ROCKLIN, Calif. - Jessup fell to Westmont 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-15) on Saturday afternoon at Warrior Arena, dropping the Warriors to 2-9 overall and 0-3 in PacWest play. The first two sets were competitive, with nine ties and five lead changes between them, but Westmont pulled away in the third and hit .452 to close out the sweep. Westmont finished at .254 for the match against Jessup's .152.
Mia Rivera led the way for Jessup with 10 kills on just 19 swings and no errors, a .526 hitting clip, and added an ace for a team-high 11.0 points.
Jenna Kraft chipped in 9 kills and a block assist for 9.5 points, and also posted 8 digs.
August Stys added 6 kills and 2 solo blocks for 8.0 points. Kjersti Jacobson ran the offense with 26 assists and picked up 10 digs and a block, while
Jayden Jones led the back row with 12 digs and Lillian Smith added 9. Jessup matched Westmont with 50 digs on the day.
"I was proud of how our group competed in the first two sets, and we had our chances to close them out," head coach Taylor Jacky said. "We didn't finish the way we wanted, and we have to be cleaner with our serve receive and our hitting errors. Mia was terrific tonight, and we're going to keep building on that as we get back to work this week."
Jessup stays home for its next two matches in Warrior Arena. The Warriors host Concordia on Sept. 25 at 5:00 p.m. and Point Loma on Sept. 26 at 1:00 p.m. Jessup then returns home Oct. 20 at 6:00 p.m. against Hawaii Pacific after a trip to Hawaii.
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