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San Francisco USF 13-13,6-9 WCC
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Winner Portland UP 10-15,3-11 WCC
San Francisco USF
13-13,6-9 WCC
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Final
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Portland UP
10-15,3-11 WCC
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Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
San Francisco USF 21 11 27 23 (1)
Portland UP 25 25 25 25 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

USF Drops a Hard Fought Match at Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Beginning their road trip through the Pacific Northwest, the USF Dons volleyball team (13-13, 6-9) lost a hard fought match against the Portland Pilots (10-15, 3-11) 3-1 on Thursday night at the Chiles Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
  • Returning to action following a two match home stand, the Dons got off to a strong start in the first set as USF took an early 8-5 lead on the road as Shyia Richardson recorded a pair of kills to put the Dons ahead early. The hometown Pilots were able to regain control of the match as they took a 22-17 lead then the Dons rallied for a few late points before Portland was able to separate and take the first set 25-21. 
  • The second set was a see-saw affair for the first few points as USF was able to take the early 5-4 lead thanks to a kill from Aylen Ayub and a service ace from Branson Lennon. Portland was able to expand their lead throughout the remainder of the set as they won by a 25-11 margin to lead two sets to none.
  • Down two sets in the match and facing an early deficit, the Dons received kills from Orsula Staka and Claire Crijns to even the set at 12-all. The Dons were facing match point late in the third set but were able to battle back and even the match at 25 of a Pilots' error following an Isadora Nicolai serve. USF fought all the way back to take the third set by a 27-25 score thanks to Abby Wadas service ace to extend the match to a fourth set.
  • Portland was able to retake control of the set and match in the fourth set as despite the Dons taking a 14-10 advantage thanks to another service ace from Wadas. The Pilots won the match and the fourth set by a 25-23 score at the Chiles Center on Thursday.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:
  • Richardson once again had a strong night tying for the team lead with 11 kills against the Pilots while also putting up three aces and five digs for the Dons.
  • Staka was able to post 11 kills as well against Portland to go along with two blocks and a dig on Thursday.
  • Crijns got the start and played in all four sets where she totaled 11 kills, seven digs as well as two service aces and two total blocks. 
  • Wadas serving as USF's libero led the way with 12 digs for the Dons and also contributed three service aces for the Dons. 
UP NEXT:
USF will continue their final road stretch on Saturday as they travel to Spokane for a matchup at Gonzaga on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 1:00 pm. Live streaming and live statistics are available via the team's schedule page. 
 
FOLLOW US:
For more information and updates on the University of San Francisco volleyball program, be sure to follow the Dons on Twitter @USFDonsVB, @USFDonsVB on Instagram and @USFDonsVball on Facebook.
 
SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.
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