ROCKLIN, Calif. (Nov. 7, 2026) – On Senior Day at Warrior Arena, the Jessup women's volleyball team ended its season with a hard-fought 3-0 loss to Dominican (CA) in the Pacific West Conference finale. Each set was decided by three points or fewer.
Head Coach Taylor Jacky said this group gave everything it had on the final night of the season: "I couldn't be prouder of how this team competed today. We didn't get the result we wanted, but our seniors left it all out there, and the standard they set for this program will last well beyond today."
In the first set, Jessup trailed 17-11 before storming back. The Warriors cut the deficit to 24-23 after a successful challenge and a run late in the set, but Dominican scored the final point for a 25-23 win. Jessup hit .133 in the opening frame with 15 kills, while sophomore Mckinley King posted three kills on three swings with no errors. Libero Lillian Smith led all players with nine digs in the set.
The second set stayed close until Dominican built a 12-8 lead, which Jessup trimmed to 22-23 late. Dominican closed it out 25-22. Jessup's attack improved to .147 with 11 kills.
August Stys and
Jenna Kraft each added kills, and Stys was a force at the net with 3.5 points in the set.
The third set was the closest of the night. Jessup led 10-8, 19-16 and 24-22, and held set point several times, including at 25-24 after a
Mia Rivera kill. Dominican scored the next three points to win 27-25. Jessup hit its best percentage of the match at .158 in the set. Rivera recorded five points on three kills, an ace and a block, while King added four kills at a .500 clip and
Jayden Jones had three kills and eight receptions.
For the match, Jessup was out-hit .200 to .145 by Dominican but outdug the Penguins 60-52. The Warriors matched Dominican with six team blocks and three aces, and committed only seven service errors on 71 attempts.
Jadyn Hoffman led the offense with 30 swings and six kills, while adding 10 digs and an ace. Kraft finished with six kills and a team-high 8 digs among attackers. King led the team with eight kills on a .467 hitting percentage with just one error. Rivera also tallied eight points, including two solo blocks. Setters Kjersti Jacobson (16 assists) and
Khaycee Jamias-Cadenas (11 assists, 10 digs) ran the offense, and Smith anchored the back row with 15 digs and a .909 reception percentage. Stys had a match-high 6.5 points on five kills and three block assists.
Jacky added: "We served tough, we defended at a high level, and we kept fighting after falling behind. We have to finish those tight moments, and that is what we will carry into the offseason."
The match capped a season for the Warriors, who finish the year 6,20, 4-14 in PacWest play. The seniors were honored after the match for their contributions to the program. As Jessup turns toward the offseason, the Warriors will rely on a young core that includes King, Rivera and Jones, and look to build on the late-set resilience on display against Dominican.
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