LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Occidental (8-17, 3-11 SCIAC) lost to Whittier (23-6, 12-3 SCIAC) 3-0 on Saturday at Rush Gymnasium, with set scores of 9-25, 13-25, 9-25. Occidental was held to 18 kills and a -.015 hitting percentage, while Whittier finished with 43 kills and hit .260.
Whittier put Occidental in an early hole, scoring seven straight points with Malena The serving to turn a 1-1 set into an 8-1 deficit. Occidental got kills from
Jasmine Shum,
Sloane Shoop,
Anna Curtis-Revelle,
Katelyn Cajigas and
Corinne Van Haeren, but could not sustain a scoring run. Whittier closed the set 25-9.
Occidental stayed within 8-5 after
Anna Curtis-Revelle's kill and a Whittier attack error, but Whittier answered with five straight points to push the set to 13-5.
Abby Werbel stopped that stretch with a kill from
Lila Payne, and Occidental later got kills from
Jasmine Shum,
Sloane Shoop and Curtis-Revelle. Whittier kept control from there and took the set, 25-13.
Occidental could not recover after Whittier opened the third set with a 9-1 lead.
Abby Werbel, Curtis-Revelle and
Sloane Shoop recorded kills for Occidental, and Van Haeren teamed with Werbel on a block point, but Whittier kept extending the margin. Whittier closed the set 25-9.
Occidental Top Performers
Eyleen Sanchez
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- team-high 22 digs
Kendall Taylor
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- team-high 10 assists
- 8 digs
Abby Werbel
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- team-high four total blocks, including two solo
- three kills
- 6.0 points
Sloane Shoop
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- team-high six kills
- 8 digs
Anna Curtis-Revelle
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- five kills
- .200 hitting percentage
