ROCKLIN, Calif. - The Jessup women's volleyball team picked up its first home win of the season on Friday, rallying in three different sets to beat Chaminade 3-1 at Warrior Arena (26-24, 25-23, 12-25, 25-23).
The Warriors trailed by as many as four early in the first set, and Chaminade had set point at 24-23. Jessup answered by scoring the final three points.
Jadyn Hoffman tied it with a kill, a Chaminade attack error put the Warriors ahead, and a block by McKinley King on a Lillie Hinton swing ended it. Jessup hit .296 in the set to Chaminade's .167.
Jessup led 21-14 late in the second set before Chaminade ran off six straight points, helped by two aces from Allison Panter, and tied it at 22-22. The Warriors won three of the last four points, with
Mia Rivera's kill closing out the set.
Chaminade took the third set 25-12, scoring the first seven points after a 4-4 tie and the final seven of the set. The Silverswords hit .469 while the Warriors hit just .029. Beele Wieczorek had six kills on eight swings in the set.
The Warriors bounced back in the fourth, trailing 20-16 before scoring four straight to tie it. That run included a
Jayden Jones ace and a block by
Megan Conway and Rivera. After a 22-22 tie, back-to-back Hoffman kills put Jessup up 24-22, and
August Stys blocked a Reina Krueger swing to end the match.
Hoffman led Jessup with 12 kills and three aces, and Rivera added six kills on .462 hitting plus three blocks for 11 points. Jones had nine kills and 12 digs. Kjersti Jacobson ran the offense with 19 assists and 12 digs,
Khaycee Jamias-Cadenas added 13 assists, and Lillian Smith had 13 digs. The Warriors dominated at the net, out-blocking Chaminade 13-4. Conway had 3.5 blocks, Rivera three, and King and Stys 2.5 each.
Chaminade out-killed Jessup 62-38 and hit .206 to the Warriors' .149, but committed 27 attack errors and 13 service errors. Wieczorek led the Silverswords with 13 kills, while Panter and Hinton each had 12. Lilinoe Paschoal had 27 assists, and libero Kyra Pagud had 27 digs.
Jessup improved to 5-17 overall and 3-11 in the Pacific West, while Chaminade fell to 11-12 and 5-8. The win snapped a four-match losing streak for the Warriors. Jessup now hits the road for three matches next week, starting Wednesday at Westmont at 7 p.m., then Friday at Vanguard at 6 p.m. and Saturday at Biola at noon. The Warriors return to Warrior Arena on Nov. 7 against Dominican at 2 p.m.
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