Box Score WHITTIER, Calif. — Occidental lost to Whittier 3-1 on Saturday at Graham Athletic Center, with set scores of 18-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-25. Occidental totaled 46 kills and hit .159, while Whittier finished with 60 kills and a .241 hitting percentage.

Occidental scored the first point on a Jasmine Shum and Abby Werbel block, but Whittier answered with a five-point run that moved the set from 4-3 to 9-3. The Tigers got points back with an Anna Curtis-Revelle service ace and kills from Werbel, Shum, Sloane Shoop and Chloe Jeong, but Whittier kept the margin and took the opening set 25-18.

Occidental built an early 9-3 lead in the second set and kept Whittier from catching up, with Curtis-Revelle, Abby Werbel and Sloane Shoop contributing key kills. Whittier closed within 21-19 and again to 24-22, but Occidental reached set point on a block by Curtis-Revelle and Corinne Van Haeren before finishing the set 25-22 on a Whittier service error.

Occidental erased a 16-14 deficit in the third set and later led 21-19 after a Kendall Taylor kill and an Abby Werbel block. Sloane Shoop had two kills during the late push, Katelyn Cajigas added another, and Taylor served an ace as Occidental moved in front. Whittier answered by scoring the final six points to take the set 25-21.

Occidental stayed within a point early in the fourth set, with Sloane Shoop's kill and a Van Haeren-Abby Werbel block making it 8-7. Whittier answered with a five-point run to push the margin to 15-8, and Occidental could not close the gap despite later kills from Van Haeren, Curtis-Revelle and Jasmine Shum. Whittier took the set 25-15.

Occidental Top Performers

Jasmine Shum
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- 12 kills
- 13 digs
- 3 assists
- 2 blocks

Abby Werbel
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- 9 kills on .444 hitting
- 5 blocks, including 1 solo
- 12 points

Anna Curtis-Revelle
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- 8 kills
- 4 blocks, including 2 solo
- 12 points
- 1 service ace

Eyleen Sanchez
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- team-high 14 digs
- 2 assists

Kendall Taylor
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- 17 assists
- 5 digs
- 2 kills on .400 hitting
- 1 service ace