SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The University of San Francisco volleyball team (14-10, 6-4 WCC) dropped a hard-fought five-set match to Oregon State (8-14, 6-6 WCC), falling 3-2 Saturday afternoon at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• Trailing by two, 4-2, early in the first set, San Francisco powered ahead, using an 11-2 scoring run to take a commanding 13-6 lead. A balanced offensive effort during the run guided the Dons as Michalina Rola, Astrid Puig, Aylen Ayub, Amelia Dombrowska, and Delaney Ewing combined for five kills, while Rola added a service ace.
• The Dons held onto a comfortable lead throughout the remainder of the opening frame and recorded four of the final five points, capped off with a Ewing kill, to take the set, 25-16.
• San Francisco continued to hold the momentum at the start of the second set, jumping out to a 6-2 lead following a kill from Dombrowska. Oregon State, however, bounced back with a 5-3 run shortly after, cutting the deficit to one, 10-9.
• The Dons remained ahead and extended their lead to seven, 18-11, following an 8-2 scoring run, highlighted by two kills and a solo block from Dombrowska.
• Cutting into the Dons' advantage later in the frame, back-to-back kills from Zaria Thornton concluded a 9-4 Beaver run to get within two, 22-20. Puig, Dombrowska, and Hayden Goodman gave the green and gold a spark offensively, recording kills for a 25-21 second-set win.
• Trading points to begin the third set, a kill from Rola and a Vivian Light attack error tied the frame at seven. Oregon State pulled ahead in the following points, taking command of the set, 15-9, as Light finished an 8-2 run with a service ace.
• Despite cutting the Beavers' lead to six, 23-17, the Dons fell short, falling 25-17 in the third set.
• In a highly contested fourth set, the Beavers held a seven-point lead, 15-8, midway through and continued to hold onto their advantage. In the back half of the frame, the Dons made a last push, using a four-point scoring run to cut the deficit to 20-16 before the Beavers secured the frame, 25-19, later on.
• Trailing by two, 7-5, in the deciding fifth set, Oregon State embarked on a 6-0 run to take an 11-7 lead. The Beavers fended off a rally, as the green and gold trimmed the lead to two, 14-12 before recording the final point for the 15-12 win.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Goodman led the Dons in kills with 13 as four players reached double figures. Goodman also posted a team-high .750 hitting percentage while adding three solo blocks to guide the front line defensively.
• Puig, Dombrowska, and Rola also posted double-digit kills, recording 12, 11, and 10, respectively.
• Jolei Akima led the backline as she recorded 21 digs, registering 20 or more for the fifth time this season.
• As a team, San Francisco posted 13 total blocks throughout the five sets, one short of its season-high, with both Goodman and Ewing tallying four a piece.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the court when it travels to take on LMU at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, at Gersten Pavillion.

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