CARSON, Calif. — The No. 4 Fresno Pacific volleyball team continued its undefeated run Thursday, sweeping Cal State Dominguez Hills 3-0 in the rematch at the Torodome. The Sunbirds (18-0, 8-0 CCAA) dominated offensively, hitting .460 with 48 kills while holding the Toros (2-15, 1-7 CCAA) to a .071 hitting percentage.
FPU came out firing in the opening set, breaking a 3-3 tie with five straight points behind two
Rachel Plantinga service aces and kills from
Amanda Lauer,
Rylee Pitney and
Makayla Smith.
Mikayla Weiss added back-to-back aces to fuel another run, and Lauer stopped a late Toro push before
Madelyn Feramisco served out the set, 25-10.
The Sunbirds faced an early 3-1 deficit in the second but quickly flipped the script, scoring seven straight points with Plantinga at the service line.
Jocelyn Yang later added an ace during another FPU run, while
Itzel Aguayo and Feramisco teamed up for a block. Feramisco delivered consecutive kills late, and
Lola Highstreet helped set up set point with a block as the 'Birds pulled away 25-18.
Fresno Pacific saved its strongest finish for the third set, racing out to a 5-1 lead and stretching the advantage to 10-3 with a Smith ace and blocks from Aguayo and Weiss. When the Toros threatened to close the gap, the Sunbirds answered with six consecutive points, highlighted by a Highstreet kill, a block from Highstreet and Weiss, and another Smith ace. Smith then sealed the sweep with a kill from Weiss, completing a 25-14 set win.
Weiss orchestrated the offense with 38 assists, seven digs, two aces and four kills while hitting .429. Lauer led FPU with eight kills at a .545 clip, while
Devyn Castaneda anchored the defense with 15 digs and four assists. Aguayo added four kills on five attempts and a match-high four blocks, including two solo stops.
The Lady 'Birds remain perfect at 18-0 overall and 8-0 in CCAA play. Fresno Pacific has held down the number four spot in the AVCA national rankings since September 14th. Nationally, middle Pitney ranks seventh in hitting percentage (.430) and Weiss ranks thirteenth in assists-per-set (10.72). As a team, Fresno Pacific sits third in hitting percentage and 12th in kills-per-set. The Blue and Orange is at the top of the CCAA standings and leads several categories in the conference leaderboard.
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