros took home a 3-1 victory.

STATS OF THE GAME

The Dons got a jump on the southern California visitors in set one, winning 25-23. They tallied 15 kills on a .257 hitting percentage.
The first set saw 13 lead changes.
Three Dons finished with nine kills - Nora Buvarp-Lavik, Erica Ronda, and Carly Lowry.
Senior hitter Buvarp-Lavik registered a team-high .350 hitting percentage. The Norway native also had three block assists and one serve ace.
The Dons out-blocked the Toreros nine to seven.
USF held San Diego to a .150 attack percentage in set one, well below their average of .267.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Dons will look to capture their first conference win on Saturday as they take on the BYU Cougars at noon in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center. Find your tickets here. As always, students and children under 12 get in free!