Playing against a hostile crowd and on the road in the championship match of the Miami Best Western Invitational, the Pacific women's volleyball team picked up its second championship of 2009, defeating Miami (OH), 3-1, on Saturday, September 12. The win moved the Tigers to 7-1 on the year and 6-0 on the road while the Redhawks fell to 3-6.
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Tigers Down St. John's, 3-0, To Advance To The Miami Best Western Invitational Championship
Continuing their run at the Miami Best Western Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, the Pacific women's volleyball team took down St. John's, 3-0, on Saturday, September 12. The win moved the Tigers to 2-0 at the tournament and 6-1 on the year while the Red Storm fell to 4-6.
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UC Davis Finishes Tourney With 3-0 Sweep
Freshman outside hitter Allison Whitson posted 13 kills and a .480 hitting average while juniors Melanie Adams and Kayla Varney each added 10 kills to lead UC Davis to a 25-15, 25-20, 25-8 sweep of Sam Houston State in its final match at the Circus Circus Invitational, hosted by Nevada at the Virginia Street Gym Saturday. The Aggies, now 7-3 for the season, lost their earlier match in four sets to Portland State by scores of 25-21, 19-25, 25-15, 25-18.
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Baylor Sweeps Fullerton For Tourney Crown
Despite 23 combined kills from Erin Saddler and Jonny Hart, Cal State Fullerton (7-3) made 30 attack errors to open the door for Baylor (11-0) to walk away with a three-set sweep of the Titans in the Comcast Challenge Saturday afternoon at the Johnson Center.
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Mustangs Wrap Road Trip with Losses to San Diego, Colorado
The Cal Poly volleyball team limited Colorado to a .220 hitting percentage, but failed to avoid a Saturday sweep during the finale of both a 10-match road trip and the Colorado-Denver Tournament as the host Buffalos chalked up a 25-19, 28-26, 26-24 victory at the Coors Events Center. Earlier during the day, the Mustangs featured three players with double-digit kill figures, but dropped a 25-20, 25-19, 20-25, 25-21 decision against No. 24 San Diego.
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No. 20 Anteaters Defeat LMU to Win Crowne Plaza LAX Tournament
UC Irvine rallied from a loss in the first set and went on to defeat Loyola Marymount, 3-1 (26-28, 25-18, 25-14, 25-21) win in the championship match of the Crowne Plaza LAX Tournament Saturday at Gertsten Pavilion. The 20th-ranked Anteaters improved to 9-1 while LMU dropped to 6-3.
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Cropper Paces No. 20 UC Irvine in Sweep Over Houston
Junior Riley Cropper recorded a team-high nine kills to lead the 20th-ranked Anteaters to a 25-20, 25-21, 25-17 sweep of Houston (1-9) Saturday the Crown Plaza LAX Tournament at LMU. The win lifted UCI to 8-1 as the team logged its fourth straight-set win.
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Matadors Earn Split on Final Day of Nike Cougar Challenge
Cal State Northridge completed the final day of action at the Nike Cougar Challenge with a split as the Matadors defeated Idaho in four sets and lost to Washington State in three sets Saturday at Boehler Gym. In Saturday's first match, Northridge snapped its four-match losing streak by defeating the Idaho Vandals (4-4) by a score of 25-13, 19-25, 25-10, 28-26.
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Seattle Bests UC Riverside Volleyball 3-0
The UC Riverside volleyball team continued play at the Pepperdine Asics Classic on Saturday afternoon with a match against Seattle, but fell in straight sets 25-19, 25-17, and 25-22. The Highlanders (1-7) conclude the tournament with a 2:30 pm match against No. 19 ranked Pepperdine on Sunday.
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Washington Rallies Long Beach State Past Tulane in Five
Down two sets to none, Long Beach State rallied with the help of a huge effort by Naomi Washington to defeat Tulane 17-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-19, 15-11. Washington finished with a career-high 29 kills on .339 hitting to lead the 49ers in her home town of New Orleans.
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49ers Fall to LSU in New Orleans
Long Beach State improved its hitting to .255 against Louisiana State but the Tigers answered with .275 hitting of their own in a 25-20, 21-25, 20-25, 21-25 loss on Saturday morning. Caitlin Ledoux and Naomi Washington tied for the team lead with 13 kills.
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