CLAREMONT, Calif. — Occidental (7-10, 2-5 SCIAC) lost to C-M-S (10-8, 5-2 SCIAC) 3-0 Thursday, with set scores of 12-25, 19-25 and 21-25. Occidental made its closest push in the third set, cutting an eight-point deficit to two before C-M-S closed out the match.
Occidental stayed within 12-9 after
Chloe Jeong's service ace, but C-M-S scored the next 11 points to push the set to 23-9. The stretch included three C-M-S service aces and helped create too much separation for Occidental to erase.
Jasmine Shum added a late kill and
Corinne Van Haeren teamed with
Anna Curtis-Revelle on a block before C-M-S finished the first set 25-12.
Occidental kept the second set even into the late stages, with
Sloane Shoop finishing a kill from
Jasmine Shum to make it 17-17. C-M-S answered with five straight points to move ahead 22-17, and Occidental could not recover despite late kills from
Jasmine Shum and Curtis-Revelle. C-M-S took the set 25-19.
Occidental fought back in the third set after falling behind 9-1, using
Lila Payne's serve to string together four straight points and close to 9-6.
Occidental mounted another push after C-M-S moved ahead 23-17, with a
Katelyn Cajigas kill, an
Abby Werbel and
Sloane Shoop block, and a Shoop kill helping cut the margin to 23-21 before C-M-S scored the final two points for a 25-21 set, giving the Athenas the win in straight sets.
Occidental Top Performers
Anna Curtis-Revelle
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- team-high 7 kills on .636 hitting
- 4 block assists
- 9.0 points
Lila Payne
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- team-high 15 assists
- 1 service ace
- 2 digs
Chloe Jeong
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- 10 assists
- team-high 8 digs
- 1 service ace
Abby Werbel
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- 5 kills
- 4 block assists
- 7.0 points
Sloane Shoop
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- team-high 7 kills
- 3 digs
- 7.5 points
Women's volleyball will take on the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens on Saturday, October 17th at 12:00pm in their next matchup.
