SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -The University of San Francisco (USF) volleyball team (2-11, 0-3 WCC) could not outplay a potent Pepperdine (8-6, 2-1 WCC) offense on Thursday night, falling to the Waves, 3-0, at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• San Francisco raced out to an early 7-3 lead, followed by a 6-0 run midway through the opening set to take a commanding 15-6 advantage. The Dons quickly pushed the gap to 18-7, but Pepperdine flipped the script and ripped off an 18-3 run of their own to jump in front and ultimately take the first set, 25-23.
• The two teams were fairly even out of the gates in the second set, but Pepperdine found some rhythm once more and used a 4-0 run to go on top, 12-6. Shortly thereafter, the Waves extended their lead to 21-13, but the Dons answered with six straight points to climb back with one, 22-21. Coming down to the wire, Pepperdine hung on to secure set two, 25-23.
• Similar to the second set, USF and Pepperdine were knotted up early in the third set, 5-5. The Waves stayed consistent in their attack in the points to follow, piecing together an 8-2 run to catapult themselves back in front, 19-11. Despite a final few points from San Francisco, Pepperdine went on to grab the third set, 25-14, and the match.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Four different Dons recorded six kills on Thursday: Maeve Bailey, Shannon Knight, Hannah Taylor, and Astrid Puig.
• Andrea Fabikovicová finished with a team-high 17 assists.
• San Francisco got a match-high 15 digs from Abby Wadas.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

• To view the full postgame interview with head coach Diogo Silva, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco remains at home on the Hilltop this weekend as the Dons will welcome Oregon State for its final trip to the City as a member of the West Coast Conference on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 12:00 pm.
 
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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - San Francisco Toyota - 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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