MALIBU, Calif. – The final week of Jessup's first regular season is among us as the Warriors are in Malibu for a pair of dates with Pepperdine. Jessup got off to a hot start against the Division I Waves, but the match ultimately ended with the Warriors on the wrong end of a four-set finish.
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Jessup is now 11-8 under head coach
Kyle Steele in its inaugural campaign.
Pepperdine, the second Division I program on the schedule for Jessup in the 2025 season, entered the week ranked No. 8 nationally in the latest poll. They are 16-7 on the season with the win.
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The opening set saw the Warriors grab a 1-0 lead on their Division I counterparts as a 27-25 finish had Jessup rolling in the right direction. Sets two and three had a different feel as Pepperdine bounced back to win in commanding fashion. Set two ended with a 25-18 finish, followed by a 25-13 win in the third.
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Jessup regrouped to force a battle in set four as the set extended past 25 points, but again, it was the Waves on the winning end, this time by the final of 26-24.
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Junior
Jan Lopuch led the Warriors' attack with 20 kills on a .267-hitting performance. Lopuch added five digs to his stat line. Thursday is the fifth time this season Lopuch has eclipsed 20 kills in a match.
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Carter Depue followed behind Lopuch with 11 kills. He added ten digs to lead the team.
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Pepperdine saw Cole Hartke lead the Waves with 20 kills to match Lopuch's efforts.
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The Warriors and Waves will meet up again tomorrow from the Firestone Fieldhouse as the 2025 regular season comes to an end with a 3 p.m. start.
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Jessup has officially secured a bid to the NCCAA National Championship as the West Region representative. Postseason play will begin on April 25 from the campus of Judson University in Elgin, IL.
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