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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Carter Depue followed behind Lopuch with 11 kills. He added ten digs to lead the team.
Pepperdine saw Cole Hartke lead the Waves with 20 kills to match Lopuch's efforts.
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.
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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