Lions Top USF in Matinee Matchup

Saturday, September 25

San Francisco

12:00 pm

University of San Francisco

0-10,0-2WCC

Loyola Marymount

11-1,2-0WCC

Team	1	2	3	Final F
LMU (CA)	25	25	25	3
San Francisco	23	15	17	0

Photo by: Christina Leung

9/25/2021 2:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Competing in their second conference match of the season, the University of San Francisco volleyball team (0-10) fell to Loyola Marymount in straight sets, 3-0, at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Saturday afternoon.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Trading points out of the gates, USF jumped on top of LMU early in the first set, 8-7, on the strength of a 4-0 run, which included two aces from Orsula Staka.
In the following moments, the Lions and Dons continued to exchange blows, but LMU ultimately took charge down the stretch to take set one, 25-23.
Moving into set two, USF regained an advantage, 6-4, after a kill from Taylor Schein and an attack error on the Lions. Answering right back, LMU would outscore the Dons 15-4 through the middle of the match before pulling away to close set two, 25-15.
Starting out in a similar fashion, USF took an early 2-0 lead to start the third set following a kill from team-leader Shyia Richardson. Responding again on the attack, the Lions rallied off five consecutive points to take a 5-2 lead shortly thereafter.
Staying within striking distance, the Dons battled the Lions until the final whistle, but LMU was able to buckle down when it mattered most to secure the third set, 25-17, and the match win, 3-0. Notably, Saturday's victory marked the eleventh consecutive win for the Lions.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Showing signs of promise yet again, Richardson tallied a team-high seven kills to push her season total to 89, which also is first on the Dons.
Defensively, Letizia Aquilino paced USF with nine digs while Richardson finished second with five herself.
Notably, Aylen Ayub tallied three service aces against the Lions on Saturday, good for her second-most in a match this season (season-high is four).

UP NEXT:
USF will make the short trip to Stockton next Tuesday, Sept. 28 for their first conference road match when they travel to Pacific. Game time is set for 7:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics links will be available via the team's schedule page.

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