LA MIRADA, Calif. – The Jessup women's volleyball team fell to Biola 25-20, 25-18, 25-19 on Saturday at Chase Gymnasium. The Warriors dropped to 6-19 overall and 4-13 in PacWest play. The Eagles improved to 19-5 and 14-3.
Biola took control early in the opening set. Savannah Simpson went on a long service run that put the Eagles up 10-0 before Jessup got on the board. The Warriors settled in from there, outscoring Biola 20-15 the rest of the way and cutting a 23-15 deficit to 24-20 behind
Jayden Jones, who had five first-set kills. Biola closed it on a Simpson kill. Jessup hit .205 in the set with 11 kills and 3 errors, while Biola hit .178.
The second set was the tightest of the match. The teams were tied nine times in the set, the last at 17-17, and Jessup got big contributions from
Megan Conway, who hit .750 with three kills. Biola finished the set on an 8-1 run, however, helped by a service ace and several Jessup attack errors, to take it 25-18. Jessup put up six team block assists, led by
Mia Rivera's two.
Biola again led most of the third set, and Jessup tied it at 5-5 and 6-6 before the Eagles scored four straight to go up 10-6. The Warriors pulled to within two points at 16-13 and 19-16, but Biola held them off. Jessup hit .194 in the set with 11 kills and four more block assists.
For the match, Jessup hit .136 (29 kills, 15 errors, 103 attempts) against Biola's .212 (47 kills, 22 errors, 118 attempts). The Warriors won the block battle, 7.0 team blocks to 6.0, and had 43 digs to Biola's 48. Biola also had a 7-2 edge in service aces, and its 60 points to Jessup's 38 reflect the gap in sideout efficiency in the first two sets (Biola at 57% and 61%, Jessup at 45% and 44%). Jessup improved to a 58% sideout rate in the third set.
Jones led Jessup with 11 kills and 11.5 points and added nine digs and 22 receptions.
Jadyn Hoffman posted six points on five kills and took 26 receptions with a .897 reception percentage. Conway hit .556 with five kills and three blocks for 6.5 points, and Rivera had three kills and four block assists for five points. Kjersti Jacobson ran the offense with 22 assists, and libero Lillian Smith led the defense with 11 digs.
Jenna Kraft was steady in the back row, with seven receptions and no errors in the third set.
Jessup returns home to Warrior Arena in Rocklin on Saturday, Nov. 7, at 2 p.m. to take on Dominican University of California. The Warriors beat the Penguins 3-2 on Oct. 10 in San Rafael, and Nov. 7 is the last match on the 2026 schedule.
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